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UMD Transitioning to Phase 2 for On-Campus Research Activities on August 24
8/12/20

 

Campus will transition to Phase 2 for on campus research activities on August 24. During this phase, if you are able to continue to do your research remotely, please do so and do not return to campus at this time. Below are guidelines from campus for conducting research during this phase, including the required form that must be completed to perform research on campus.

 

Phase 2 Requirements

  • ​Requirement 1. The document, UMD Safety Assuredness Procedures & Guidance Plan for Conducting Research During COVID-19: Update August 2020 may be found here, and must be revised and approved by the Chair and the Dean prior to initiating Phase 2.

During Phase 2, laboratories and other research spaces will be allowed to function at 50% occupancy, provided it is possible to maintain the space requirements of at least 150 ft² per person. If you have been on campus during Phase 1, you will be required to provide an updated description of your plans for maintaining appropriate physical distancing with the increase in personnel in Phase 2. As with Phase 1, all of the necessary health and safety guidelines must continue to be strictly followed. These include requirements for physical distancing, face coverings, hand washing, and disinfecting spaces. In addition, everyone coming to campus must complete the Daily Symptom Monitoring survey available at return.umd.edu. No one should come to work if they are feeling sick.

  • ​Requirement 2. Take a PCR based COVID-19 test no earlier than 14 days prior to returning to campus.

All faculty, staff and students must provide a negative result from a PCR based COVID-19 viral test administered within 14 days prior to the employee's return or later. Free on-campus testing will be available during the weeks of 8/17, 8/24 and 8/31. Registration is available here. You may also be tested at a local testing site in your area. Reporting protocol for negative test results is forthcoming. Those who have been working on campus during Phase 1 are also required to be tested and should make arrangements to do so as soon as possible, but are permitted to continue working while awaiting their test results, provided they complete and meet the conditions of the Daily Symptom Monitoring requirement.

As always, we are carefully monitoring the ever-changing public health situation. If the need arises, we may need to impose additional safety practices, or revert to Phase 1.

UMD Research Activity Updates
3/10/20

UPDATE (July 29, 2020):
Libraries enter Phase 2 in Reopening Plan

During Phase 2, library staff are providing paging/curbside pickup of physical materials from the extensive general collections at McKeldin Library. Available materials in WorldCatUMD may be requested starting now, and appointments to pick them up will start on Wednesday, July 29. Detailed instructions are available at go.umd.edu/curbsideinfo. 

UPDATE (July 7, 2020): 
Phase 1 of the Libraries Reopening Plan will begin on July 13th.

We realize how critical the libraries are to the scholarship of ARHU and that faculty are eager for their resumed operation. We are happy to report that the library's reopening plans were approved on June 30th. Please click here for the full timeline. You can also find the latest details on COVID-era services and reopening plans at https://www.lib.umd.edu/about/coronavirus-updates.

UPDATE (June 8, 2020):
Phase 1: Limited Occupany Phase; Campus Access 

Please be advised in order to come on campus for purposes of faculty research, you must first review the Guiding Principles for the Re-opening of Research and receive approval from your Unit Head on the accompanying form. Once signed by your Chair, please submit the form to Linda Aldoory for approval. Approval from the Dean is a requirement for faculty to return to campus for research related activity. 

Once access is approved by the Dean, please adhere to the DAILY requirements as stated below, as part of the Phase 1, Limited Occupancy Phase. Observe these rules for your safety and the safety of the entire community.

  • Researchers must work remotely if they are not approved by the deans to be on campus in Phase 1. 
  • Researchers must not come to campus if feeling unwell.
  • Researchers must complete the COVID 19 Employee Screening Checklist for symptom tracking/monitoring prior to coming to campus every day.
  • Researchers must complete the Employee Building Visitation Log daily for contact tracing purposes.
  • Researchers must not come to campus if living with or caring for someone with COVID 19 or if awaiting a COVID 19 test result.
  • Researchers must wear face coverings/masks in university buildings.  Please bring your own face coverings. 
  • Researchers must practice good hygiene (frequent handwashing) and must clean and disinfect all high contact surfaces.
  • Researchers must abide by the following social distancing restrictions in research spaces: no more than 25% occupancy and not to exceed 1 person/ 200ft2.

You will receive the following additional information this week:

  • COVID-19 campus safety awareness training for all employees  (Please note that much of this guidance was provided to researchers in the very detailed Phase 0/Phase 1 Safety Assuredness plans)

Important FAQs are posted to this web page, under the section titled "FAQs on the Phased Reopening of Campus Research Activities."  Please continue to submit your questions to askresearchadmin.edu.

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the campus is implementing many new procedures and measures to address the current crisis. We want to assure you that the health and safety of our campus community is our highest priority and consideration. As a result, on March 21, 2020, the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost imposed SEVERE RESEARCH RESTRICTIONS for campus research. Under these restrictions, the university is performing only essential and limited exempted research that must be approved by the Dean and VPR.

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