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QU won’t test faculty and staff — yet

Joe Kasperzyk prepares pizza and other brick oven style food for Quinnipiac students and faculty throughout the day. Like all Quinnipiac staff and faculty, he wasn't required to receive a COVID-19 test before the semester started again, and won't need to receive tests throughout the fall like students will. (photo by Yanni Tragellis)

Despite requiring students to take COVID-19 tests, Quinnipiac University isn’t holding faculty and staff to the same standard. Because faculty and staff are typically older than students, they are more susceptible to contracting the virus, according to the CDC. Still, Dr. David Hill, professor of medical sciences and director of the global health program, said…

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Quinnipiac Polling Institute adjusts to COVID-19 as historic election looms

Quinnipiac Polling Institute, Hamden, CT, empty on sept. 9, 2020 because of COVID-19 protocol. (photo by Owen Doody)

A historic presidential election will cap off a truly historic year, and one of the most active and accurate polls in the nation is all over it. “We’ve been polling on the presidential election for over a year now, nationally and in key swing states,” said April Kleinman, associate director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.…

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QU’s COVID-19 protocols keeps cases down, for now

Lorenzo Vincent serves food with a mask on in the main campus dining hall. Quinnipiac University dining implemented plexiglass and floor signs to direct traffic, minimizing contact in the cafeterias. (Photo by Brendan O'Sullivan)

Quinnipiac University’s layered defenses against COVID-19 appear to be working as the second week of the semester draws to a close.