COVID-19 Communications & Announcements

Since early March, 2020, the Office of the Vice President for Research has guided the University of Minnesota community through the COVID-19 pandemic. This collection of communications provides a mostly historical perspective, documenting communications and announcements sent since reduced research operations and onto sunrise.

UMN Undergrads Can Apply To Return To Research Facilities (June 12, 2020)

New Procedures for Tier 1 COVID-19 Studies (May 22, 2020)

Planning for Staged Resumption of Selected Research Operations (April 17, 2020)

Standardizing the On-site Research Exception Process during COVID-19 (April 8, 2020)

Current Status of Research Using Animals (March 30, 2020)

Lab Posting Required if Lab is Performing Essential Tasks (March 29, 2020)

Essential Supplies Sought for COVID-19 Clinical Response (March 21, 2020)

Why We Are Asking Researchers to ID 20% Priority-Save Cages (March 21, 2020)

Sponsored Projects and Those Working on Them (March 18, 2020)

UMN Guidance: Research with Human Beings (March 18, 2020)

Guidance: Research with Animals at UMN (COVID-19) (March 17, 2020)

Research with Animals at UMN Update (COVID-19) (March 13, 2020)