COVID-19 Resources, Policies & News
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Confirmed Cases in Physical Sciences
| Building | Floor | Confirmed Cases | Date Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRH | 3 | 1 | 8-Sep |
| FRH | Basement | 2 | 3-Dec |
| NS1 | 3 | 1 | 6-Dec |
| Croul Hall | N/A | 1 | 7-Dec |
| FRH | 3 | 1 | 14-Dec |
| NS1 | 4 | 1 | 24-Dec |
| TOTAL | 7 |
The dashboard above represents the COVID-19 case counts of the School of Physical Sciences community members who work in our School buildings.
Date Updated 1/19/2021
Messages and Policies
Employee virus testing begins
January 4, 2021 - Starting today, UCI is offering voluntary asymptomatic COVID testing for all onsite campus employees.
Assoc. Dean Penner Message on Updated School COVID-19 Policy
December 16, 2020 - The new SoPS Committee on COVID met for the first time Monday, Dec. 14, to discuss issues for the School relating to the pandemic. I write to share an update on our COVID case policy, and to provide related information, read updates here.
New Family Support Resources Available
November 5, 2020 - In an effort to continue to assist our employees during this unique and unprecedented period of time, UCI has launched families.uci.edu, a new central webpage to help connect UCI families to dependent and elder care resources. Read more.
CA Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education
October 5, 2020 - California released updated guidance for institutions of Higher Education. We are currently in “red tier,” but you can track our progress here.
UCI Contact Tracing Program - Executive Directive
September 30, 2020 - UCI has entered into an agreement with the Orange County Health Care Agency to authorize UCI to conduct contact tracing specific to the UCI community. Campus leadership has supported this effort by issuing an executive directive. Read more.
Flu Shots Available on Campus
September, 23, 2020 - UCI employees and their covered dependents who have UCI Health coverage can obtain a flu vaccination at the UCI Health drive-up testing site at Campus Parking Lot 70 located at 4600 Health Science Road, Irvine, at the corner of Bison and California. You may schedule an appointment through MyChart. The hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday through Friday.
2020-21 Flu Vaccination Now Mandatory for All UCI Employees
September 21, 2020
To support the health and well-being of UC students, faculty and staff, as well as our local communities, the University of California, in consultation with UC Health leadership, has issued a systemwide executive order requiring all members of the UC community to receive an influenza immunization before Nov. 1, 2020. Read more.
Assoc. Dean Penner Message on Laboratory Addendum to UCI's COVID-19 Infection Protocol
September 2, 2020
The UCI campus has a COVID-19 infection protocol described here. This protocol does not provide guidance relating to the operation of shared spaces of laboratories and offices occupied by research personnel. The following is the approved procedure to be followed in such instances. Read more.
Campus COVID-19 Resources
COVID information and guidance can be found by calling the UCI Coronavirus Response Center at (949) 824-9918, by emailing covid19@uci.edu, and at the following information hubs:
- Official UCI COVID-19 Website
- Questions about HR
- Graduate Division COVID-19 Updates
- COVID-19 Guidance for Academics
- Reporting a COVID-19 Case Checklist
- Working Well Symptom Checking App
- Non-compliance Response Procedures
- To test or not to test? Asymptomatic Testing Frequency Chart
Students should report positive or suspected cases through the Student Health Center or by calling (949) 824-5304.
Members:
Philip Collins
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
collinsp@uci.edu
Kimberly D. Edwards
Professor of Teaching and Vice Chair
Department of Chemistry
kdmullen@uci.edu
Amanda J. Holton
Associate Professor of Teaching
Department of Chemistry
abrindle@uci.edu
Zhiqin Lu
Professor and Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Department of Mathematics
zlu@uci.edu
Stephen Mang
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Chemistry
smang@uci.edu
Roberto Pelayo
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Mathematics
rcpelayo@uci.edu
Laura Tucker
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Physics & Astronomy
tucker@uci.edu
David Van Vranken
Professor and Associate Dean
Department of Chemistry and School of Physical Sciences
david.vv@uci.edu
Don Williams
Director of Student Affairs
UCI School of Physical Sciences
dawillia@uci.edu
