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Talks with Torrey: masks required on campus in the fall
COVID-19 and fall semester information for faculty, staff, students, community

Talks with Torrey is a biweekly question and answer-based Zoom call hosted by University of Idaho Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Torrey Lawrence. In this series, we summarize the main […]

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Seventh COVID-19 case confirmed in Latah County
The sixth case was confirmed on May 22

A new case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Latah County June 15, according to Idaho North Central Public Health District.   This marks the county’s seventh positive COVID-19 test thus far. The last confirmed case in Latah County was […]

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Fall 2020 semester plans to be determined at University of Idaho
Blaine Eckles and Torrey Lawrence answered student questions in a Facebook Live Monday

On Monday night, University of Idaho Dean of Students Blaine Eckles and Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Torrey Lawrence hosted a Facebook live event regarding plans for the fall semester at UI  while sitting six […]

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Some University of Idaho employees return to campus Monday
Accommodations to be made for those who can’t return

University of Idaho President Scott Green sent out a memo May 15 detailing how the university would follow the Idaho Rebounds stages and how employees would return to their normal work locations on campus.  The memo stated “(UI’s) primary goal is the […]

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A close call: Idaho barely meets criteria to move to Stage Four of reopening
“We would like to see fewer than two healthcare workers per day reported and we actually would not have met (the guidelines) if that was our only criteria,” Dr. Christine Hahn said

Gov. Brad Little announced Idaho will move to Stage Four of the Idaho Rebounds reopening program in a press conference today. The decision to do so was a close call, however, […]

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COVID-19 community spread confirmed in Lincoln county
Camas now only county in South Central Public Health District without community spread

South Central Public Health District confirmed community spread in Lincoln County, according to a Monday press release. Lincoln is the seventh of eight counties in SCPHD with confirmed community spread. […]

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Talks with Torrey: answering faculty and staff questions
This week: status of furloughs, fall semester and upcoming events

Torrey Lawrence, University of Idaho’s interim provost and executive vice president, hosted the first in a series of six bi-weekly Talks with Torrey over Zoom today. The one-hour-long Q&A style discussions are intended to answer questions and […]

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Letter from the Editor: how we get our COVID-19 information
A brief explanation on the information we provide on confirmed cases in Idaho

Our goal at The Argonaut is to provide reliable information to our community in a timely manner. We have kept updated pages documenting COVID-19 cases, deaths and demographics in English and Spanish and plan […]