[labnetwork] COVID-19 Plans

[Matthias Pleil]

Hello Labnetwork Team,

The University of New Mexico's MTTC Cleanroom will be shutting down for three weeks starting on Tuesday, March 17th.  This is in line with the Governor's health state of emergency order.

The attached file is a copy of what we sent to our lab users.

Kind Regards,

Matthias Pleil, Ph.D.
Research Professor & Lecturer III of Mech. Eng - UNM
UNM MTTC Cleanroom Manager
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Heho All,

Thanks for sharing all the tips.

However, after going virtual for teaching for the remainder of the semester, Georgetown is putting in effect social distancing for all members of our community. I'm summarizing a bunch of policy documents here in a few words, but the point is that there will be no more gatherings of Georgetown folks, on and off campus. This includes shutting down on-campus research (with a very few exceptions for our animal facilities - we can't let the animals starve). They're still working on the details so policy statements are flying around as we speak.

So, with a heavily heart, we've put GNuLab in hibernation.

My advise to you is to prepare for the same for your labs, and to prepare for faculty who strongly disagree.

These are extraordinary times. Our leadership must be willing to take actions for public health reasons first and work on the mitigation later. It is understandable that this ruffles many feathers, but we must practice empathy and kindness to all.

Hang in there, it's a bumpy ride.

--
Jasper Nijdam
Technical Manager GNuLab, Georgetown University

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