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College students are preparing to travel home for thanksgiving, but the coronavirus is making things complicated. Epidemiologists say there are things families can to do reduce the risk of infection.

A College Student Is Coming Home. Should The Whole Family Wear Masks?

2:15pm November 14, 2020

Young adults are preparing to travel home for Thanksgiving, but the coronavirus is making things complicated. Epidemiologists say there are things families can to do reduce the risk of infection.

The NCAA Division I Council announced on Wednesday that the 2020-2021 men's and women's college basketball seasons can begin on Nov. 25.

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NCAA Says College Basketball Season Can Start The Day Before Thanksgiving

11:11pm September 16, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

The NCAA Division I Council voted to push the start date back two weeks from Nov. 10, saying most of its schools will have ended in-person classes for the fall semester by then, reducing exposures.

A sign on the ground at The Ohio State University reminds students to practice social distancing. The university has issued more than 200 interim suspensions to students linked to off-campus parties.

More Than 200 Ohio State University Students Suspended For Violating Pandemic Rules

9:20pm August 25, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Many of the students were attending off-campus parties in groups of 10 or more, prompting concern and pleas for cooperation from administrators.

People line up outside to order food from a taco restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Social media images of crowds outside bars drew scrutiny last weekend in the city, which is home to the University of Alabama.

University Of Alabama Reports More Than 560 New COVID-19 Cases In 1st Week

9:05pm August 25, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

More than 530 of those cases are at its flagship campus in Tuscaloosa, prompting Mayor Walt Maddox to order bars to close for two weeks.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is scrapping its plans for in-person learning one week into the semester, a pivot from which its faculty chair says she hopes other schools will learn.

UNC Experience Should Be A Lesson To Other Universities, Says Faculty Chair

7:29pm August 18, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

UNC-Chapel Hill had to cancel in-person classes after a surge in coronavirus cases. Mimi Chapman tells NPR that "should give every other large public university in the country pause."