Campus Access and Research during COVID-19

Please see covid19.yale.edu for the latest information on campus access.

July 19, 2021

As more people return to campus please remember to submit your vaccination status.

Instructions for how to submit or confirm your vaccination status can be found here https://yalehealth.yale.edu/submit-or-confirm-your-covid-19-vaccination

For current COVID  information and campus guidance please see
https://covid19.yale.edu/

June 23, 2021

Update from Karsten Heeger, Department Chair

Daily Health Check / submitting vaccination status

Effective June 10, fully-vaccinated individuals* who have submitted or confirmed their vaccination documentation are no longer required to complete the Daily Health Check before they come to campus.”

For more information please see
https://covid19.yale.edu/health-guidelines/daily-health-check

Instructions for how to submit or confirm your vaccination status can be found here
https://yalehealth.yale.edu/submit-or-confirm-your-covid-19-vaccination

June 22, 2021

Update from Candy Francis, Operations Manager

Travel on University Business Changes, COVID Restrictions and Gathering Including Food Update

As the world begins to open back up, and you begin to plan travel on university business, please keep in mind there have been some changes to the documentation for reimbursement when traveling on federal awardsYou must include a screenshot of search parameters that show three comparisons of fares at the time of bookingThis document includes the following info to help you plan your reservations to ensure reimbursements are approved.  

-    The updated fundamentals of airfare travel reservations on university business
-    Airfare changes and cancellation policy updates
-    New airfare pricing principles
-    Required airfare documentation
-    Refresher on personal travel combined with business travel
-    A brief refresher on the Fly America Act
-    Check list for reimbursement on airfare to help you put together the required items when submitting your expenses.

Also please see helpful links below for updates on travel as it relates to COVID and gathering including food:

This information includes updates to travel on University business and meetings:
https://covid19.yale.edu/travel-guidelines

Fully vaccinated faculty, staff and students may travel on University Business and follow CDC guidelines except when traveling for Off-Campus Research and Fieldwork.

When traveling for Off-Campus research, individuals must take the self-assessment to determine if research travel is exempt from further review.  The link can be found here:
https://research.yale.edu/research-reactivation-campus-research-and-field-work

Conferences are general travel not research travel.

The University gathering guidance now allows for prepackaged/individual servings of food for OUTSIDE events that fall within University guidelines.  More information can be found at:
https://covid19.yale.edu/campus-life/events-gatherings

June 14, 2021

Update from Hannah Carroll, Lead Administrator

Travel on University Business and Gathering including Food Update

This information is includes updates to travel on University business and meetings:

https://covid19.yale.edu/travel-guidelines

Fully vaccinated faculty, staff and students may travel on University Business and follow CDC guidelines except when traveling for Off-Campus Research and Fieldwork.

When traveling for off-campus research, individuals must take the self-assessment to determine if research travel is exempt from further review.  The link can be found here:

https://research.yale.edu/research-reactivation-campus-research-and-field-work

Conferences are general travel not research travel.

The University On-Campus gathering guidance now allows for prepackaged/individual servings of food for OUTSIDE events that fall within University guidelines.  More information can be found at:

https://covid19.yale.edu/campus-life/events-gatherings

February 15, 2021

Update from Karsten Heeger, Chair

No undergraduates from outside Yale will be allowed on campus this summer for laboratory research. Remote research is fine.