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This page will be kept up to date with information and resources related to how CS courses are handling impacts due to covid-19 (in particular online instruction and potential student/faculty illness).
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=Sycamore Community Health Initiative=
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The university [https://www.indstate.edu/covid/sycamore-community-health-initiative has decided] that as of Jan 1, 2022, all students and employees on campus will need to either upload proof of covid-19 vaccination or regular negative tests (likely weekly or bi-weekly).  All indications are that this will indeed be enforced.  The strong preference is that people be vaccinated (just like students have always been required to show proof of a number of other vaccines, including [https://www.indstate.edu/registrar/state-immunization-requirements MMR, Td, Tb, Meningitus]).  
  
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University information/resources is being kept at https://www.indstate.edu/covid-19
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You can be vaccinated '''on campus (as of November, every Tuesday and Thursday 1-4:30pm at the [https://www.indstate.edu/health-center ISU Health Center])''' or '''in the community (you can search for sites [https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/24159814f1dd4f69b6c22e7e87bca65b through the state], or schedule directly with any local pharmacy)'''.  Note that it takes 6-7 weeks from your first shot to be considered fully vaccinated (two weeks after your second dose you are considered fully vaccinated, and the second does is 3-4 weeks after the first).
  
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=Covid-19 Data=
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'''Once you are fully vaccinated, please upload your vaccine card in the ISU portal (look for the Covid-19 Vaccination Record app in the portal).'''
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Many will be interested in examining the data related to the spread of Covid-19. A nice dataset to look at is at https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19
 
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We may post some analysis here from CS faculty and students, if we have something worth sharing.
 
  
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=Communications=
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=Covid-19 - Recommended Articles=
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==March 12==
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''Note - articles are added to this lest at the bottom, so least recent is first.  And the list has not been updated since 2020.''
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''Head's up message from associate chairperson of CS''
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* What is known about covid-19 (as of March 14) - https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/health/coronavirus-covid-19-flu-comparison-frieden-analysis/index.html
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Cheers students enrolled in CS courses. As expected, we will be online-only starting next week. CS faculty met earlier in the week to discuss common expectations across all CS courses.  
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* Simulation scenarios, advice, what is going to happen - https://ncase.me/covid-19/
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* State-by-state restrictions - https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions/united-states/ or https://www.huschblackwell.com/state-by-state-covid-19-guidance or https://www.nga.org/coronavirus/#glance
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* Indiana coronavirus dashboards - https://www.regenstrief.org/covid-dashboard/ https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/2393.htm
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* How is transmitted, some outbreak stories - https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them
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* Proposal to group test every household in the US every week - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kotlikoff/2020/05/03/dr-fauci-heres-a-way-to-contain-covid-19-and-reopen-the-economy-in-as-little-as-one-month/#6d6caf181c7a
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* Does the virus remain viable on clothes, etc. - https://ohsonline.com/articles/2020/04/22/where-does-the-virus-live-not-on-your-hair-clothes-or-shoes.aspx?admgarea=news
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* 5 pillars to stopping the spread - https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/amid-the-coronavirus-crisis-a-regimen-for-reentry?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20200515&instance_id=18502&nl=the-morning&regi_id=124039261&segment_id=27919&te=1&user_id=b1463b7b2b75403bb1a1906c83e1d2e2
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* https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/how-pandemics-wreak-havoc-and-open-minds
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* https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-math-of-social-distancing-is-a-lesson-in-geometry-20200713/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
  
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We will likely meet again tomorrow or this weekend to pin down the details.  I will be in touch again after that, and will likely put up a website with information/resources related to your CS courses.
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=Covid-19 - Data and Analysis=
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Many will be interested in examining the data related to the spread of Covid-19.  Some sources of data, articles on simulations, links to research, etc. (least recent first).  Note - try the youtube videos first, assuming you like watching videos.
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A few things to give you a head's up on already are below.  Please read through that, and if you have any questions be in touch with your instructors and/or myself.
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* Time series of number of cases each day broken down by country/region/state - https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19
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* Analysis of growth in cases, quantity of testing - https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
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Note - face to face classes /will/ meet today and tomorrow as usual.
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* Checking if there is exponential growth or not - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg
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* Using that approach in R - [http://ds.indstate.edu:3838/covid-19/ web app]
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Reliable internet - you will need a reliable internet connection to view lectures and/or participate in synchronous sessions. If you will not have a reliable internet connection, please notify your instructors and myself ASAP.
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* List of cases (with age, gender, etc.) - https://www.kaggle.com/sudalairajkumar/novel-corona-virus-2019-dataset
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* Effectiveness of strategies to slow the spread - https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk:8443/handle/10044/1/77482
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Normal class meeting times - faculty may choose to hold synchronous online class sessions/lectures during your regular meeting times (everyone would connect to a video conferencing system at the same time). Until you hear otherwise you should keep your regular class meeting times blocked off on your calendars.
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* US by state, including pending tests - https://covidtracking.com/
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* Nice animation plotting average new cases versus previous number of cases - https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/ and video explanation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XLXg4fYsc
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Lectures - faculty will choose between synchronous lectures, videos that can be viewed asynchronously, tutorials to follow, detailed powerpoint slides. Each faculty member will choose based on (a) their own preferences, and (b) what is likely best for the course.
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* Basic model for disease transmission - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6nLfCbAzgo
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* Simulations with different mitigation strategies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxAaO2rsdIs
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Assignments - will likely continue on the same schedule. You should expect to continue working on your courses.
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* Collection of research articles, with goal of using AI techniques for data mining - https://www.kaggle.com/allen-institute-for-ai/CORD-19-research-challenge/data
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* Mining social media to look for trends - https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/data-firm-says-vigo-might-be-a-potential-covid-19-hotspot/article_f6041d88-d566-57a4-8d37-234df24ee393.html
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Unix lab - is likely to become an "online lab". We are working out the details, but we will have online hours where you can connect with one of the lab assistants to share screens, look at code, etc.
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* UW IHME projections per US state - https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america
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* ISU Library's guide to info/research - https://libguides.indstate.edu/CoronaVirusResources
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Quizzes and exams - faculty can choose whether to give quizzes/exams online or not. If the university resumes face to face eventually, faculty may choose to delay quizzes and exams until then.  
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* NIH Coronavirus info (place to check for results from new research) - https://www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirus
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* Clinical trials with keyword covid-19 - https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=&term=covid-19&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=
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Delay in startup - you may experience a delay in some courses getting up and rolling online. Faculty who have never taught online courses before will be getting up to speed early next week.
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* State and county level trends on cases and other data - https://covidcast.cmu.edu/
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* Sampling from Indiana for coronavirus - https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/05/iupui/releases/13-preliminary-findings-impact-covid-19-indiana-coronavirus.html
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* Indiana state dashboard - https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/2393.htm

Latest revision as of 13:51, 3 November 2021

Sycamore Community Health Initiative

The university has decided that as of Jan 1, 2022, all students and employees on campus will need to either upload proof of covid-19 vaccination or regular negative tests (likely weekly or bi-weekly). All indications are that this will indeed be enforced. The strong preference is that people be vaccinated (just like students have always been required to show proof of a number of other vaccines, including MMR, Td, Tb, Meningitus).

You can be vaccinated on campus (as of November, every Tuesday and Thursday 1-4:30pm at the ISU Health Center) or in the community (you can search for sites through the state, or schedule directly with any local pharmacy). Note that it takes 6-7 weeks from your first shot to be considered fully vaccinated (two weeks after your second dose you are considered fully vaccinated, and the second does is 3-4 weeks after the first).

Once you are fully vaccinated, please upload your vaccine card in the ISU portal (look for the Covid-19 Vaccination Record app in the portal).

Covid-19 - Recommended Articles

Note - articles are added to this lest at the bottom, so least recent is first. And the list has not been updated since 2020.

Covid-19 - Data and Analysis

Many will be interested in examining the data related to the spread of Covid-19. Some sources of data, articles on simulations, links to research, etc. (least recent first). Note - try the youtube videos first, assuming you like watching videos.

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