Although there are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins County, to minimize the community spread of the virus, after spring break (March 28-April 5) Cornell University is transitioning to all online instruction for the rest of the semester. All undergraduate students and many professional degree students will be required to leave campus at the start of spring break and to remain at their permanent home residence, completing their semesters remotely. Cornell is also implementing further enhanced international travel restrictions, updated event and campus visitor policies, and enhanced cleaning procedures for university facilities.
In light of the rapidly growing incidence of COVID-19 around the country, and as part of the campus wide response to the potential COVID-19 threat, the FishTracker program will temporarily suspend all shipments of kits and materials starting March 16, 2020 and continuing until the COVID-19 situation is resolved. Although the risk of potential surface transmission of COVID-19 is very low, temporarily suspending the program will eliminate the possibility of lateral transfer of the virus on equipment and materials shared among students, teachers, and FishTracker staff.
The Cornell campus remains open, and we ask that teachers return kits that previously shipped as soon as classroom use is completed. Upon return, all FishTracker materials will be disinfected and stored until the program resumes when the COVID-19 threat is over. Please check our website for updates. We will also contact those on our e-mail list when we resume shipment of FishTracker kits.
We apologize for any inconvenience this interruption of service may cause. Please feel free to contact us if you have specific questions. We will continue to carefully monitor the COVID-19 situation, and we look forward to working with you again after this health crisis has passed. Be safe and stay healthy.