- Week 13 Update(0:33) Taka, Mochi, and Dr. Laura Balzer give the week 13 update and remind you to get vaccinated before leaping into your summer adventures. Congratulations to everyone for finishing spring semester, and best of luck to all graduates!
- Week 12 Update(0:41) Taka and Mochi are back to remind you how to keep things going swimmingly through the end of spring semester.
- Week 11 Update(0:43) Dr. Laura Balzer gives the week 11 update and congratulates you on reaching a pandemic milestone: you are now eligible to get vaccinated!
- UMass Amherst’s Week 10 COVID Update: Finish Strong(0:29) Taka and Mochi, along with their human, Dr. Laura Balzer, remind you that we're in the final stretch of spring semester. Keep up your good public health practices, and finish strong!
- Week 10 Update(0:35) From Monday April 5 through Friday April 9:19,752 tests 40 new cases overall positivity rate of 0.2%Let's go UMass!
- UMass Amherst's Week 9 COVID Update(0:36) We remain in 'guarded' operational posture, but things remain hopeful! Remember to schedule your required COVID-19 tests through the Campus Health Hub.20,378 tests conducted last week 46 New cases of COVID 19 Positivity rate of 0.23%Finish out the school year strong!
- Week 8 Update(0:51) Dr. Balzer shares the latest COVID trends from UMass Amherst.
- Remain Guarded!(0:24) Taka and Mochi here, reminding you that while we are excited and optimistic, we must remain guarded.
- It's Weird, But It's Working(0:48) For the 7th week of Spring semester (March 15-March 19) o 20,617 tests conducted o 54 new cases confirmed o 0.26% positivity rate o It’s weird, but it’s working!
- UMass Amherst COVID-19 Update, February 2021(3:12) Laura B. Balzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of Biostatistics and the director of the UMass Amherst COVID-19 dashboard, gives an update of the COVID-19 epidemic at UMass Amherst.
- Take It Outside!(0:20) Dr. Laura Balzer, assistant professor of biostatistics and director of the UMass Amherst COVID dashboard shares some strategies for having fun while staying safe!
- UMass Week 6 COVID Update(1:01) Dr. Balzer talks trends for week 6!21,000 tests90 Positive casesSlightly more cases off-campus than on campus0.43% positivity rate for the week!Keep it up, UMass!
- Dr. Balzer, Mochi, and Taka give you the latest in COVID trends at UMass(0:24) Dr. Laura Balzer and her research assistants, Mochi and Taka, will be sharing weekly updates on COVID trends in our community. Subscribe to our YouTube channel or sign up to receive notifications in the MyUMass app!