• Contact Us
  • Login
Upgrade
Tech News Hero
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
  • Gadgets
  • Social
  • Gaming
  • Mobile
  • PC
  • Internet
  • Security
  • Apps
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Gadgets
  • Social
  • Gaming
  • Mobile
  • PC
  • Internet
  • Security
  • Apps
No Result
View All Result
Tech News Hero
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Stanford cancels classes in response to novel coronavirus outbreak – TechNewHero

by technewshero
March 7, 2020
in News
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Following on the heels of several major cancellations of events the past few days, including the SXSW conference in Austin and the tech conference SaaStr, Stanford University, which is located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, California, announced late Friday that the school would cancel in-person classes for the final two weeks of the university’s winter quarter in response to the expanding outbreak of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.

In a statement posted by the university, Stanford’s provost Persis Drell announced that the university would cancel two weeks of classes leading up to the university’s winter quarter exams, and “to the extent feasible” migrate classes to online formats.

In addition, professors are being encouraged by the administration to find ways of delivering functionally equivalent course material through online formats, and all exams for winter quarter are expected to be delivered remotely. The policy takes effect immediately starting with classes this coming Monday, March 9.

Furthermore, the university is canceling its annual Admit Weekend, where newly-admitted prospective freshman visit the palm-lined campus and learn more about the school before making a final decision on where to head for their undergraduate degrees. Tours of the campus have also been canceled.

The university in a separate note today acknowledged that two students are in self-isolation after “possible exposure” to the novel coronavirus. The university emphasized that neither student has affirmatively tested positive for the infection at this time.

The San Francisco Bay Area has seen increasing numbers of potential exposures to the novel coronavirus. Stanford itself has been on the vanguard of responding to the global pandemic, announcing the development of its own test earlier this week to detect the infection.

Source link

Previous Post

Grindr’s Chinese Owner Says to Sell Dating App for $608 Million

Next Post

Researchers Find Unfixable Security Flaw in 5 Years of Intel Chips

technewshero

technewshero

Related Posts

Fluence, the energy storage systems developer, is now worth over $1 billion after QIA investment – TechCrunch
News

Fluence, the energy storage systems developer, is now worth over $1 billion after QIA investment – TechCrunch

by technewshero
January 13, 2021
Elon Musk says SpaceX will attempt to recover Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower – TechCrunch
News

Elon Musk says SpaceX will attempt to recover Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower – TechCrunch

by technewshero
January 14, 2021
2020 will change the way we look at robotics – TechCrunch
News

2020 will change the way we look at robotics – TechCrunch

by technewshero
January 15, 2021
An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow – TechCrunch
News

An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow – TechCrunch

by technewshero
January 16, 2021
Trump vetoes major defense bill, citing Section 230 – TechNewHero
News

Trump vetoes major defense bill, citing Section 230 – TechNewHero

by technewshero
December 24, 2020
Next Post

Researchers Find Unfixable Security Flaw in 5 Years of Intel Chips

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Most Popular

This Smart Wall Clock Streamlines Your Daily Routine

December 19, 2019
Fight Android malware by quitting Google Play and using F-Droid for Android apps

Fight Android malware by quitting Google Play and using F-Droid for Android apps

December 15, 2020

Free Netflix alternative Tubi restarts global rollout with Australian launch

August 29, 2019

Browse by Category

  • Apps
  • Gadgets
  • Gaming
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • News
  • PC & Laptops
  • Security
  • Social
Tech News Hero

© 2020 Tech News Hero.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Landing Page
  • Buy JNews
  • Support Forum
  • Contact Us

© 2020 Tech News Hero.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?