PG&E contributed $500,000 to Humboldt County Schools to help close California’s educational digital divide during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be used to provide computers and internet hot spots for students in underserved communities. “More than two out of every three of our students are below the poverty line. This donation from PG&E will […]
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HSU to House Firefighters in Residence Halls
Humboldt State University will provide housing for firefighters in unused residence halls on campus this fire season. The university has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to offer quarantine housing for those fighting fires in and surrounding Humboldt County. In the event that the fire crews test positive for COVID-19, HSU has set aside two […]
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HSU Campus Back Open Today
Humboldt State University is reopening today for on-campus classes after being closed for several days due to air quality concerns, according to a news release. “All face-to-face courses, outdoor activities, virtual instruction and operations will continue as scheduled,” the release states. According to AirNow’s Fire and Smoke Map, Arcata’s current air quality index is 45, or ‘good.’ The […]
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HSU’s Humboldt Bay Seaweed Farm (VIDEO)
Humboldt State University is overseeing California’s first commercial open-water seaweed farm in Humboldt Bay. “Seaweed farming is an industry that is about 500 years old,” said farm co-designer, HSU Fisheries Biology Associate Professor Rafael Cuevas Uribe. “But this is going to be the first time here in California that somebody’s doing red seaweed at commercial […]
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HSU to Continue Virtual Instruction for Spring Semester
Just like this year’s Fall semester, all California State Universities will continue virtual instruction into the Spring 2021 semester, including Humboldt State University. HSU’s plan for Spring will include very limited face-to-face instruction in some of the university’s hands-on activities, labs, and field-based experiences. In-person classes are being determined within Academic Affairs and in consultation with […]
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Several Students Enrolled in the Southern Humboldt Unified School District Test Positive for COVID-19
Humboldt County Public Health notified the Southern Humboldt Unified School District that students enrolled in the district tested positive for COVID-19. According to the release, all the students and families involved have been identified and they had no direct contact with anyone at the school as schools are distance learning. We encourage students, staff, and […]
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Behind the ‘Wild West’ of School Reopenings
An academic year in which public education will intersect with public health has created back-to-school shopping lists unlike any other for California’s schools as they attempt to transition toward in-person instruction once they have the state’s blessing. Bakersfield’s Panama-Buena Vista Union School District plans to hire a manager to handle contact tracing for a system […]
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HSU Preliminary Enrollment Numbers Look Stronger Than Expected
Humboldt State University’s preliminary fall enrollment numbers look better than what was expected states a release from the university. The university was expected to have a 20 percent decline in student enrollment due to recent trends and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but, as of the first week of classes, 6,471 students are enrolled […]
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HSU in Second Round of Student COVID Testing
Humboldt State University announced today that all students who moved onto campus have been tested for COVID-19 and a second round is underway. A total of six students have come back positive, including one who lives off-campus but opted to be tested at the Student Health Center, according to a news release. Results for 50 […]
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HSU: No New COVID-19 Cases Today
Humboldt State University reports no new positive COVID-19 results today for students who have moved into the residence halls on campus. To date, five students have tested positive. All have been moved into rooms set aside for isolation, according to the university. “Comprehensive testing is continuing for all students living on campus this year,” a […]
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HSU: Fifth Student Tests Positive for COVID-19
One additional Humboldt State University student has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to five, all of whom have been asymptomatic, according to a news release today. The university states more than 600 students who moved onto campus over the last week have been tested and a smaller number will be continuing to move […]
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No COVID-19 Cases Among Fortuna School Children
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed that there are no COVID-19 cases among Fortuna school children, despite a Times-Standard article — which has since been corrected — stating 10 students had tested positive for the virus. According to the release, there are only five active cases of COVID-19 in K-12 children in the county. No students in […]