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Bria Foley, a senior pre-med major, hands a package that contains a vial, straw and alcohol wipe to a walk-up test to a walk-up testee at the East Stadium COVID-19 saliva test station on Jan. 19.

Winter chill shifts COVID-19 re-entry testing indoors

February 9, 2021

COVID-19 re-entry testing expands to third round

February 5, 2021

Chancellor Ronnie Green hands his saliva vial to Kaitlin Cartwright at the collection site by East Memorial Stadium. Green was one of more than 4,000 Huskers who were tested on Jan. 19, the first day testing was offered to the entire campus community.

Are you prepared for your second saliva test?

January 29, 2021

Bria Foley, a senior pre-med major and a student worker for the saliva testing, waits for the next Husker to step up on the morning of Jan. 19.

Second round of saliva tests begin Jan. 28

January 22, 2021

Nebraska’s Yajvoo Shrestha shows the Safer Community app to be used as part of COVID testing on campus this spring.

Safer Community app launched for Android users

January 21, 2021

Chancellor Ronnie Green hands his saliva vial to Kaitlin Cartwright at the collection site by East Memorial Stadium. Green was one of more than 4,000 Huskers who were tested on Jan. 19, the first day testing was offered to the entire campus community.

Saliva-based testing opens, enforcement begins Jan. 25

January 20, 2021

6 to dos before your first (or second) saliva test

January 20, 2021

Nebraska’s Yajvoo Shrestha shows the Safer Community app to be used as part of COVID testing on campus this spring.

Safer Community mobile app available for download

January 13, 2021

Jessica Calvi, research assistant professor and manager of the Salivary Bioscience Laboratory within the Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab, demonstrates the new saliva-based COVID-19 test as Stephanie Padilla, a registered nurse, watches. To limit spread of the virus on campus, the university is planning a mandatory saliva-based testing protocol for students, faculty and staff in the spring semester.

University readies for mandatory COVID-19 testing

December 9, 2020