Dr. Wyllie is credited with pushing forward on the use of saliva as a superior sample for creating high quality low cost testing. Her paper on the subject attracted support by the NBA that led to the development of technology that has enabled others to make possible frequent testing keeping kids in school and enabling professional sports to continue competition safely.
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Philanthropic think tank Altru Virus Project will host the Invest in Schools Summit in Washington, DC August 3rd and 4th to ensure $170 billion in federal funds are fully leveraged. The goal of the Summit is to help US schools completely reopen and recover post COVID and to resist any future pandemic. Learn More Closed schools have had a devastating impact on communities around the world, with economically disadvantaged families bearing the greatest burden. This has further accelerated the growing disparity between the haves and have-nots. To address this challenge, the US federal government has allocated $170 billion to school…
Philanthropic think tank Altru Virus Project has commissioned a team at Yale University to assist in creating a comprehensive resource for organizations focused on the needs of schools K-12 schools. The Invest in Schools Summit August 3rd and 4th will be hosted in Washington, DC and produced in the form of an online White Paper which will be provided as an online resource. Updates will be provided in the monthly newsletter called K-12 Rebuild which will be distributed to school districts throughout the US / nationally. “There is a wide range of organizations seeking to support schools that deserve visibility said Brett Johnson, CEO of Altru Institute, which commissioned the research. “Collaboration and…
Allison Bajracharya, COO, COVIDCheck Colorado. Allison Bajracharya serves as a senior leader and strategic impact consultant helping community partners, school districts, and organizations translate big ideas into action. As the Chief Operating Officer of COVIDCheck Colorado, she led the growth of the organization’s COVID-19 testing operations to communities and school districts statewide, administering over 800,000 PCR tests in 10 months.
The Invest in Schools Summit will address four topics with the objective of providing insight on the core challenges and opportunities facing schools. The August 3rd and 4th Summit in Washington DC, will address four core topics to provide guidance on how K-12 can best apply the Federal funding to build back better. The Federal Funding An understanding of how the $170 billion will be distributed, utilized, and measured. Analysis of all programs and functions and how schools can efficiently access these funds and put them to best use. Insight on the purpose of the Legislation and a description of the five approved…