Dear Colleagues, In furtherance of our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in our community, the MBL will reduce our on-campus staffing levels and transition to remote working starting Monday, March 16 until further notice. Moving to remote work where feasible protects all MBL staff by reducing the risk for others whose duties require being on […]
Dear Colleagues, As the world responds to the rapidly changing impacts of the Coronavirus outbreak, the MBL has been carefully considering the measures we need to take to prevent the spread of the virus in our community and protect the health and safety of our faculty, staff, and students. As you know, the MBL is […]
Dear Colleagues, On Wednesday, March 11 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. State Department increased the health advisory travel warning to Level 3 for most of Europe, advising people to avoid all nonessential travel to that area. In addition, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending entry of most foreign nationals from Europe to the […]
Dear Colleagues, The MBL continues to comply fully with the ‘stay at home’ advisory issued by Governor Charles Baker. The Governor is expected to announce plans for a phased reopening of the state early next week, and MBL Director Nipam Patel is in discussions with local and state officials about a phased reopening of the […]
Dear Colleagues, The MBL will conduct a test of our business continuity plan this Friday, March 13. This is in anticipation of possible future direction from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that would lead us reduce our on-campus staffing levels and transition to remote work in view of the COVID-19 outbreak. A business continuity plan ensures […]