Stage 2 Process for Resuming Research - Summer 2021

Following current Brown COVID-19 safety policies, laboratories with approved safety plans may operate at a density of 1 person per 75 ft². Laboratories are encouraged to maintain a shared calendar with daily occupancy by lab personnel indicated. It is important to note that regardless of individual vaccination status, all approved personnel must continue to follow current Brown COVID-19 safety policies.

Effective June 11, 2021, the development, review, and approval of Return to Campus Plans (academic, administrative, and research) by the Research Continuity Committee will no longer be required. Instead, departments and labs will be responsible for reviewing, approving, and maintaining on-site staffing, and submitting all changes directly to University Human Resources. Please note that on-site work by essential research visitors, and field research by Brown employees and students, still require review as explained in the guidelines below.

The Summer 2021 deadlines to submit review requests for essential research visitors, cores external users or field research are:

Key Resources:

• Stage 2 Resuming Field Research
  

  • Field Research Request Google Form
    

  • Summer 2021 Information
    

• Essential Research Visitor Policy
  

  • Essential Research Visitor Google Form
    

• Core Research Facilities External Users Guidelines
  

• COVID-19 Campus Safety Policy
  

• Research Continuity Committee Notes
  

• Example Approved Resuming Research Plans
  

Additional Resources:

• Healthy Brown website
• Stage 2 Resuming Research Guidance - updated 5/27/21
• Non Lab, Academic and Administrative Space Return to Campus Requests Information (Returning to on-campus operations)
• FAQs: University Review Process of In-Person Research Activities
• Anonymous Reporting Hotline
• Positive COVID-19 Test Guidance for Research Labs
• Face Covering Guidelines
• Weekly EHS COVID-19 Compliance Walkthrough Results
• Requirements for Vendors, Contractors and Suppliers
• COVID-19 Updates for Research at Brown
• HRPP COVID-19 Guidance
• UHR: Return to Campus Plans and Guidelines 
• Resuming Research FAQs - updated 6/23 
• Resuming Research Town Hall recording: BioMed and SPH topics
• Resuming Research Town Hall recording: non-BioMed and non-SPH topics 
• Support for Blended STEM Teaching and Research
• Sheridan Center resources for Teaching in Times of Disruption
• EH&S Checklist
• EH&S FAQs
• UHR: Brown Workforce COVID-19 page
• UHR: Department Process Steps for Employees at Higher Risk
• Student Accessibility Services
• CARE Ramp Up Guidance document
• COVID-19 contact for Postdocs
• COVID-19 FAQs for Postodcs
• Healthy Brown FAQs for Graduate Students
• Brown Shuttle
• CRUSH COVID RI contact tracing and symptom checker app information
• End of Fall Semester Resuming Research Campus Safety Update 
• Campus building HVAC/air handling information:
  • HVAC Building Narratives
  • Building Ventilation Matrix
  • Research Building HVAC Summary Description