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        <a  href="/news/uis-webinar-explores-covid-19-implications-returning-work">UIS  webinar  explores  COVID-19  implications  for  returning  to  work</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  Innovation  Hub,  UIS  Center  for  State  Policy  and  Leadership  and  the  Community  Health  Roundtable  will  host  a  public  webinar “COVID-19  and  Returning  to  Work:  Implications  for  the  Workforce,  Women  and  Work  Sectors.”



In  the  webinar,  panelists  will  discuss  how issues  like childcare  and  the lingering  fear  of  COVID-19  infection  are  affecting  the  state  and  local  workforces,  why  women  may  be  more  affected  than  men  in  returning  to  work  and  what  re-start  challenges businesses  are  facing.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-and-community-health-roundtable-host-webinar-covid-19-and-returning-work">UIS  and  Community  Health  Roundtable  to  host  a  webinar  on  “COVID-19  and  Returning  to  Work”</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The&nbsp;University  of  Illinois  Springfield&nbsp;Innovation  Hub,  UIS  Center  for  State  Policy  and  Leadership  and  the  Community  Health  Roundtable  will  host  a  free  public  webinar  titled  “COVID-19  and  Returning  to  Work:  Implications  for  the  Workforce,  Women  and  Work  Sectors”  at  Noon  Friday,  May  21  via  Zoom.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-partnership-shield-illinois-now-offering-free-covid-19-saliva-testing-public">UIS,  in  partnership  with  SHIELD  Illinois,  is  now  offering  free  COVID-19  saliva  testing  to  the  public</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The&nbsp;University  of  Illinois  Springfield,  in  partnership  with&nbsp;SHIELD  Illinois,  is  now  offering  free  COVID-19  saliva  testing  to  the  public.&nbsp;



The  free  tests  are  being  funded  through  an  agreement  between  the  Illinois  Department  of  Public  Health  and  SHIELD  Illinois  using  federal  relief  money.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-holds-50th-commencement-hybrid-format-due-covid-19-pandemic">UIS  holds  50th  Commencement  in  a  hybrid  format  due  to  COVID-19  pandemic</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The&nbsp;University  of  Illinois  Springfield&nbsp;held  50th  Commencement  activities  May  13-15,  2021.  Due  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  graduates  were  given  a  chance  to  participate  in  an  optional  in-person  “stage  experience"  on  the  stage  of  Sangamon  Auditorium  May  13  &amp;  14.  In  addition,  UIS  released&nbsp;a  virtual  commencement  celebration  video&nbsp;honoring  the  Class  of  2021  on  Saturday,  May  15  on  the  UIS  website  and  Facebook  page.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/updates-vaccines-and-testing">Updates  on  Vaccines  and  Testing</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">From  the  COVID-19  Rapid  Response  Team



Good  morning:



Below  are  some  important  updates  regarding  vaccination  opportunities,  testing  requirements  at  UIS  and  clarification  about  the  latest  CDC  guidelines  for  face  coverings.</div>
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