COVID-19 Resources

Face Coverings
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/GuidanceClothFaceCoverings.pdf

Social Distancing
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/GuidanceSocialDistancing.pdf

LA County Resources
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/resources.htm

COVID-19 Cases
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the National Lead Agency for COVID-19.  Visit their COVID-19 site for up-to-date information and guidance, including information for community organizations and community gatherings:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 

World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

FEMA COVID-19 Best Practices
FEMA has created a page for Emergency Management Best Practices for COVID-19:  https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/best-practices

Additional websites with useful information
The following includes a list of websites with useful information on COVID-19
• Workplace, School, and Home Guidance
• People at Risk for Serious Illness from COVID-19
• How COVID-19 Spreads
• Symptoms
• Steps to Prevent Illness
• Testing
• Frequently Asked Questions
• What You Need to Know
• Facts about COVID-19
• Information for People at Higher Risk and Special Populations
• Communication Resources

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COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund

OVERVIEW
USC will be receiving funds under the CARES Act to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for COVID-related expenses, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care. The Financial Aid Office is working closely with Student Affairs and Campus Support and Intervention to coordinate providing financial assistance to students.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Students facing extraordinary one-time costs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic should complete the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance for Currently Enrolled Students application. The application identifies common costs that are eligible for emergency grant funding. The current funding limit is $3,000. Students can access the form in the Document Library on the Financial Aid Summary and Tasks (FAST) page. A copy is also attached.

This funding is available to continuing undergraduates and graduate students, regardless of whether they are financial aid recipients. Newly admitted undergraduates and undergraduates facing a change in income that may affect their expected family contribution should upload a separate Appeal Concerning Expected Contribution through FAST, which may result in additional financial aid.

The Financial Aid Office, Student Affairs, and Campus Support and Intervention are working in collaboration to respond to student needs related to COVID-19. We are sharing information and providing referrals so that students may obtain appropriate assistance. Our goal is to assist the maximum number of students possible with financial assistance to meet their needs throughout the duration of the COVID-19 emergency.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
Students should be advised to complete and upload the COVID-19 application to their FAST page. We are aware that departments may be establishing their own emergency grants as well and are supportive of those efforts. In some cases, we may contact your department to determine if further assistance is available for a student. Please note that departmental grants are institutional funds that will need to be coordinated into a student’s financial aid package, although we will make every effort to preserve all existing sources of financial aid.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP
Please contact Diane Anchundia, Associate Dean, Outreach and Loans, or me if you have any questions about this funding or have a specific student situation that requires special attention.

Thank you for your support during this extraordinary time.

Thomas McWhorter
Dean of Financial Aid
University of Southern California
John Hubbard Hall  MC 0914
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0914
T: (213) 740-5445   F: (213) 821-3796
Email: faodean@usc.edu
Web: financialaid.usc.edu

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An important update on our bioinformatics services

As part of USC Libraries’ COVID-19 responses, our offices on both HSC and UPC will be closed starting Monday March 16 and possibly 'til April 13.  However, the USC Libraries Bioinformatics Services will continue to deliver the quality bioinformatics support you have come to expect during this period of time as we will be working from home.  While the in-person consultation will not be available, all of your questions and requests will be addressed in a timely manner via emails and online platforms such as the Zoom.  All our bioinformatics computing resources will be operating as usual to support your sequencing data analysis needs. 

1. For general inquiries and request, email nmlbio@usc.edu.
2. For consultation request: https://uschsl.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_di1fbQJYL4QsxXD
3. For NGS data analysis request: https://uschsl.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8GHy25wi20UsL2Z
4. Whenever necessary, Zoom meeting will be arranged between 10 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday.

Please take a good care of yourself, everyone!

Fight on!

Yibu, Meng, and Eddie

USC Libraries Bioinformatics Services
nmlbio@usc.edu
libraries.usc.edu/bioinformatics

The Writing Center has moved online

The Writing Center has transitioned to online consultations for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester and will reopen for appointments on Wednesday, March 25 at 9am.

The appointments will be "synchronous," meaning that students and consultants can video chat and work on a document in real time.  The schedule remains the same, and all appointments will be held in PST.

Instructions are provided below on how to schedule and attend an online appointment at the Writing Center.

If you have questions, please e-mail or call Cory Nelson (213-740-0231).

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