Through a joint city-university effort, a program set up at UC Davis has administered more than 740,000 free COVID tests.
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“There is strong data that while universities are somewhat different epidemiologically than their communities, they are intertwined,” said Dr. Sarah Van Orman, who directs student health at the University of Southern California and is past president of the American College Health Association. “There are many other college towns where the university is central to community life and this type of closed bubble makes sense.
Despite the program’s success, KHN was hard-pressed to find any similar community — a small U.S. city chiefly identified by its association with a college or university — that has followed suit.In some cases, the roadblocks may be administrative; in others, political. Certainly, the cost of such a wide-scale program can be prohibitive. UC Davis officials estimate that it will wind up spending $40 million to $50 million, and the city expects to have contributed $1.
The university covered costs with philanthropic donations; money from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; and state and federal grants. But it has gained the money back in other ways, Pollock said. “We were losing a lot of money by students not being on campus,” Pollock said. “We lost housing revenue immediately.”Pollock and his associates are doing modeling to assess the savings in lives, hospitalizations and economic activity.
Across the country, the relationship between campus and city or town is often strained. Davis’ own history is fractious, with previous university administrations sparring with city leaders over issues such as providing adequate housing for the rapidly growing student population. But Gary May’s arrival in 2017 as UC Davis chancellor has led to more cooperation and coordination, according to several city administrators and local businesses leaders.
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