HomeMy WebLinkAboutConstituent Letter - Mail Packet - 4/21/2020 - Information From Gary Ozzello, Colorado State University Re: Csu Research Continuity UpdateFrom: Ozzello,Gary <Gary.Ozzello@ColoState.EDU>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:29 AM
To: Sarah Kane <SKane@fcgov.com>
Subject: Re: [DDD] CSU Research Continuity Update
Sarah, good morning! When I meet with Ross Friday, he had interest in what research has/is taking place
at CSU and I wanted to provide in case other council and staff was interested.
Be safe and be healthy!
Gary Ozzello
Director, Community Outreach & Engagement
Colorado State University
310A Administration
Fort Collins, CO 80523
970-222-3361
Gary.Ozzello@colostate.edu
ColoState.edu
GO RAMS!
From: DDD <ddd-bounces@lists.colostate.edu> on behalf of "Rudolph,Alan"
<Alan.Rudolph@colostate.edu>
Date: Friday, April 3, 2020 at 2:51 PM
To: "ddd@lists.colostate.edu" <ddd@lists.colostate.edu>
Subject: [DDD] CSU Research Continuity Update
Dear CSU research community,
Thank you for your unprecedented and selfless dedication in adhering to (and in some cases developing)
public health efforts being required to contain the current COVID pandemic. The Office of the Vice
President for Research realizes the stresses that have suddenly been imposed on all phases of your lives,
and how difficult it has been to balance changes at home, in the classroom, and in the laboratory that
have occurred with such rapidity.
There are tremendous efforts underway in a number of labs with expertise to respond to the pandemic,
whether that be discovery of new therapeutics and vaccines or testing of personal protective equipment
to augment predicted shortages of these life-saving instruments. There are also, however, a very large
number of laboratories that have had to close down during this period. We realize the unease and
frustration that this is causing, and the significant and difficult impacts this cessation of operations as
usual is having on student researchers, faculty and staff paid from sponsored funds, and indeed in the
progress of important scientific inquiry.
April 16, 2020
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Gary Ozzello, CSU
FYI /sek
Although we have primarily been working in react mode, we realize the importance of starting to plan
an exit strategy from our current status that considers the safety of personnel as well as the security of
returning to our familiar roles and routines. We are in communication with central leadership about
many of the questions you are undoubtedly having about the resource impact from this abrupt shut
down of operations. We will continue to update our research continuity website with resources
available to our research community and we will stay in touch via email. We will also begin considering
what the re-entry phase may look like, and provide communication about these thoughts and policy
development that is underway as processes begin to unfold.
The COVID pandemic has been characterized as a ‘black swan’ event- an unpredictable, rare event with
severe consequences that, in hindsight, was completely predictable. These events alter the course of
history, often with the outcome of an enhanced period of innovation. As we begin the upslope from the
shutdown, we will very likely find new opportunities that will provide unprecedented opportunities for
scientific impact and unprecedented creativity. Our office will be poised to assist you with this
transition when the time comes for this reentry to our new world.
Take care during these trying times,
Alan S. Rudolph
Vice President for Research
Colorado State University