Our Research Updates in Archways give a snapshot of the Rice ARCHES Initiative researchers' current work, research progress, and future directions. Art & Science at the MOH Conference This month Dr....
Our “Project CHROMA Personnel” series in Archways highlights the key researchers behind the Rice ARCHES Initiative. Russell Ku This month Dr. Melia Bonomo from the Department of Bioengineering interviews...
Our “Project CHROMA Personnel” series in Archways highlights the key researchers behind the Rice ARCHES Initiative. Vincent Lai This month Vincent Lai, who previously worked with Project CHROMA as the...
Our Mini Review series in Archways does a brief dive into research topics at the intersection of the arts and health. Research on Music Therapy This month, Amara Anyanwu, a Research Assistant in the BMED Lab...
Our Mini Review series in Archways does a brief dive into research topics at the intersection of the arts and health. Research on Music Listening in Cochlear Implant Users This month, Dr. Melia Bonomo, a...
This week Russell Ku, a Research Assistant in the BMED Lab, tells us about precautions the Project CHROMA team is taking based on CDC guidelines.
After the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic began, Rice University began implementing a system of precautions that are based on CDC guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus and keep community members safe.
These include weekly testing for all members of the Rice community who interact with campus, use of personal protective equipment such as masks and face shields on all parts on campus- both indoors and outdoors, physical distancing, and increasing cleaning and disinfection of buildings, all of which apply to the CHROMA lab as well.
More specifically to the CHROMA lab, the team also made efforts to reduce visit times and physical contact as much as possible to keep our participants safe.
We now give participants links to online questionnaires or printed copies so that they can complete them in the comfort of their own homes and eliminated most high-contact measurements, such as blood pressure, height and weight, and waist measurements. We also give participants the option of electronic or no-contact delivery of some pre-visit forms.
Although Texas has ended its mask mandate and lifted restrictions on building capacity limits, Rice University has not changed its protocols. All of the above-mentioned precautions are still in effect. Any changes that may be made in the future will follow the university’s Research Reactivation Program guidelines.
See https://coronavirus.rice.edu/ for more information on how Rice is minimizing COVID-19 transmission risk on campus and keeping the community safe!