- False positives and negatives in testing
- Students may treat negative results as a "ticket to party"

Syracuse University

- Implementing pre-emptive NAT testing before the start of the semester 
- Screening student population every two days with a low sensitivity, high specificity test
- Living arrangements for isolation of cases and quarantine of contacts
- Appointing administration and health care task forces for COVID-19 prevention and management 
- Extensive contact tracing of all infected individuals on campus and their contacts 
- Dedensification of residential arrangements, classrooms, and events 
- Enforcing personal hygiene protocol like mask-wearing and enforcing frequent disinfecting of any shared spaces
- Requiring students to quarantine for at least 14 days before the start of classes

Safety Measures for Re-opening Colleges/Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Wrighton, M. S., & Lawrence, S. J. (2020). Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals of Internal Medicine. doi:10.7326/m20-4752
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/m20-4752

Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Barriers to Safety Measures for Re-opening Colleges/Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A modeling study by Paltiel, Zheng, and Walensky found that in order to control COVID-19 outbreaks with reasonable dormitory accommodations and costs, universities must test students every 2 days with a low sensitivity, high specificity test.

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