Dear Research Community, As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to impact our campus communities, we would like to take a moment to thank all of you for your enormous efforts in keeping the U campus safe and healthy. This has been a challenging first week of the semester, and your cooperation and diligence have allowed us to continue critical research studies and operations. We are grateful for your patience. Here are the VPR COVID-19 Updates: Thank you for your continued support as we strive to provide updated information and guidance on the VPR Website as quickly as possible. We appreciate all your hard work in keeping research operations running smoothly and safely throughout these challenging times. Thank you for all that you do in helping us keep our research spaces safe and healthy at the U. Erin Rothwell Interim Vice President for Research