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The University
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02/10/2020
Much ado about face coverings
Don't worry, everyone gets it! According to Education Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven students and employees understand perfectly well why face coverings are being not made mandatory in higher education while elsewhere they are, in further education for example. However, as of Monday October 5th, everyone at TU/e is strongly advised to wear a face covering when on the move in our buildings. A face mask was already mandatory in the elevators in Atlas and Vertigo and in certain situations in the labs.
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The University
Education
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01/10/2020
D66: ‘More face-to-face education is possible with facemasks’
If students and staff wear a facemask on campus, more face-to-face education can be given, D66 stated yesterday in the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Mark Rutte was not convinced.
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Corona
Research
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14/05/2020
Prof Talk | What's the story with face masks?
It has taken a while, in comparison with neighboring countries, but in the weeks and months to come, it is likely that face masks will feature prominently here too, on Dutch streets and public transport. Debate about the rhyme and reason (or lack of it) of facial protection in the battle against the new coronavirus is often heated. What do TU/e professors Kitty Nijmeijer (membrane expert) and Bert Blocken (aerodynamics expert) think?
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