Having learnt lessons from COVID-19, university officials worldwide are prioritizing testing and keeping students informed about risks.

For more than two years, universities worldwide have been trying to prevent COVID-19 transmission among their students, faculty and staff. But now another health emergency must be grappled with: monkeypox.

Students are heading back to campus in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States. In other places, such as Brazil, classes have been in session throughout the global outbreak. Although monkeypox case counts are declining in some locales, university officials are steadfastly putting plans in place to curb the disease. The virus hasn’t been widely circulating among students, and academic institutions aim to keep it that way.