Science Journal Spotlight: Shifting Research and Teaching During the Pandemic
Over the last year, members of the Eberly College of Science have risen to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, both to continue to provide a high-quality learning experience and to understand the virus itself. In the Winter 2021 issue of the Science Journal, we highlight some of these efforts.
A Message from the Dean
Verne M. Willaman Dean Tracy Langkilde highlights the many ways that members of the college have risen to the occasion during the pandemic.
Online Laboratory Learning
This article highlights efforts to convert a lab-based course in the Department of Biology into a safe, hybrid learning experience.
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Ala Stanford
Alumna Ala Stanford created a mobile clinic to provide free COVID-19 testing to Philadelphia front-line workers and residents in underserved communities and other viral hot spots, who otherwise may not have had access or been able to afford to get tested.
Research Now
Many scientists in the college pivoted their research program to help understand the COVID-19 and the virus that causes it. We highlight several of these efforts.
Modifying the Mosaic
When a Category 5 hurricane and the COVID-19 pandemic paused his research in the Bahamas, Eberly Postdoctoral Research Fellow Sean Giery had to adapt—not unlike the organisms he studies.
View the rest of this issue at the Science Journal web page.