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  • IGP students respond to global pandemic with resilience

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IGP students respond to global pandemic with resilience

Posted by ag4486 on December 3, 2020

IGP students who were recalled from abroad during their fieldwork placements due to COVID-19 were featured by NAU News in a story of resilience and problem solving.

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March, Northern Arizona University had nearly 200 students living, studying and conducting research abroad. The university’s No. 1 mission quickly became getting these students home safely.

The evacuations from 22 host countries happened in three waves: First, students in China, South Korea and… Read more

Filed Under: Fieldwork, Japan, Japanese