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SUMMER 2020 ISSUE

Stories from the Georgia State community in the time of coronavirus.

The cover of the summer issue of Georgia State University Magazine featuring a student in front of a wall painted, "This Too Shall Pass."

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Downtown Skyline — A VERY DIFFERENT DOWNTOWN Campus scenes from the quarantine

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When faced with trying times, Georgia State has always adapted, overcome and emerged a better institution.

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Diaz Foods president and CEO Rene Diaz is standing in his warehouse with fellow employees.

With his food distribution business facing the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, René Diaz still finds ways to serve customers and those in need.

As told to Bobbin Wages Eastwood

Law professor Tanya Washington Hicks is standing outside on her front porch.

Tanya Washington Hicks has felt the impacts of the coronavirus first-hand. It will forever change the way she helps educate future generations of lawyers.

As told to Tony Rehagen

Nurse Lauren Skinner stands outside of Grady Hospital.

A nurse at Grady Memorial Hospital, Lauren Skinner is also pitching in to help keep her co-workers safe in the time of coronavirus. She's taken to designing and sewing N95 mask covers and leading a Facebook group to show others how to do it, too.

As told to Michael Davis (B.A. '03)

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Christopher Basler, Georgia State University, uses a vial to run an experiment in the lab

A professor and director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis at Georgia State, Chris Basler is studying how the novel coronavirus interacts with the cell it infects.

As told to Jennifer Rainey Marquez

Using mathematical models, Gerardo Chowell is part of a research team producing daily forecasts of the coronavirus’ trajectory.

As told to Jennifer Rainey Marquez

A portrait photo of Eileen McGowan

A graduate student and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow at the CDC, Eileen McGowan (M.P.A. ’21) is helping coordinate staff responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As told to Torie Robinette Durham

Timothy M. Renick is shown via video conference.

The student support systems in place at Georgia State before the pandemic have proven invaluable during it, says Timothy M. Renick, who leads the university’s student success initiatives.

As told to Michael Davis (B.A.'03)

When the economic consequences of the pandemic disrupted his growing restaurant business, Matt Hinton (B.A. '97) did what he’s always done — found ways to adapt.

As told to William Inman (M.H.P. ’16)

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