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As Northwestern first announced its transition to a remote environment in March 2020, applications for the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant were due. Though students may not have known it then, 2021’s summer research would look different than they had initially imagined.  “We gave a lot of guidance and flexibility for students to adjust the project and the overwhelming majority of them were able to do so,” Peter Civetta, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, said. This year, students had to provide a “COVID back up plan” in their research proposals, explaining how th...

Northwestern theatre students in post-pandemic China are engaging in in-person production, an opportunity that is yet to be realistic for their peers in the States. Due to the travel ban between China and the U.S., most Chinese international students chose to continue remote learning this quarter at home. For Communication sophomore Joyce Pu, life in Shanghai’s theatre scene has returned to a new normal. Pu partook in three in-person productions over the winter break for the Youge Theater Group, Shanghai’s creative hub for aspiring young playwrights to experiment with untested scripts. Un...