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“Dead Week” — the four-day classless lull between the end of Winter Study and the start of spring classes — is neither “dead” nor a week. Dozens of students flock to popular cities like Montreal and New York City to escape the empty interlude. But what about those who venture elsewhere, or stay put on campus?

For the first time in its 65-year run, the researchers behind the Isle Royale Winter Study have been forced to suspend their work because of warm conditions.

This year, students spent Winter Study all over the globe: from Austria to Georgia to Japan. To learn more about their experiences, the Record spoke with students currently and recently abroad, as well as faculty that organized and oversaw the trips.

Millions of people around the world face diminished quality of life due to periodontitis, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. A new study sheds light on the links between all three chronic bone diseases, assessed from the unique standpoint of Isle Royale’s wild moose population.