The Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and IUP’s Chapter of Sigma Xi invite you and your students to our next presentation of the Science Inspires Series colloquium. Josiah Townsend, Associate Professor of Biology at IUP, will present:
“From Fulbright to Full Lockdown – Two Years of Research, Outreach, and Quarantine in Honduras.”
The talk is scheduled for October 7 at 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Leonard Hall (Humanities and Social Sciences Building) 225 or virtually on Zoom- https://iupvideo.zoom.us/j/99620553275
Abstract: Join Josiah Townsend as he chronicles an experience that began as a Fulbright Scholar on a one-year sabbatical abroad in Honduras, conducting herpetological research and collaborating in conservation and educational initiatives, and quickly morphed into something very different as the COVID-19 pandemic led to closed borders and martial law. From fieldwork in montane cloud forests to research resulting in new species discovery to life on a rural homestead under government lockdown, this two-year odyssey provides a glimpse of how truly “remote” the pandemic-driven shift to remote work ended up being, and how adversity can provide opportunity under even the most difficult circumstances.
Student vouchers will be provided at the end of the presentation for those attending in person. Unfortunately, we cannot provide vouchers for any remote viewers.