The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how we live and how we work. Research activities (especially experimental work) and graduate education have been significantly impacted, resulting in concern among researchers.
In this playlist, graduate students share their experiences on how they cope with the COVID-19 restrictions and stay productive and upbeat.

Presenter: Hellen Chen (Incoming Student) from Baylor University

Q1: What’s your name, where are you from, year, school, department/field of study, and research project?
Q2: How has COVID-19 affected your ability to perform research? (1:00)
Q3: What are your anxieties, and how have you learned to deal with them?
Q4: What’s one thing you’ve enjoyed about quarantining? What do you like to do for fun?
Q5: "What are some patterns, habits, or attitudes you've found helpful in staying productive?"
Q6: As we begin opening up again, how are you personally managing your transition? What’s a single adjective you could use to describe your feelings?
Q7: Anything you’d like to say to your colleagues?

Credits
Music: https://www.bensound.com
Graphics: Victor Ong

Interviewing, Filming, Editing:
Victor Ong, University of Southern California