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Gaming helped my lab-mates and me to conquer the social-distancing blues

When bowling, shared meals and frisbee were off the table, Michael Nguyen-Truong found a better way than virtual meetings to socialize with his colleagues.
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  1. Michael Nguyen-Truong

    1. Michael Nguyen-Truong is a PhD candidate at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.

I’m a PhD candidate in a bioengineering laboratory, and, typically, at the end of each term here at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, we host a celebration in recognition of all our accomplishments. This has included many fun bonding activities: from raucous lunches to bowling, frisbee and ‘potluck’ meals, where everyone brings a dish of their choice to share. But as the pandemic has rolled on, we’ve been unable to continue these traditions.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00353-z

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