
Adjusting to Research & Teaching Under Lockdown: The Ants Go Marching On for Clint Penick
Published on May 13
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<p>Today we find ourselves standing in a major point in history. Research life is not what it looked like just a few short months ago. We are sitting down, virtually, with various members of the research community to hear about their research life in the here and now, and the potential impact they see on the future. These are the stories of science, research and the research landscape in unprecedented times.</p><p>In this episode Giacomo Mancini welcomes Clint Penick to the show. Clint is an Ecologist and Faculty member of Kennesaw State University in Georgia, USA. The work at his lab, the Penick lab, focuses on the evolution and ecological success of social insects (ants, bees, wasps, and termites). Clint shares how he has adjusted to life under lockdown, from transitioning courses online, to adjusting field courses, and to the impact the pandemic has on his field work. </p><p><b>Show Notes: </b></p><p><b>Dr. Clint Penick </b>is an Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University, whe...