The VISTA Center has strived to stay connected with students to present a virtual learning opportunity about biology, art, and visual communication. Recently the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) awarded the center a $1000 Outreach Compass grant.
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Just as we are all excited to enter the winter season and cooler temperatures, so too is the flu. To protect our campus community from the flu this year VISTA, the School of Biological Sciences, the Division of Nursing, and the Department of Health Informatics and Information Management worked together to raise awareness and even brought flu shots on Tech’s campus.
Flu shots are always encouraged, but this year due to COVID-19 the risk of increased complications due to the flu is even higher. With similar symptoms and the possibility of contracting both COVID-19 and the flu at the same time, the results could be devastating to individuals and the health care system. Dr. Jamie Newman, VISTA Center Co-director, realized how overwhelmed hospitals and clinics could get this season so she wanted to start a Flu Shot Awareness campaign. |
In July of 2020, VISTA held a GEAR UP summer camp over Zoom Meeting focused on engaging students in-depth on how visuals can communicate complex ideas. Throughout the week students in the 5th through 7th grades learned the biology of SARS-CoV2 and COVID-19 and basic drawing skills. These skills the students learned were combined to create a final client-based project for Ms. Angel Sims’, Camp Assistant Director, second-grade class.
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