The semester with an asterisk: UofL Magazine shares stories of life during a pandemic
August 11, 2020Normal is no more. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we learn and live, and spring of 2020 will forever have a footnote. This was the semester that adapting became our new way of life.
Learn how UofL is fighting the good fight against COVID-19 in the Summer 2020 issue of UofL Magazine, along with other examples of how the university is impacting lives here and beyond.
- Facing down infectious disease: Some UofL researchers have been preparing for a pandemic their entire careers.
- Commencement, interrupted: The Class of 2020 shares their graduation stories.
- Double vision: UofL’s long-running twin study is back after a 20-year hiatus.
- Furthering ‘franchise city’: A first-of-its-kind College of Business program trains future franchise owners.
- Laying down the beat: UofL musicians are training the next generation of percussionists.
Erica Walsh is the marketing director for the Office of Communications and Marketing. Her job lets her share UofL’s good news in all avenues of communications including publications, advertising, content marketing and branding. Walsh joined UofL in 2014 after previously serving as the public relations specialist at Indiana University Southeast. Prior to her career in higher education communications she was an award-winning newspaper reporter. Red is one of her favorite colors and it’s a good thing, too, because she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University and her master’s in communication from UofL.