At Harvard, coronavirus becomes part of the curriculum
The coronavirus has had a huge impact on Daniel E. Lieberman’s class on human evolution and human health. And not just because it’s upended the lives of his 91 students and moved the lecture course online. The virus is now a major class topic and a routine focus of lesson plans and discussions. That has helped both him and his students process the crisis and engage in real-world learning, said the Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Science. And he isn’t alone in thinking how to incorporate it into the curriculum. “You could ask: How could we not?” said Mark Fishman, professor of stem cell and regenerative biology. “COVID-19 is changing the landscape of everything that we value completely.” Mark Fishman, professor of stem cell and regenerative biology, is among those planning a new course on the novel coronavirus. Kris Snibbe/Harvard file photo Fishman and others are in the early stages of planning...