The groundwork for learning abroad
When William Anderson and Kevin Eggan looked at the prospects for students in developmental biology who wanted to study overseas, they didn’t find much. Their solution was to design a course that provided a rich laboratory experience while also giving students a chance to experience a foreign land. Anderson, associate director of education and senior lecturer in Harvard’s Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, and Eggan, professor of stem cell and regenerative biology, are piloting a 10-week course this summer that pairs students with laboratories at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm to conduct independent research, guided by faculty members, fellows, and graduate students there. While in Sweden, the students will live in apartments near campus and, in addition to learning through their scientific work, will learn about life in Stockholm, augmented by excursions led by Anderson and Eggan. “In recent years, Harvard has made a strong push for students to have a...