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Exploring pandemic response through a coded simulation

Photos of MIT seniors Therese Mills (left) and Tuyet Pham
MIT mathematics senior Therese Mills (left) and electrical engineering and computer science senior Tuyet Pham

When MIT seniors Therese Mills (mathematics) and Tuyet Pham (electrical engineering and computer science) started working together in late spring 2020, they were just settling into post-pandemic routines. In March, MIT had sent most students home due to Covid-19, and all nonessential faculty and staff were working remotely. Suddenly, the terrain of higher ed looked very different, and the path ahead uncertain. Like many, Mills and Pham wondered what their summer might look like in this new virtual world. 

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