The devastating earthquake in Nepal has forced three Washington University in St. Louis researchers to alter their plans for research-related projects in the country — one who was working in Kathmandu when the quake hit and two who had planned to fly there a few days later.
“I was tempted to go anyway,” said Geoff Childs, PhD, associate professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences. “I’ve been working in Nepal for 20 years, and some of my best friends in the world are there now trying to deal with this crisis.
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