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On April 8, hundreds of members of the Stanford community gathered on the Oval as part of the earth and planetary sciences (EPS) department’s watch party for the partial solar eclipse, complete with informational guides and free solar viewing glasses.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) is hosting a viewing event from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Oval for members of the Doerr School of Sustainability and other Stanford community members. Viewing glasses will be provided for 300 attendees. 

Kemi Ashing-Giwa was in the middle of a college biology class, learning about Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (aka the zombie-ant fungus), when an idea sprang to mind. “I was like, ‘Ah, I love fungi. I’m going to write a short story about fungus zombies.’” As soon as class ended, she opened a Google document and began.