Abhimanyu Lele, a third-year graduate student at the University of Chicago, was one of the lucky few this spring. In a typical year, thousands of graduate students and faculty fan out across the world to tackle important research in climate change, fragile ecosystems, animal populations and more. But the pandemic shut down travel, and fieldwork can't be done via Zoom, depriving young scientists like Lele of the data and publications they need to climb the academic ladder and help advance science. Now, he and a few others are venturing out—into a very different world. Most researchers have not been able to go overseas. They are quick to say their frustration pales in comparison with the losses many worldwide are enduring. But delays can be career breaking, forcing those stuck at home to be creative about how and where they do this year's fieldwork.

芝加哥大学三年级研究生 Abhimanyu Lele 是今年春天为数不多的幸运儿之一。在典型的一年中，成千上万的研究生和教职员工分散到世界各地，以应对气候变化、脆弱的生态系统、动物种群等方面的重要研究。但是大流行使旅行关闭，无法通过 Zoom 进行实地考察，剥夺了像乐乐这样的年轻科学家攀登学术阶梯和帮助推进科学所需的数据和出版物。现在，他和其他一些人正在冒险——进入一个非常不同的世界。大多数研究人员无法出国。他们很快就表示，与全世界许多人所遭受的损失相比，他们的挫败感微不足道。但延误可能会破坏职业生涯，迫使那些困在家里的人在今年的工作方式和地点方面发挥创意”