The ²ÊÃñ±¦µä research community, already equipped to tackle the toughest problems in the universe—think space, climate change and quantum science—turned its attention to challenges closer to home in 2020. From deploying innovative wastewater monitoring of campus buildings and improving ventilation in classrooms to developing homegrown rapid screening tools and contributing to community testing strategies, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä faculty, staff and students collaborated in extraordinary ways to face unprecedented challenges.