Episode 26 of our Gryph Nation Radio podcast marks our final episode of 2020! To help us reflect on the year that was (from a COVID perspective), we chat with two special guests in Dr. Tim O'Shea and Sarah Mau.
 
From 1994-to-1997, Tim O’Shea studied biomedical sciences at the University of Guelph and played for four seasons on our Guelph Gryphons men’s rugby team. After graduating from U of G, he completed his medical degree at McMaster, while also earning his Masters of Public Health from Harvard University. He is trained in internal medicine, infectious diseases and medical microbiology at McMaster and is currently an Assistant Professor in McMaster’s Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Our chat with Dr. O’Shea revolves around COVID-19 vaccines, with the first vaccine shots in our country just administered earlier this week (Dec. 14, 2020).

After Dr. O'Shea starts off Episode 26 with some great COVID-19 insight from a medical perspective, we shift our conversation to provide our listeners with some updates from the perspective of the Department of Athletics. Sarah Mau, the Associate Director (Programming, Facilities, Fitness & Recreation) with Gryphon Athletics, joins us to reflect on how the past nine months have impacted the Department of Athletics at the University of Guelph.