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Members of the in the are using their spare time and the department’s extra resources to make hand sanitizer and donate it to local community groups.
Department Chair and graduate student , along with Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½ director of shared research support services , used compounds left in the department to create batches of hand sanitizer that were distributed to the Light of Life Mission in Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Community Engagement Association in Homewood and Meals on Wheels in the Hill District. Saxena said the effort will continue as long as there is a community need.