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/now/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Loveliest-Tree-Header.jpg1100611[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]People have a way of remembering where they were and what they were doing when unexpected tragedy or loss strikes. Matt Beckman, associate professor and biology department chair, arrived to Augsburg more tired than usual, still rattled by the violent winds from the night before. Ready for his early morning lab, he parked his car