February 12, 5:30 p.m.
120 David Lawrence Hall
Please join us for a teach-in about the recent outbreak of Coronavirus. It will offer an interdisciplinary take on the outbreak. Students, faculty, staff, and community members will hear from Coronavirus experts, epidemiologists, historians of infectious diseases, and experts who can place the outbreak of Coronavirus in its context in China. Audience members will have a chance to ask all of the questions that they have about the virus, their risks or lack thereof, how to understand the news about Coronavirus, and how they can keep themselves healthy. Pizza and snacks will be served.
Speakers:
- Dr. Megan Culler Freeman MD, PhD
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Senior Fellow
- Department of Pediatrics
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Professor Zhaojin Zeng
- Visiting Assistant Professor
- Department of History
- Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Kristen Mertz
- Medical Epidemiologist
- Allegheny County Health Department
- Professor Mari Webel
- Assistant Professor
- Department of History
- Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Professor Amy Hartman
- Assistant Professor
- Center for Vaccine Research
- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
- Graduate School of Public Health
- Professor Michael Goodhart (Moderator)
- Director of Global Studies Center - UCIS
- Professor
- Department of Political Science
- Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Following the programmed speakers, audience members will have a chance to ask any questions they have about the virus.