Making sense of the issues surrounding the coronavirus can be challenging. Faculty experts in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wichita State University are helping clear the confusion.
Presentations in the Perspectives on the Pandemic series, with one talk held each week, will feature a theoretical statistician, historian, public health experts and a medical chemist. Each event will be delivered via Zoom and hosted by Andrew Hippisley, dean and professor of linguistics.
“Every moment of the day we crave information about the pandemic: how many cases, how many deaths, what do the numbers mean, how do we prevent it, why did this happen to us, when will things return to normal?” said Hippisley. “And it is the experts, such as our faculty, we look to to shed light on these questions.”
The talks, each held at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays, will run April 15-May 6.
- April 15: “Modeling the spread of the Coronavirus,” by Adam Jaeger, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics -- Meeting ID: 946 577 627
- April 22: “A history of pandemics,” by George Dehner, associate professor of history -- Meeting ID: 529 143 580
- April 29: “COVID-19 and the impact on local public health practice and policy,” Panel discussion led by Melissa Walker, associate professor of public affairs -- Meeting ID: 404 843 017
- May 6: “In search of a COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics,” by Bill Groutas, WSU Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry -- Meeting ID: 796 333 682
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