Course Schedule 9/6 – Pandemics in HistoryIntroduction: Antoinette Burton (Professor of History and Director, Humanities Research Institute)Speakers: Carol Symes (History) and May Berenbaum (Entomology) Video Recording / Suggested additional reading 9/13 – Infection: Biology and AnthropologyIntroduction: Neal Cohen (Professor of Psychology and Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute)Speakers: Jessica Brinkworth (Anthropology), Rebecca Smith (Veterinary Medicine)Video Recording 9/20 – Diagnostic TechnologiesIntroduction: Neal Cohen (Professor of Psychology and Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute)Speakers: Paul Hergenrother (Chemistry), Rashid Bashir (Grainger College of Engineering) Video Recording / Suggested additional readings 9/27 – COVID-19 and the ElectionIntroduction: Rachel Switzky (Director, Siebel Center for Design)Speakers: Robin Fretwell Wilson (Institute of Government & Public Affairs), Brian Gaines (Political Science) Video Recording / Suggested additional readings 10/04 – Mental HealthIntroduction: Eva Pomerantz (Professor of Psychology and Interm Director, Center for Social and Behavioral Science)Speakers: Tara Powell (School of Social Work), Karen Tabb Dina (School of Social Work)Video Recording / Suggested additional readings 10/18 – Health Inequities Introduction: Gene Robinson (Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Director, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology)Speakers: Ruby Mendenhall (Sociology and African American Studies), Christy Lleras (Human Development & Family Studies)Video Recording / Suggested additional readings 10/25 – Arts in a PandemicIntroduction: Antoinette Burton (Professor of History and Director, Humanities Research Institute)Speakers: Jason Finkelman (Music), Gabriel Solis (Music and Theatre)Video Recording / Suggested additional readings 11/01 – Data Security and PrivacyIntroduction: Neal Cohen (Professor of Psychology and Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute)Speakers: William Sullivan (Rokwire), Sanjay Patel (Electrical & Computer Engineering)Video Recording / Suggested additional readings 11/08 – Global ImpactsIntroduction: Rachel Switzky (Director, Siebel Center for Design)Speakers: Jerry Dávila (History and Executive Director, Illinois Global Institute), Tim Liao (Sociology)Video Recording 11/15 – Food InsecurityIntroduction: Brent Roberts (Professor of Psychology and Director, Center for Social and Behavioral Science)Speakers: Alex Winter-Nelson (Agricultural & Consumer Economics), Craig Gundersen (Agricultural & Consumer Economics)Video Recording / Suggested additional readings 11/22 – Higher EducationIntroduction: Antoinette Burton (Professor of History and Director, Humanities Research Institute)Speakers: James Anderson (College of Education), Robb Lindgren (Curriculum & Instruction)Video Recording 11/29 – Financial ConsequencesIntroduction: Gene Robinson (Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Director, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology)Speakers: Heitor Almeida (Finance), Robert Lawless (Law)Video Recording / Suggested additional readings 12/06 – COVID-19 and the CU CommunityIntroduction: Antoinette Burton (Professor of History and Director, Humanities Research Institute)Speakers: Julie Pryde (Champaign-Urbana Public Health District), Tracy Dace (DREAAM)Video Recording 12/13 – The Future with COVID-19Introduction: Rachel Switzky (Director, Siebel Center for Design)Speakers: Eliza Forsythe (Labor & Employment Relations and Economics), Derek Long (Media & Cinema Studies), Benjamin Bross (Architecture)Video Recording