Pandemics: Culture, Science, and Society Course

Pandemics: Culture, Science, and Society (UNIV*2020), has been created to foster knowledge of the current global COVID-19 pandemic as well as past pandemics that had far-reaching impacts on communities around the world. Its multidisciplinary and collaborative approach will blend expertise from four U of G colleges: biological science, arts, engineering and physical sciences, and social and applied human sciences.

Registered alumni will join U of G students in a weekly interdisciplinary webinar panel featuring 3-4 faculty discussing a topic associated with pandemics and COVID-19. Please see the readings and lecture recordings for each week below: 

• Week One
• Week Two
• Week Three
• Week Four 
• Week Five - No panel lecture or readings - Fall Break
• Week Six 
• Week Seven 
• Week Eight 
• Week Nine 
• Week Ten
• Week Eleven
• Week Twelve 

Reminders:

• Readings are recommended but not required for alumni
• Participating alumni are not eligible for course credit
• Participating alumni are not eligible to participate in the weekly student seminar portions of the course
• A weekly link will be shared with registered alumni from Alumni Affairs & Development.