Friday, 11:50 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education This session will share the latest research on coronaviruses and emerging infections. This session will be followed by closing remarks that will conclude the Going Viral symposium.
Thursday, 8:45-10:15 a.m. The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education This session will offer a worldwide historical perspective of the 1918 flu pandemic, explore how narrative frameworks shape the public response to pandemics and hone in on the historical context of the 1918 flu in North Carolina and the broader South.
Friday, 8:45-9:20 a.m. The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education This session will ask whether policies in the United States and other countries are keeping the public safe from pandemics.
Thursday, 8:30-8:45 a.m. The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education Gillings School Dean Barbara K. Rimer, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol L. Folt and North Carolina Congressman David E. Price will open the Going Viral symposium.
Friday, 8:30-8:45 a.m. The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Director Emlyn Koster and Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Director Myron Cohen will welcome participants to Day Two of the Going Viral symposium.
Friday, 10:35-11:50 a.m. The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education This session will cover hospital flu preparedness, local public health department preparedness for emerging infection epidemics and best communication practices during outbreaks.
Thursday, 2:35-4:35 p.m. The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education Speakers in this session will discuss global health security, biopreparedness, the use of digital tools and citizen science for pandemic surveillance, and the economic impact of pandemics. This session will be livestreamed; the general public is invited to watch.
Thursday, 4:45-8 p.m. The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education Gina Kolata, journalist for the The New York Times, will discuss her best-selling book Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It. This lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be preceded by a poster session and followed by a reception and book signing.
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