Dear campus community,
Following is the schedule for upcoming “Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19,” a series of live, online events featuring faculty experts from across the UC Berkeley campus who are sharing what they know, and what they are learning about the pandemic. New events are being added regularly. If you miss the live presentations; everything is being recorded and made available for viewing at any time on the Berkeley Conversations website.
Live webcast: Monday, May 4, 10-11 a.m. (Pacific)
Financial impacts of COVID-19 on higher education in California
Youtube LiveStream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYXmZqs9rq0
The panel will provide multiple perspectives on the potential financial impact of COVID-19 on California’s public colleges and universities. Panel members will include campus CEOs from the University of California and California State University system as well as from a UC Berkeley higher education researcher with experience as a CFO at multiple UC and CSU campuses.
Specific topics addressed by the panelists will include the financial impact of current responses to the COVID-19 crisis including on-line instruction and the curtailment of on campus activities. Panelists will also provide their perspectives on how individual campuses are preparing for future operations.
The panel will also review the differences between the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009 with the current and future financial impact of COVID-19. This will include a review of current action by the federal government such as Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and its impact on UC and CSU campuses.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Studies in Higher Education.
Live webcast: Monday, May 4, 12:30-1 p.m. (Pacific)
The lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our healthcare delivery system
In a continuation of the live town hall series presented by the School of Public Health, Berkeley faculty and healthcare leaders on the frontline will explore the challenges and opportunities that the global COVID-19 pandemic is creating for hospitals, integrated delivery systems and clinics, especially those serving rural Americans and diverse populations.
The panel will feature Jane Garcia (CEO of La Clínica de la Raza), Lynn Barr (CEO of Caravan Health), Richard Levy (Chair of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health Advisory Council and former Chair of the Board of Sutter Health), Stephen Lockhart (Chief Medical Officer of Sutter Health) and Stephen Shortell (Professor Emeritus in Health Policy and Management). The panel will be moderated by Kimberly MacPherson, Faculty Program Director for Health Policy and Management at the School of Public Health and the Executive Director of Health Management and Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the Haas School of Business.
This event is sponsored by UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
Live webcast: Wednesday, May 6, 9–10:15 a.m. (Pacific)
COVID-19 and the media: the role of journalism in a global pandemic
In an era of fake news and unfettered social media influencers, the public has struggled with changing, confusing, and conflicting information throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. While scientists often don’t have the clear-cut answers the public and policy makers are looking for, journalists struggle with the extreme reactions to their reporting, ranging from total denial to panic.
Berkeley Global is pleased to present this unique discussion with two global thought-leaders in Public Health and Journalism that will explore the challenges reporters and researchers alike face when it comes to providing accurate information about a new virus and a pandemic of historic proportions. This look behind the scenes will shed light on the collaborative efforts of scientists and journalists to support policy makers and the public in navigating the crisis. We hope to challenge your current understanding of the pandemic, provide criteria you can use when choosing sources of information, and explore possible scenarios of an eventual return normalcy.
After welcoming comments from Diana Wu, Dean of UC Berkeley Extension, our moderator, Dr. Frederick Wehrle, Assistant Dean for Academic Design and Innovation, will be speaking with John Swartzberg MD, clinical professor emeritus at the School of Public Health and Ed Wasserman Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism.
This event is sponsored by UC Berkeley Extension
Live webcast: Thursday, May 7, 9–10:30 a.m. (Pacific)
COVID-19: The end or revival of international higher education?
Recent years have witnessed a rise in the level of nationalism in many countries with tightened immigration policies and stronger governmental oversight of multinational research collaborations. At the same time, competition among countries and universities for international students has increased significantly, while the demographics of young populations in many countries are shifting. Now, the onset of an historic global pandemic, with its serious travel challenges and dramatic economic effects, raises yet another threat to the future of internationalization on U.S. campuses.
How can universities develop new policies and practices that respond to both problems and opportunities resulting from this unprecedented crisis?
You are invited to hear presentations by three outstandingly expert and highly experienced figures in the field of international higher education and join in a discussion of these important topics.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Studies in Higher Education and the Berkeley International Group.
Live webcast: Friday, May 8, 12–1 p.m. (Pacific)
How COVID-19 will shape the 2020 election
The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a deep impact on the 2020 presidential election, from a battle over when to hold the Wisconsin primary to the postponement of other primaries and even the Democratic convention. In the months ahead, it will shape every facet of the contest: the issues, the mechanics of campaigns, how candidates engage the voters, and ultimately, how we cast our ballots. A panel of Berkeley political scientists and election experts will discuss election law and security, voter participation, and how COVID-19 may permanently change how America votes.
Panelist/Discussants: Sarah Anzia, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy; Henry E. Brady, Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy; Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law; Bertrall Ross, Professor, Berkeley Law; Philip Stark, Professor, Department of Statistics. Moderated by Dan Mogulof.
This event is sponsored by Goldman School of Public Policy and Berkeley Law.
Live webcast: Monday, May 11, 2–3 p.m. (Pacific)
Nordics and COVID-19: Public health, economic and public policy responses
Nordic countries are regularly cited as exemplars of healthy and resilient societies. Join us for a virtual conversation comparing and contrasting the Nordic public health, economic, and public policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the responses by Denmark and Sweden, and consider learnings that may be drawn by the U.S. Hosted by Dr. Laura Tyson, Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, the event will feature Dr. Robert Strand, Executive Director of the Center for Responsible Business and leading expert on Nordic sustainable business and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Dr. Ann Keller, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management and leading expert on pandemic responses.
This event is sponsored by the UC Berkeley Haas Center for Responsible Business, the UC Berkeley Department of Scandinavian, the Institute of European Studies, the Peder Sather Center, and Nordic Talks at Berkeley.
Live webcast: Wednesday, May 13, 10–11 a.m. (Pacific)
COVID-19 prevalence tracking and contact tracing: Research progress
As plans for re-opening businesses, communities, and schools emerge, mechanisms to track the pervasiveness of the SARS-COV-2 virus (prevalence tracking) and to suppress its spread (contact tracing) becomeincreasingly critical to consider. In this conversation led by Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter, Director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science and Professor of Physics, Berkeley faculty will present their recent research findings about the virus and COVID-19 infections and death rates. They will discuss the ways that they are using data to better understand how many people are infected and actually dying from COVID-19, whether infections and deaths are going up or down, how much we can afford to increase mobility, and what it will take to do so safely. The researchers also will address broader questions about what data we need and how to get it to effectively track coronavirus cases and contacts.
This conversation is sponsored by the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society and the Berkeley Institute for Data Science.
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