Dear Campus Community,
Following is a schedule for this week’s “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, tune in anytime on the Berkeley Conversations website.
Here is a listing of what’s coming up during the week ahead and beyond:
Monday, April 13, 4:30–6 p.m. (Pacific)
Coronavirus: Science and Solutions
Berkeley’s School of Public Health will host a follow-up to its initial town hall, Coronavirus: Facts & Fears that focused on illuminating the facts and dispelling fears around this public health crisis. Part two of this series, Coronavirus: Science and Solutions, will focus on addressing unanswered questions from the last town hall, and highlighting emerging science that will drive solutions to this and future pandemic outbreaks.
Dean Michael C. Lu will moderate the discussion and will be joined by:
Amani Allen, Executive Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences and Epidemiology
Colette (Coco) Auerswald, Professor of Community Health Sciences and Director of the MS Program for the Joint Medical Program
Eva Harris, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology
Nicholas Jewell, Professor of Biostatistics
Maya Petersen, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Arthur Reingold, Professor and Division head of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Lee Riley, Professor and Division Head of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology
John Swartzberg, Clinical Professor Emeritus and Chair of UC Berkeley Health & Wellness Publications
Wednesday, April 15, 1-2 p.m. (Pacific)
COVID-19: Campus Impacts and Responses
At this time of unprecedented challenge, Chancellor Carol Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos will discuss and take questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on campus operations and activities; how the campus has responded and adopted innovative approaches; and planning underway for a variety of possible scenarios. Questions may be submitted ahead of time by using this form.
Friday, April 17, Noon-12:30 p.m. (Pacific)
COVID-19: Mental Health and Well-being for Ourselves and Our Children
Three leading Berkeley psychologists will discuss effective approaches and strategies for dealing with the anxiety, stress and uncertainty that are inherent parts of the COVID-19 crisis, for children and adults alike.
Prof. Frank Worrell is a faculty member at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education. He is an expert on the challenges of learning at home, the benefits of structure, and the kinds of online resources that best support learning and well-being.
Sonia Bishop is an associate professor within the Department of Psychology and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute. Among her areas of expertise are anxiety and decision-making under uncertainty.
Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center. His research focuses on the functions of emotional experience and expression, in particular states such as compassion, awe, love, and embarrassment, as well as power, social class, and inequality.
Tuesday, April 21, 10-11 am (Pacific)
Berkeley's Computing and Data Science in Action: COVID-19 Impacts and Equity
Emerging data show that the COVID-19 pandemic is amplifying health and socioeconomic disparities as it advances across the country and the world. Three faculty researchers will explain and discuss how the pandemic is affecting different populations and the ways in which data science can help address the challenge.
This event is sponsored by the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society and Berkeley Institute for Data Science.
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