Virtual – Science + Society Series: 'Moving Forward, Life after a Pandemic'

When: August 06, 2020 5:00pm
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The College of Science and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona have joined forces to present an online series this summer on the past, present and future of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The series, titled "Science + Society: Transformation during COVID-19," will pair experts from the two colleges, and their discussions will be moderated by award-winning reporter Nancy Montoya. Montoya is a communications and marketing specialist in the Office of University Communications and has more than 40 years of journalism experience.

The three conversations will premiere on the series' YouTube page (linked below) on July 23, July 30 and Aug. 6, 2020, at 5 p.m. (MST). They will be available to watch any time after they go live.

Aug. 6 – Moving Forward, Life after a Pandemic

As part of the University of Arizona's Campus Reentry Task Force, biologist Joyce Schroeder is lead on the implementation of app-based exposure notification. Schroeder hopes that people will sign for this anonymous app to help control the spread of COVID-19. But will they?

In the final lecture of the series, Schroeder will converse with communication scholar Rain Wuyu Liu, who studies persuasion, health behavior promotion, and COVID-19 risk perceptions and preventative behaviors.

Schroeder and Liu will discuss a range of topics: What are the barriers to people adopting recommended behaviors such as exposure notification and mask wearing? What are the best strategies to promote healthy behavior?  How can managing expectations help people adapt to new social norms?

And, finally, as we enter a future where the threat of communicable disease looms large, Schroeder and Liu will discuss if we can ever return to "normal," and how can we use the power of information to reduce risk.


Audience: All

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Virtual
Tucson , AZ
United States
Arizona US

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Requests for disability-related accommodations should be directed to the event's primary contact: Lori Harwood