Oct. 9, 2025: Wellness Begins with ‘We:’ Trust in Pandemic Prediction & Prevention panel discussion

Oct. 9, 2025: Briding Resources to Build Stronger Communities: Wellness Begins with "We:" Trust in Pandemic Prediction and Prevention flyer.

October 9 at 8:00 AM | Madison, The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center | Conference details

Conversations about pathogens of pandemic potential are typically confined to laboratories, which can fuel public skepticism. How might stronger collaboration between communities and scientists improve both the responsiveness and impact of pandemic science? As part of the 2025 Engagement Scholarship Consortium conference, co-hosted this year by Virginia Tech and being held in Roanoke, this panel discussion featuring VT faculty in the Center for Communicating Science and NSF's COMPASS Center will explore the COMPASS Center’s initiative, Ethics and Pandemic Science: A National Dialogue, and highlight how community dialogue can help shape pandemic science before outbreaks emerge.

Panelists:

Jon Catherwood-Ginn
Julie Gerdes
Brittney Harris
Carrie Kroehler

The Engagement Scholarship Consortium is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization composed of a mix of public and private colleges and universities. Its goal is "to work collaboratively to build strong university-community partnerships anchored in the rigor of scholarship and designed to help build community capacity."