Where Do Pandemics Come From?
"Where do pandemics come from? Using Black Death narratives to rethink the origin of pandemics" Discover how pandemics truly begin—and why they thrive—by tracing their path from medieval plagues to […]
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Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center 6400 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE, United States
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Where do pandemics come from?
Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center 6400 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE, United StatesIn this engaging presentation, Dr. Green will highlight how pandemics have long shaped human history, drawing on the Black Death as a case study. Emphasizing the intersection of human-driven networks, ecological factors, and cutting-edge genetic research, Dr. Green will illustrate how pandemics gain global footholds and persist over time. The talk will explore how these insights can inform present-day responses to emerging infectious diseases.
“Pandemics, however, are unique in that they manage to exploit human networks to spread globally and, more often than not, sustain themselves. Whether the diseases are carried by humans themselves or by human-created ecologies or means of transport, pandemics always have an anthropogenic element.” — Dr. Monica H. Green
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Producing a ‘Usable’ Past: Holocaust Distortion and New Threats to the Memory of the Holocaust
Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center 6400 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE, United StatesThe UNO Department of History welcomes Dr. Jan Grabowski as this year's Richard Dean Winchell Lecturer. Join us on March 26th at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center for light refreshments starting at 6:00pm followed by an in-person lecture at 7:00pm.
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Deconstructing Gender Expectations in Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers
Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center 6400 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE, United StatesMovie screening and discussions with a historical introduction by Dr. Lisabet Buchelt.