Unit 2: The Current Crisis

In this video, Melissa Ramirez, Ph.D. provides a preview of Unit 2: The Current Crisis in Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions: Pandemics.

Dr. Koci explains what a virus is, how common viruses are and the basics of the virus "life cycle" (although viruses don't meet the biological definition of "alive"). You'll hear about what we know about viruses and the enormous impact of these tiny microbes.

Matt Koci, Ph.D. zooms in on the story of COVID-19. What is it? How did this start? Where did it come from?

Dr. Neupert shares some of her research that highlights for whom and under which circumstances well-being can be optimized in times of stress.

David Rasmussen, Ph.D. explains how sequencing viral genomes is shedding new light on the origins and evolution of viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic.

David Rasmussen, Ph.D. shares his thoughts about forecasting the near-term evolution of viruses such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2

Decision making to satisfy the basic human needs of health, food, and education is complex. This involves thinking about the systems that drive the satisfaction of these basic needs and how they are connected.