U of M Offers Course on the History of Pandemics

The University of Minnesota is offering a May term course that explores pandemics in a historical context with an emphasis on how science intersects with public policy as nations deal with a major health crisis. HMED 3940—History Making: Epidemics, Politics and Coronavirus will also examine COVID-19 and the forces that are shaping governmental and public responses to the pandemic. The class is being offered through the U’s College of Science and Engineering in a multidisciplinary collaboration with History Department Chair Ann Waltner who is contributing to the curriculum. This week on Dialogue Minnesota, a conversation with Macey Flood, a PhD candidate at the U of M who is teaching the course which is open to both degree-seeking students and the general public.