Research Symposium, April 29, 2020, 2:30-4:00 pm (virtual, link, to be added)

The symposium features research by Virginia Tech undergraduates, for a course-based project to understand the impact of the 1918 influenza epidemic on the United States by examining statistics compiled by federal, state, and municipal authorities, reporting in daily newspapers, and epidemiological research in the aftermath of the epidemic. Research presentations will be posted online, along with publicly accessible data, for use by scholars and the public seeking more information about this historical event and its long-term significance.

Program to be updated

The symposium is hosted by the History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine—as part of their ongoing partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Digital Humanities to collaborate on research, education, and career initiatives—and Virginia Tech’s Department of History, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and University Libraries. More information about the symposium is available from the websites linked here, here, or here: https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/etewing/1918flustats/symposium