Frieze Lecture Series: Global Crises

Learn about a history of global crisis, past and present, from Augustana College professors. Lectures presented via Zoom. Register to receive an email reminder and Zoom link. Or, click this link to the Zoom webinar for October 20 at 2:00 pm: https://augustana-edu.zoom.us/j/93603965770?pwd=NmtRSVkxN0w2d1AxcUdPNGFJQ1dqQT09

Lecture 1: Why We Forgot the 1918 Flu: A Historian Looks at a Century of Pandemics

Dr. Lendol Calder, professor of history at Augustana College, will consider the global influenza pandemic of 1918 and America's response to it, as well as the legacy that tragedy has - and hasn't - shaped responses to subsequent public health emergencies. Register below. 

Then, join us October 27 for "Tip of the Iceberg, Understanding the Bigger Picture of Pandemic Disease Severity" 

Dr. Rebecca Heick, assistant professor of public health at Augustana College, considers the rising death toll of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While it is understandable that the number of deaths has become a major focus of media reports and intervention efforts, mortality is just the tip of the iceberg. Less severe disease is much more common and is an important component of the bigger prevention picture. See the October 27 entry to register. 

Named for the architectural frieze around the Downtown Library, the Frieze Lectures have continued since1998 as a partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and Augustana College.