‘H1N1 and Asia’ Will Be Topic of UH Mānoa Panel Discourse on October 12
Release Date: October 12, 2009
As part of its ongoing program, “Asia Pacific in the News,” the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa’s School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) is sponsoring a third presentation, “H1N1 and Asia.” The panel discussion will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2009, at the Center for Korean Studies on the UH Mānoa campus.
The presentation will examine H1N1 and its impact throughout Asia and the Pacific, providing new insights into the ways that different countries responded to the threat of the illness, and ensuing economic and diplomatic crises.
Panel members are:
- Moderator: Barbara W. Andaya, Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
- Virginia S. Hinshaw, Chancellor and microbiologist, UH Mānoa
- Alison Conner, Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law
- Lonny Carlile, Associate Professor, Asian Studies Program
- Paul Rausch, Associate Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
- Vivek R. Nerurkar, Interim Chair, Department of Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology
The event is free and open to the public. On-campus parking is available for $5.
Periodically throughout the academic year, SPAS will sponsor informational presentations aimed at providing timely evaluations of newsworthy events in Asia and the Pacific.
