Event Details - 'Emergent and Re-Emergent Diseases and the Global Commons'

Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Regents Professor and director of the Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center at Arizona State University, discusses the roles of diverse factors in the spread of emergent and re-emergent diseases, and their implications in terms of the "tipping point" concept. Sponsored by the mathematics department, the annual Sampson Lecture honors Professor Richard W. Sampson’s 38 years of teaching at Bates. FMI hfear@bates.edu.