On May 8, 2025, the Mitchell Center co-sponsored an event on the enduring legacy of the COVID-19 Crisis. See below for the full event description:

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated profound and far-reaching disruptions across public health, economic systems, sociopolitical institutions, and global governance. As its consequences unfold, critical analysis of national and transnational responses remains essential. Join us for a talk with the authors of In Covid’s Wake: The Global Impact of the Pandemic, an interdisciplinary collection of essays that brings together leading scholars to examine the pandemic’s multifaceted effects. Drawing on comparative and global perspectives, the discussion will address the effectiveness of public health interventions, the proliferation of misinformation, systemic strains on health care infrastructure, and the deeply uneven social and economic outcomes experienced across populations. By engaging with these themes, this seminar will aim to illuminate the enduring legacy of the COVID-19 crisis and contribute to scholarly and policy conversations on preparedness, resilience, and equity in the context of future global health emergencies.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), the Penn Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (PennLDI), and the Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation (CPORT). Supported by the Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Fund.