By Justin Bailey, The Bush School For Kylie Jackson, reality set in on Wednesday, March 11th. On that day, the Houston Rodeo followed South by Southwest’s lead and cancelled its many events after fourteen cases of COVID-19 were found in the Greater Houston area. It was the first time in its eighty-eight-year history that the […]
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CGS Analyzes The National and Global Response to COVID-19 in Three-Part Series with KBTX News
Albritton Center for Grand Strategy team members Kim Field, Dr. Jasen Castillo and Dr. John Schuessler joined KBTX News for a three-part series analyzing the national and global response to COVID-19. In part one, the CGS team members discussed if U.S. was ready for a pandemic like COVID-19. Part two analyzed the U.S. military’s response […]
The Humanitarian Response To COVID-19
COLLEGE STATION, TX – In this time of unprecedented travel bans, supply chain disruptions and business shutdowns, the COVID-19 pandemic is a threat that will cost the global economy trillions of dollars and exacerbate unrest and violence in developing nations. In the latest issue of The Takeaway, an assistant professor of information and operations management […]
COVID-19 Experts From Texas A&M System Fight Fear with Facts
See related video on Coronavirus COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Scientists from The Texas A&M University System are helping the state, the nation and the world better understand, prepare for and respond to the outbreak of COVID-19. They fight fear with facts. They offer the calming context that comes from decades of study into pandemics and […]
The Coronavirus: What’s Next?
COLLEGE STATION, TX – On Monday, March 2, 2020, a distinguished panel of experts from the TAMU Bush School of Government and Public Service will discuss the current Coronavirus situation and what to expect as part of the School’s “What’s Next?” series. The panelists will share their perspectives of the current situation as well as what […]
Preparing For The Next Pandemic
By Caitlin Clark – Originally appeared in Texas A&M Today While progress is being made in preparedness efforts against emerging infectious diseases, the United States and the international community remain dangerously vulnerable, according to two Texas A&M University experts. Dr. Gerald Parker, director of the Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program at the Bush School of […]
Texas A&M, Scowcroft Institute Share Pandemic Policy Recommendations With U.S. Officials
Texas A&M University and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs released a major new study today to policymakers and government officials that provides strategic recommendations on how to improve pandemic and biosecurity preparedness and response to devastating infectious diseases like Ebola in Africa and measles in the United States. Over the last three years, Texas […]