2025 National Dialogue
The NSF COMPASS Center hosted its inaugural Ethics and Pandemic Science: A National Dialogue event on November 12–13, 2025, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
Event Category: Public
1st Joint NSF PIPP Center Meeting
On December 16 and 18, 2025, the COMPASS Center hosted the first joint meeting of all NSF PIPP Centers in a virtual format.
2025 NSF COMPASS Annual Meeting
The COMPASS Center held its inaugural annual meeting on July 31–August 1, 2025, at Virginia Tech’s Academic Building One in Alexandria, Virginia.
2026 NSF COMPASS Annual Meeting
The 2026 NSF COMPASS Annual Meeting will bring together researchers, communicators, and collaborators from across the country at the University of Michigan for two days of connection, collaboration, and conversation focused on advancing the future of pandemic science.
2026 Undergraduate Summer Program
The NSF COMPASS Center, a collaboration of scientists and engineers across Virginia Tech, Cornell University, the University of Michigan, Wake Forest University, Meharry Medical College, and Northern Arizona University, is seeking undergraduates from across the country to join our 2026 Summer Internship Program. Each summer, COMPASS interns bring new ideas, creativity, and energy to our interdisciplinary community. We hope you’ll consider applying to help advance the science and the workforce, needed to prepare for future pandemics.
Fall 2025 Pandemic Networking
The Fall 2025 Networking Event, hosted by NSF COMPASS and the PPP DA, will connect pandemic researchers and trainees across the university to foster collaboration and engagement.