UMD academics host a symposium on zombies.

Scott Carlson, Psychology: Looking for zombies’ psychological symptoms
John Dahl, Biology: How a zombie apocalypse is similar to Ebola
Jason Davis, Applied Human Sciences: The principles of Jujutsu and what would work against a zombie (This is a demonstration!)
Edward Downs, Communication: How military videogames apply to fighting zombies
Janet Fitzakery, Medicine: Brain awareness. What’s malfunctioning in the zombie’s brain? Plus– a brain’s nutritional value
Andrea Schokker, Structural Engineering: How to build a zombie-proof house
Jeremy Youde, Political Science: What an epidemic of zombies would mean from a world health perspective