On November 4, 2021, Dr. Aaron D. Wood gave his symposium, “COVID-19 and Agent-Based Modeling: Using Computational Simulation to Examine the Impact of Public Policy and Viral Evolution on Transmission Outcomes in Heterogeneous Populations.” Dr. Wood is a Associate Professor of Economics. He is a microeconomist and specializes in agent-based modeling. Dr. Wood’s talk focused on his current collaborative research investigating COVID-19 transmission in heterogenous populations. Honors students and Dr. Wood engaged in a lively discussion considering potential research outcomes and their impact on public policy.