FARMINGTON — In light of the Ebola crisis and President Barack Obama’s comments on the U.S. response this week, the University of Maine at Farmington is holding a roundtable discussion on the epidemic Friday and is inviting the public to attend.

The event will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room CR123 in the Olsen Student Center on the UMF campus.

Questions such as what is being and can be done to stop the spread of Ebola and does it pose a threat to other countries, including the U.S., will be addressed as the death toll continues to rise.

The 2014 epidemic is already the largest outbreak of its kind in history, according to a release by event organizers, the International and Global Studies program.

Six UMF faculty experts will discuss the social, economic and political implications of the epidemic and the threat it poses on a local and global scale.

The panel will include Ali Geshnizjani, community health; C. McAnneny, medical geography; Linda Beck, African politics; Sheena Bunnell, health policy; Nicole Kellett, anthropology; and Scott Erb, international relations.