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An Endicott College student covers Election Day in November 2020 in a Massachusetts community as part of the college’s news-academic partnership with Gannett Media. Sloan Friedhaber

How college students can help save local news

Lara Salahi, Endicott College and Christina Smith, Georgia College and State University

Partnerships between universities and local media outlets are key ways to sustain local news where coverage is diminishing.
During high-stress deadly epidemics, even well-trained responders can get caught up in behaviors that are more harmful than helpful. AP Photo/Olivier Matthys

When Ebola and other epidemics strike, a dysfunctional ‘outbreak culture’ hinders adequate response

Lara Salahi, Endicott College and Pardis Sabeti, Harvard University

The high stress conditions of an outbreak can spread a dysfunctional culture among those working to fight it. A survey after the 2015 Ebola epidemic quantified the issue – and suggests a better way.

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