On Wednesday 10/22/14, Muhlenberg College hosted a panel presentation on the 2014 Ebola crisis. The speakers offered perspectives from the fields of Biology, Political Science, Cultural and Medical Anthropology, and Information Science. Each panelist offered insight on the myth and realities of Ebola, including causes of the current crisis and how it is impacting the world. The panel presentation offered a question and answer session at the conclusion of the program.
Chanel 69 News covered the program.
For more references about the virus, the following sites are recommended:
Disaster Information Management Resource Center – http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc.html
Medline Plus – Ebola – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ebola.html
Society for Cultural Anthropology – http://www.culanth.org/fieldsights/585-ebola-in-perspective
Science Medicine and Anthropology: http://somatosphere.net/series/ebola-fieldnotes
Ebola: Myths and Realities Speakers –
Chrysan Cronin – Muhlenberg College, Biology
Amy Cooper – Muhlenberg College, Anthropology
Chris Herrick – Muhlenberg College, Political Science
Rachel Hamelers – Muhlenberg College, Trexler Library
Ebola Panelists 10/22/14
