Pandora's Gamble Alison Young torrent

COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 28, 2023) — Alison Young, the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the Missouri School of Journalism, has released a new book — her first — about the history and implications of safety lapses in scientific labs, as well as the potential role of such a lapse in the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The book, “Pandora’s Gamble,” is the latest example of the rigorous investigative reporting that defined her decades-long career in roles at USA Today, Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Atlanta Journal Constitution before she took the helm of the School’s Washington Program. At the same time, it’s the product of research that embodies the School’s emphasis on science communication, impactful journalism and hands-on student experience