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Dr. Lawson (Honors Director and Geography Faculty) Interview with Talia Kertsmann
In her recent campus tours interview with Honors Director Vicky Lawson, Talia Kertsman ('22, geography; community, environment & planning with Honors) shines light on Dr. Lawson's research, consortium building and values, also delving into what makes the Honors community so vital at our public University.
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ArtSci Roundup: Rick Steves at UW Global Month, Beethoven Piano Trios, Lessons (Not) Learned from the Holocaust, and more
This week at the UW, listen to a faculty Beethoven trio and lectures by Rick Steves.
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‘2020: The Course’ ponders the meaning of this unusual year
“2020: The Course” gives students an opportunity to hear from UW professors and special guests who will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, race in the United States, the state of the environment, the economic recession, civic participation, citizenship and this election season and outcomes.
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ArtSci Roundup: So Far So Good, Conversation with Jorge Ramos, and Emily Levesque in Conversation with KUOW’s Ross Reynolds
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.
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UW awarded NIH grant for training in advanced data analytics for behavioral and social sciences
This five-year, $1.8 million training program at the UW will fund 25 academic-year graduate fellowships, develop a new training curriculum and contribute to methodological advances in health research at the intersection of demography and data science.
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Applied Research Fellows develop tool to explore population changes in King County
The 2020 Population Health Applied Research Fellows concluded their 10-week program to produce small area population forecasts at the Census tract and Health Reporting Area levels by sex, race, ethnicity and five-year age groups for King County from 2020 to 2045.
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Labor Day 2020: A life-and-death fight for worker rights
Kim England, professor of geography, and Marissa Baker, assistant professor of public health, explain how labor has changed in 2020.
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The Labor of COVID
How has COVID-19 impacted workers? Faculty in Labor Studies offer their thoughts.
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Four "Remarkable" Dean's Medalists
The College honors four exceptional graduates representing eight Arts & Sciences majors.
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Five myths about policing
Steve Herbert, professor of law, societies, and justice and of geography, is referenced in this article discussing common myths about policing.
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COVID-19 mental health crunch puts impetus on psychedelic drug innovation, doctor says
Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, affiliate professor of geography explains how doctors are striving to further research on the effects of certain psychedelics on mental health.
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Amid a Pandemic, Geography Returns With a Vengeance
Jonathan Mayer, professor emeritus of geography and epidemiology, explains how geography is an important discipline in stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
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UW Honors students use art to disrupt the narrative on homelessness
Students in the Interdisciplinary Honors class “Citizen Acts to Challenge Poverty” collaborated with Real Change to bring the exhibit Portraits for Change.
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Interactive coronavirus map lets users track infection
Bo Zhao, assistant professor of geography, has created an interactive map showing the spread of cornoavirus, as well as other factors such as regional death tolls and recovery rates.
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WHO Names New Coronavirus Disease as COVID-19; Death Toll Spikes to 1,115
Assistant professor of geography, Bo Zhao, has created an interactive map showing the spread of coronovirus.