Coronavirus Response

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW, says undecided voters may not think President Trump is the best person to lead the country after his illness.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW, talks about how he hopes the president’s illness will give the election a reset and lead to a more thoughtful conversation around choosing our leaders.

This week at the UW, join online events ranging in topics from population health to contempary race and politics in the United States.

Chanhee Choi is a multidisciplinary interactive artist and Ph.D. candidate in the UW Digital Arts and Experimental Media department. She’s creating a digital art game called “Pandemic,” a vehicle for her thoughts and experiences since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.

The Department of English has introduced its new “Literature, Language, Culture” Dialogue Series, a series of podcasts and YouTube videos in which UW humanities faculty discuss their research and teaching — “including the ways our work contributes to how we experience and seek to understand this time of global crisis.”

UW students, alumni, and faculty explain how COIVD-19 has disrupted Black life.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, discusses America's "pandemic spiral."

Daniel Bessner, assistant professor of international studies, explains how COVID-19 has affected the American University.

Colin Marshall, associate professor of philosophy, writes on how people can be persuaded to wear masks.

Christopher Adolph, associate professor of political science and John Wilkerson, political science professor and chair of the department explain the results of their study about mask mandates.

Christopher Adolph, associate professor of political science, authored a study showing that governor's political party is the biggest factor in whether a state has imposed a mask mandate.

Associate professor of history Adam Warren explains how traditional burial practices in Peru have been disrupted by the pandemic.

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discusses university privacy laws and their relation to COVID-19 data.

The Henry Art Gallery and Jacob Lawrence Gallery are adapting their re-openings amidst COVID-19.

A UW Professor has worked to make fine art accessible in his Summer 2020 class "Printmaking Without a Press."