Coronavirus Response

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, explains America's lack of a strategy for asymptomatic testing.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, explains how missteps from public health agencies worry health experts.

Stephen Groening, associate professor of cinema and media studies, explains the phenomenon of binge-watching light TV shows during COVID-19.

Many parents are preparing for what is certain to be a chaotic K-12 school experience this fall. Rachel Heath, associate professor of economics, is quoted.

Xiaosong Li, chemistry professor brings computational science to the virtual classroom during COVID-19.

Colin Marshall, associate professor of philosophy, explains what to say to someone who refuses to wear a mask.

The Seattle Times gives ideas for busting boredom, including reading spider facts from the Burke Museum.

Rubén Manzanedo, a postdoctoral researcher in biology, is quoted in this article about what COVID-19 can teach us about fighting climate change.

Faculty in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington are actively engaged in research related to COVID-19.  

Researchers are trying to figure out how many people in a community must be immune before the coronavirus fades. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.

Because of an overburdened system, people who are visiting family have complicated questions to ask on whether to get tested. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.

Margaret O’Mara, professor of history, explains Amazon's relocation rumors and what effect COVID-19 could have on them.

The Populaton Health Initiative has given grants to COVID-19 health equity research projects.

Meg Spratt, a lecturer in communication at the UW, talks about how the media covered the 1918 flu.

Johnny Horton, Co-Director of Creative Writing in Rome, argues that the pandemic and an America First presidency threaten a great American institution.