Population Health

Aseem Prakash, Director of the Center for Environmental Politics, weighs in on the inequities felt by low-income neighborhoods during heatwaves.

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.

Some of Washington's elderly and immunocompromised have made tough choices about what is “essential” travel. Cheryl Kaiser, professor of psychology, is quoted.

Brands are starting to make colorful masks for children. Child psychologists see this as a positive step toward “normalcy.” Shannon Dorsey, professor of psychology, is quoted.

Seattle’s known as a city of icy introverts. The pandemic proved otherwise, even as we socially distanced. Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, is quoted.

Four UW psychologists explain how to keep and build relationships during the pandemic.

Adrian Raftery, professor of statistics and sociology, explains how different sets of facts and figures about COVID-19 can paint different pictures of the pandemic.

A study from the department of sociology about divorce rates is mentioned in this article about how divorce rates may spike after the pandemic ends.

Data from antibody tests in 10 different cities and states indicate that many people with no symptoms may be spreading the virus. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted in this article about how coronavirus test results should be interpreted.

Jane Simoni, professor of psychology, explains why the virus response in the U.S. has been slowed by a population that doesn’t appear to agree on even basic mitigation measures.

Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, discusses how, surprisingly, loneliness hasn't drastically increased during the pandemic.

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, explains why COVID-19 testing is necessary for re-opening colleges safely.

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discusses how COVID-19 has surged again in places that once had it more under control.