The Foreign Policy Opportunity of the Coronavirus Crisis
Daniel Bessner, Anne H.H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Associate Professor of American Foreign Policy, argues that the effects of pandemics today — and climate change and inequality — cross borders and require forms of international cooperation not seen in the past. Source: Responsible Statecraft
Grassroots Efforts to Gather Supplies
Julianne Dalcanton, chair of the Department of Astronomy, is featured in a story about citizens gathering much-needed supplies for health care workers. Source: BuzzFeed.
Staying Connected – at a Distance
Researchers in the UW Department of Psychology’s Center for the Science of Social Connection offer a few tips for staying connected — at a safe distance. Source: UW News
With Coronavirus, Prison and Jail Sentences Could Become Death Sentences
Katherine Beckett, chair of the Department of Law, Societies & Justice and S. Frank Miyamoto Professor of Sociology, and Anjum Hajat of the School of Public Health, write about prisoners as a population particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. SOURCE: The Seattle Times