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UW’s first Filipino department chair Rick Bonus says schools must do more for minority students
Rick Bonus, professor of American ethnic studies, broke ground on by becoming the first Filipino American to be appointed a UW department chair.
08/16/2020 | IE Examiner -
How to decide if you should get tested for Covid-19 before seeing friends and family
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.
08/16/2020 | CNBC -
Seattle’s residential real estate industry is talking about race and wrestling with some history
There is an upheaval in the local real estate industry, which has avoided grappling with racism and segregation. Quintard Taylor, professor emeritus of history, is quoted.
08/16/2020 | The Seattle Times -
Tech Moves: Intellectual Ventures exec departs; Shujinko grows leadership team; and more
Dr. Ekin Yasin was named director of the University of Washington’s Communication Leadership graduate program.
08/14/2020 | GeekWire -
Urban Heatwaves Are Worse For Low-Income Neighborhoods
Aseem Prakash, Director of the Center for Environmental Politics, weighs in on the inequities felt by low-income neighborhoods during heatwaves.
08/14/2020 | Forbes -
Amazon downplays latest relocation rumors, but experts say COVID makes Seattle even less attractive
Margaret O’Mara, professor of history, explains Amazon's relocation rumors and what effect COVID-19 could have on them.
08/14/2020 | The Seattle Times -
The 1918 Flu Faded in Our Collective Memory: We Might ‘Forget’ the Coronavirus, Too
Meg Spratt, a lecturer in communication at the UW, talks about how the media covered the 1918 flu.
08/13/2020 | Scientific American -
Initiative announces award of 14 COVID-19 population health equity research grants
The Populaton Health Initiative has given grants to COVID-19 health equity research projects.
08/13/2020 | UW Population Health -
Opinion: Seattle international students caught between Trump and COVID-19
Johnny Horton, Co-Director of Creative Writing in Rome, argues that the pandemic and an America First presidency threaten a great American institution.
08/12/2020 | Crosscut -
UW professors give insights on the past, present, and future of Ladino
David Bunis, former visiting professor, and Devin Naar, associate professor of history and Jewish studies, explain their scholarship on Ladino and the future of the language.
08/11/2020 | The Daily