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UW expert: CDC advisory against COVID testing for all students is ‘irresponsible’
The CDC stated that it does not recommend testing all students and faculty when in-person schooling resumes. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, explains the controversy.
07/02/2020 | MyNorthwest -
The New Dutch Far Right
Nicolaas P. Barr, a lecturer of Comparative History of Ideas, discusses the new Dutch far-right, and how it intersects with the rise of far-right ideologies in other nations.
07/02/2020 | Jewish Currets -
UW study looks at the long-term mental health toll of lockdowns
Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, is using surveys to study how the stay-at-home order has been impacting people’s mental health.
07/01/2020 | MyNorthwest -
Seattle Now: What the Fourth of July is and isn't
Quintard Taylor, a history professor emeritus and the founder of BlackPast.org, talks about the history of celebrating the Fourth of July.
07/01/2020 | KUOW -
Beyond ‘Climate Pledge Arena’: Are Amazon’s climate goals for real?
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains how Amazon's climate plan may not be as good as it seems.
07/01/2020 | Gristle -
A summer of protest, unemployment and presidential politics – welcome to 1932
James Gregory, professor of history, explains how looking back to 1932 can advise us about 2020.
07/01/2020 | The Conversation -
Why labor unions make people less racist
Jacob Grumbach, assistant professor of political science, explains his new research saying that stronger labor unions have an anti-racist side effect.
07/01/2020 | Salon -
Professor tackles one more mystery about quantum mechanics and time’s flow
John Cramer, professor of physics, is weighing in with a potential solution to one of the longest-running puzzles in quantum mechanics: a phenomenon known as wave function collapse.
07/01/2020 | GeekWire -
Voting justice group Common Power turns to tech in time of COVID to re-imagine outreach
Common Power has had to rapidly adopt digital communications due to COVID-19, stopping face-to-face contact. David Domke, professor of communication, explains.
07/01/2020 | GeekWire -
Remembering Lynn Shelton, leader of the Seattle film scene
“Throughout the industry, Lynn was known for her nurturing and respectful treatment of every person on her sets,” writes friend Lacey Leavitt, (BA, Comparative Literature, 2003).
07/01/2020 | UW Magazine