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Pandemic lays bare the everyday stressors, inequities of marginalized communities
Jonathan Kanter and Adam Kuczynski stress the effects of marginalization among those effected by COVID-19.
05/24/2020 | The Seattle Times -
Scientists Say New, Lower CDC Estimates For Severity Of COVID-19 Are Optimistic
Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, CDC's revised estimates for future infections, which some say is too optimistic and many fear the agency could be responding to political pressure.
05/22/2020 | NPR -
Facebook will now let some employees work from anywhere, but their paychecks could get cut
Margaret O'Mara, professor of history, discusses how Facebook will start allowing some employees to apply to work remotely for good.
05/21/2020 | The Washington Post -
How to help your teenagers if they’re having a tough time during the pandemic
The uncertainty and disruption the coronavirus has brought means that teens are struggling at a much steeper level than usual. Liliana Lengua, professor of psychology, is quoted.
05/20/2020 | The Seattle Times -
2020 UW Libraries Student Video Contest Winners Announced!
Contest winners for the UW Libraries Student Video Contest are announced. Students Long Tran, Joshua Winiarski, Robie Rivera, Maryana Wu, Rachel Kisela, and Luke Bandagosa are winners.
05/20/2020 | UW News -
Opinion: Twitter Could End the Office as We Know It
Despite decades of resistance, major technology companies are considering a permanent move to working from home as an option. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history, writes this article.
05/19/2020 | New York Times -
Incoming IxD professor James Pierce discusses cybersecurity research, efficacy of remote learning
Incoming Interaction Design Professor James Pierce discusses his discipline, his background, and his style of teaching, and how it is impacted by remote learning.
05/19/2020 | The Daily -
ArtSci Roundup: Former Prime Minister of Italy Talk, Pandemic Urbanism Symposium, and more
This week at the UW, see a plethora of virtual opportunities, including a talk with the former prime minister of Italy.
05/19/2020 | UW News -
Special Report: 'Death Sentence'-The Hidden Coronavirus Toll in U.S. Jails and Prisons
Prisons during the coronavirus face shortages for testing and treatment. Marc Stern, faculty member at the School of Public Health is quoted.
05/18/2020 | New York Times -
‘We danced, we connected’: ‘L'Appel à la Danse’ shows dance as a unifier of communities, cultures, individuals
The documentary “L'Appel à la Danse” — “The Call of Dance” in English, celebrates dance as a language that crosses cultures and borders.
05/18/2020 | The Daily