Natural Sciences Division

The HIV/AIDS pandemic was the formative experience for many of the doctors leading the response to COVID-19. Martina Morris, professor emeritus of sociology and statistics, is referenced.

Jana Mohr Lone, director of the Center for Philosophy for Children, discusses the Center's move to online programming amidst COVID-19.

Horacio de la Iglesia, professor of biology, and postdoctoral researcher Leandro Casiraghi, discuss new research on university students' sleep under stay-at-home orders.

Bruce Balick, professor emeritus of astronomy discusses new images from the Hubble telescope of planetary nebulae.

Emily Levesque, an assistant professor of astronomy, discusses standardized testing requirements for graduate programs amidst COVID-19.

This week, the UW offers a variety of online engagement opportunities such as virtual programming from the Meany Center and the Jackson School's Nepal Speaker Series.

Shannon Dorsey, professor of psychology, shares tips on how to get kids to wear masks, including incorporating masks with activities kids love and using fun designs.

This article discusses the college life of Bruce Lee, who studied philosophy at the UW.

Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, discusses the appropriate time to say "I love you" in a relationship and the issues that can arise with saying it too soon.

Bruce Balick, professor emeritus of astronomy discusses images from the Hubble telescope planetary nebulae, huge clouds of gas and dust in space, illuminated by blasts from dying stars.

Katie McCormick, postdoctoral scholar in physics, explains how lasers can produce the slowest thing on earth.

Jayadev Athreya, associate professor of mathematics, among other mathematics researchers has signed a letter calling on the discipline to stop working on predictive-policing algorithms.

Dave Ross talks to Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, about how protesting can be a form of "healthy coping."

Earl Davie, professor emeritus of biochemistry, was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology and research in blood clotting. He died June 6 of complications related to old age.

Daniel Bessner, associate professor of international studies and Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discuss whether and how colleges should re-open in the fall.