Natural Sciences Division

As COVID-19 has forced education out of classrooms and onto the internet, UW clean energy “ambassadors” (who teach to K-12 students) are also making the shift to remote teaching.

Psychology professor Jane Simoni explains effective tactics for getting people to wear masks and explaining why they're important.

Matthew McQuinn, assistant professor of astronomy, discusses the results of a study he co-authored about cosmic bursts.

This week, see a variety of digital art, including a lecture on pandemics, a drop-in meditation session, and more.

Sapna Cheryan, professor of psychology, discusses former presidential candidate Andrew Yang's op-ed about the racism Asian-Americans were experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jonathan Kanter and Adam Kuczynski stress the effects of marginalization among those effected by COVID-19.

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.

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.

The UW shares a multitude of activities associated with Arts and Sciences including but not limited to book discussions, cello performances, and more.

Psychology professor Liliana Lengua discusses the struggles that mothers are facing during the pandemic, and instructs how to thoroughly appreciate them during this upcoming Mother's Day.

Faculty in the Department of Applied Mathematics contribute to coronavirus planning and strategy.

Andrew Meltzoff, psychology professor leads an international study exploring how people react to different circumstances related to the coronavirus outbreak.

Health experts worry that treating secondary infections alongside coronavirus could create antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Benjamin Kerr, professor of biology, is quoted

Join the UW in exploring various topics including dance, silent reading, and more.

In order to study how the pandemic impacts people in regards to mental health, UW researchers are turning to an app and 500 patients to record their moods.