Coronavirus Response

  • A year with COVID-19: A chronology of how the UW adapted — and responded — to the pandemic

    Take a look back at the last year of the UW's research of and adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    03/04/2021 | UW News
  • Opinion: Vaccine inequality and structural racist optics

    "In early February, The Seattle Times published a report that provides a preliminary glimpse at who has had access to the first set of COVID-19 vaccines that were doled out. As much as I want to tell myself that this is an incomplete picture and that the first set of vaccines is reflective of a strategy to inoculate first responders and medical personnel, I still feel that the preliminary rollout failed to address a key consideration: namely, the disproportionate impact that the pandemic has had on people of color and economically marginalized folks," writes Oscar Rosales Castañeda, a lecturer in American ethnic studies at the UW.

    03/02/2021 | The South Seattle Emerald
  • Has the COVID-19 pandemic forever altered human behavior?

    It feels like the pandemic is changing everything, but as vaccine rollout progresses and we squint at what appears to be a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, the question to ask now is whether any real changes we’ve had to adopt during a year of pandemic life will stick around in the years to come. The UW’s Steve Goodreau, professor of anthropology, and Fabio Ghironi, professor of economics, are quoted.

    02/28/2021 | The Seattle Times
  • The Coronavirus Is Threatening a Comeback. Here’s How to Stop It.

    Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections. But this time the surge will be blunted by vaccines and, hopefully, widespread caution. By summer, Americans may be looking at a return to normal life. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    02/25/2021 | The New York Times
  • Will downtown Seattle bounce back after the pandemic?

    After months of deserted streets and shuttered storefronts, the businesses, institutions and individuals that depend on downtown Seattle are desperate to see it come back to life, but have little certainty whether or when it can regain its earlier vitality. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.

    02/22/2021 | The Seattle Times
  • The 27-year-old who became a COVID-19 data superstar

    In the contest over who could make the most accurate coronavirus forecast, it was global institutions versus a guy living with his parents in Santa Clara. Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is mentioned.

    02/20/2021 | Bloomberg Businessweek
  • C.D.C. Draws Up a Blueprint for Reopening Schools

    Amid an acrid national controversy, the CDC proposed detailed criteria for returning students to classrooms. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    02/12/2021 | The New York Times
  • Is the U.S. turning a corner in the pandemic?

    Optimism is tempered by the fact that while case numbers have been decreasing steadily, they are still much higher than they were during the first wave. And looming over all the recent progress is the threat of more contagious coronavirus variants that are already spreading rapidly in the U.S. — along with concerns that variants could pose problems for the current round of vaccines. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    02/10/2021 | NBC News
  • Will the Super Bowl Cause a Coronavirus Surge?

    Just as the United States seems to have emerged from the worst of a surge in coronavirus cases that ravaged the country for months and peaked after Americans crowded indoors for the winter holidays, public health officials are concerned about another potential superspreader date: Super Bowl Sunday. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    02/07/2021 | New York Times
  • 5 Key Roles for Effective Leaders During COVID

    “Although extensive literature on leadership skills and practices already exists, here we reflect on and define the main roles of higher education leaders in the time of crisis through the lens of the ongoing global events,” write Audeliz Matias of New York Empire State College, Yoly Gonzalez and Jerusalem Rivera-Wilson of State University of New York at Buffalo, Christina Vargas of Suffolk County Community College, Dalia A. Muller of Dutchess Community College, Angela Rios of the University at Albany and Anibal Torres of SUNY Morrisville. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is mentioned.

    02/04/2021 | Inside Higher Ed
  • The End Of The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Coming. Don't Get Careless Now.

    We're all fatigued, and our resolve is slipping. But this is also the most consequential point of the coronavirus crisis so far. Susan Joslyn, associated professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.

    01/28/2021 | Huffington Post
  • Cost of COVID-19: ‘Every one of those deaths has a story.’ Here’s Pierce County’s first

    Psychology Professor Shannon Dorsey explains the psychological effects of COVID-19.

    01/22/2021 | The News Tribune
  • As Coronavirus Mutates, the World Stumbles Again to Respond

    A South African tip led to the discovery of mutations around the world. With infections skyrocketing, “it’s a race against time.” Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    01/09/2021 | The New York Times
  • Statistics Faculty Engaged in Research on COVID-19

    Department of Statistics faculty are featured in this article about their COVID-19 research.

    12/31/2020 | Department of Statistics
  • UW researcher on how to keep spirits bright in isolation, and not put too much pressure on 2021

    For months, Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology at the UW, has been leading local and national studies on how people have been coping with quarantines and isolation. Yet he’s not doing any better than the rest of us. Adam Kuczynski, a graduate student in psychology at the UW, is mentioned.

    12/24/2020 | The Seattle Times