Population Health

Psychologist Susan Joslyn explains why those unfamiliar with extreme weather events tend to heed warnings more than those who are.

Alumni Melissa Arias (BA, 1997, Political Science) and Trina Cottingham (BS, 1996, Psychology) discuss how their education at UW impacts their careers on the Make-a-Wish leadership team.

UW alum and lecturer Graham Pruss lived in an RV for five months as part of the research for his anthropology PhD, and discusses the feelings of unwelcomeness it brought from his community.

In a study of transgender children, researchers with the Department of Psychology found that transgender children "experience gender just as strongly as cisgender" children.

Francis Abugbilla, graduate student in the Jackson School, has donated four solar panels to schools in Ghana, aiding education in Information and Communication Technology.

Dr. Peter Dunwiddie, affiliate professor of biology, discusses how "small scale attempts at outdoor engagement can have meaningful effects."

Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW talk about the current situation in the climate debate. 

A UW-led study finds that Deaf infants of Deaf parents demonstrate strong gaze-following behavior, which establishes a social connection between parent and child.

Affiliate Professor of Biology Sue Moore has explored how the interplay between scientific and indigenous knowledge can deepen our understanding of the world.

Biology doctoral student Lyda Harris studies the environmental dangers of microplastics and advocates for reducing our use of plastics.

Learn more about the study led by Kinsey Bice, a postdoctoral fellow in the UW Department of Psychology and the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences. 

Right after the turn of the century, Pat Kuhl, who studies speech and hearing at the UW, ran a pair of experiments with English-speaking nine-month-old babies. 

Analysis from Alex Lenferna, Mandela Rhodes & Fulbright Scholar, PhD in Philosophy (Climate Ethics), UW.

Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba is joining together in the call for increased focus on diversity and inclusion in International Affairs education.

Analysis from UW anthropology graduate student, Graham Pruss.