University Of Washington

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Technology

Sharing is caring, unless it’s misinformation

Down the informed public rabbit hole with Ryan Calo
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Health

What these nurses see on the Covid ICU in Seattle

The air turns over every 20 to 25 minutes on the Covid ICU at the University of Washington Medical Center, but no one breathes easy.
Isolde Raftery
Education

Amid uncertainty, UW plans to bring students back next fall

Layers of back-up planning required
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Health

Unsettled contract negotiations add to strain on UW resident doctors on Covid-19 frontline

The frustration felt by union members of the University of Washington Housestaff Association was put on display in a full-page ad within the Seattle Times.
Ashley Hiruko
Education

College students face uncertain futures during the coronavirus outbreak

College students across the country are adjusting to a new normal as classes move online. Many students have already moved back home with family. But some are still figuring out next steps.
Esmy Jimenez
Education

How do you take a science lab final online?

All in-person classes and finals at the University of Washington have been canceled. Because of the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus, students will have their courses and tests online until the end of the quarter on March 20. Bill Radke spoke with Jake Goldstein-Street, a student at University of Washington and the News Editor at the UW Daily.
Bill Radke

Brandi Fullwood
Health

He has lung cancer. And he's a doctor in the midst of coronavirus outbreak

Doctors and nurses around the Puget Sound region are on the front line of the coronavirus fight. But what if you’re a physician who already has a life-threatening disease?
Angela King

Kim Shepard
Health

Seattle Health Care System Offers Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing For Workers

A hospital in Seattle has set up a drive-through coronavirus testing clinic in its garage. The idea is to quickly test workers who have symptoms without putting other staff or patients at risk.
Jon Hamilton
Health

When Coronavirus Struck Seattle, This Lab Was Ready To Start Testing

Scientists at the University of Washington's medical school began working on a test for coronavirus back in January. Now they're using it to fight an outbreak in their own backyard.
Jon Hamilton
World

UW graduate Xiyue Wang Freed In U.S.-Iran Prisoner Swap

The Princeton graduate student held by Iran for three years, was released Saturday in exchange for Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani, who had been held in the United States.
James Doubek

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