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Published: 05/04/2020

Carl Bergstrom co-authored this OpEd piece in the New York Times, on what is not said about herd immunity.

In the absence of a vaccine, developing immunity to a disease...Read more

Published: 05/01/2020

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, was quoted in The Atlantic in a guide to making sense of the coronavirus.

Expertise is not just about knowledge, but also about the...Read more

Published: 04/30/2020

Hannah Jordt, graduate student in the Kerr lab, was quoted in a UW News article on antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Scientists at the University of Washington and the University of Idaho...Read more

Published: 04/21/2020

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, was quoted in a New York Times article about the coronavirus and social distancing.

In New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been using...Read more

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Published: 04/14/2020

Carl Bergstrom is the featured guest on NBC correspondent Chris Hayes's podcast Why Is This Happening?

Going Viral with Carl Bergstrom talks about what we...Read more

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Published: 04/01/2020

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, has been quoted in two recent New York Times articles about the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Coronavirus May Kill 100,000 to 240,000 in U.S. Despite Actions,...Read more

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Published: 03/30/2020

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology has been busy trying to counteract misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Wired has published an article detailing Carl's debunking of Scott Minzter's viral twitter...Read more

Published: 03/17/2020
Ben Kerr was featured in this OpEd in the New York Times on 14 Mar 2020....Read more
Published: 03/12/2020

Underrepresented college students benefit more from ‘active learning’ techniques in STEM courses

A new study by researchers, Ellie Theobald and Scott Freeman, at the University of Washington shows that...Read more

Published: 03/12/2020

Climate change at Mount Rainier expected to increase ‘mismatch’ between visitors and iconic wildflowers

Without cuts to our carbon emissions, by the end of this century, scientists expect that snow...Read more

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