university of washington

An ambulance pulls up as nurses outside a triage tent for the Emergency Department at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle put on gowns and other protective gear at the start of their shift, on April 2, 2020. A resurgence of the coronavirus has health

National

'We're All Tired Of This': Health Care Workers In Seattle Prepare For Another Surge

8:30am December 03, 2020

by Will Stone

Harborview Medical Center faced the country's initial swell of coronavirus cases. Now, health care workers there are offering advice to people facing the latest surge in COVID-19 patients.

Queue Listen Now

The Seattle campus of the University of Washington, pictured in March, is seeing a growing outbreak of COVID-19 cases among fraternity house residents this summer.

National

121 University Of Washington Students Infected In Greek Row Outbreak

7:08pm July 05, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

At least 112 fraternity house residents, as well as nine additional students identified as close contacts, have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Sunday.

Nurse Jeff Gates prepares to assess another patient in UW Medicine's drive-through coronavirus testing clinic in Seattle.

Health & Safety

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

6:41pm March 08, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

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.

Queue Listen Now

"Access to testing is really the major tool we have right now to fight this new coronavirus," says Dr. Keith Jerome, who runs a University of Washington lab in Seattle that can now test for the virus.

Health & Safety

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

6:00pm March 05, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

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.

Queue Listen Now

Science

How Computer-Assisted Telepathy Helps Humans Communicate

4:45pm May 07, 2019

by Elise Hu

The next phase of human evolution seems headed toward merging biological bodies with machines, and in the first video of Future You, Elise Hu gets connected to a network and plays a game her thoughts.

Paleontologist Peter Ward speaking on the TED stage.

Are We Headed Into Another Mass Extinction?

8:19am September 30, 2016

by NPR/TED STAFF

At various times, life on earth has come close to being erased. Paleontologist Peter Ward explains what we can learn from previous mass extinctions.

Queue Listen Now