Rhea and Thelonious discuss UW popup vaccine clinics, King County’s COVID rates, boosters, and breakthrough cases (vaccinated people who still contract COVID).

Rhea and Thelonious discuss the implications of the recent announcement that UW is planning for a mostly in person fall quarter, and that students who return will be required to be vaccinated.

Rhea and Thelonious discuss a UW research project on natural language processing, the automatic manipulation of speech and text by software. The data you feed software isn’t always diverse, and specific and harmful language processes can be overrepresented.

Rhea and Thelonious discuss the recent pause on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine due to a small number of those vaccinated experiencing major side effects. Additionally, they discuss a UW study that found significant vaccine distrust among incarcerated populations.

Rhea and Thelonious discuss recent news and its implications from the UW Daily. The University Provost has said that UW is aiming for a mostly in person fall quarter and that the vaccine won’t be required for students.

Rhea and Thelonious discuss two projects at UW: the first, research on smart speakers that can detect problems in heart beat, and the second, looking at the efficacy of home delivery HIV treatments in curbing the virus.

Rhea and Thelonious discuss the 70 million dollar UW project to attempt to cure HIV and other blood disorders using a gene editing technology. They also discuss a UW study on racial and socioeconomic disparities in mammogram access.

UW researchers have discovered a new law of physics that allows researches to define the maximum slope of an aircraft fuselage, which will aid in reducing drag. Rhea and Thelonious discuss how this discovery could lead to more fuel efficient aircrafts.

If you have COVID, the viral particles will show up in your waste. Rhea and Thelonious discuss the surprising way researchers are testing the sewage of neighborhoods to track if COVID is in the area.

Rhea and Thelonious discuss UW researchers who are using electric spinal cord stimulation to help people with spinal cord injuries regain upper limb function.