News from the Office of Connected Learning
Assessing student learning loss from coronavirus
UW Bothell's Center on Reinventing Public Education says diagnostic assessments with a clear purpose can be an essential tool for public schools in helping students recover from learning loss, Education Dive reports.
November 7, 2022
Mask’s fit more important than fabric
When deciding on a face mask, fit is more important than fabric, says Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry who is testing how well different masks filter particles from the air.
November 7, 2022
Artificial intelligence turned against COVID-19
A team led by Assistant Professor Dong Si is turning the power of artificial intelligence against the COVID-19 coronavirus with a new software tool that could help design vaccines and drugs.
November 7, 2022
Professional development integrating art, STEM
Education researchers at the University of Washington Bothell are helping lead a project that fosters teaching K12 students to integrate science and art. Through this integration, researchers aim to broaden the participation of students in science, technology, engineering and math.
November 7, 2022
Using AI to trace deep secrets of COVID-19
A UW Bothell computer science research team developed an artificial intelligence program called DeepTracer to model the atomic structure of the COVID-19 coronavirus, KIRO-TV reports.
November 7, 2022
Brennan oversees Sponsored Research and Connected Learning
As the assistant vice chancellor overseeing the Office of Sponsored Research and the Office of Connected Learning, Carolyn Brennan sees her role as coordinating support and making the best use of resources.
November 7, 2022
Who controls data matters more than ever
Carrie Tzou, associate professor in the School of Educational Studies and recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award tells UW Bothell Magazine, “The need for scientific and data literacy is more important than ever.”
November 7, 2022
Computer science used against coronavirus
Dong Si, an assistant professor in the School of STEM, led a team of computer science students in developing a program that could help develop a drug or vaccine against the coronavirus, The Herald of Everett reports.
November 4, 2022
Do-it-yourself air filter for smoke
With wildfire smoke making the air unhealthy, University of Washington Bothell Professor of Environmental Chemistry Dan Jaffe tells Q13 how to MacGyver an effective filter at home using a 20-inch box fan and an MERV 13 furnace filter.
November 4, 2022
How Arctic fish survive in North Cascades lake
Working through the pandemic summer of 2020, researchers led by University of Washington Bothell Teaching Professor Jeff Jensen found how Arctic grayling are surviving in one lake in the North Cascades.
November 4, 2022