News from the Office of Connected Learning
Crowdfunding is an imperfect weapon against the pandemic
COVID-19 has sparked an explosion of requests for help on GoFundMe.com. But crowdfunding is an imperfect tool against a pandemic, writes Associate Professor Nora Kenworthy in the Washington Post.
September 17, 2022
Faculty Research: In a Pandemic, Prisons are a Problem
Because of their age, underlying medical problems and the conditions of incarceration, a large percentage of Washington’s prison population is vulnerable to the coronavirus, Associate Professor Dan Berger writes at the UW Center for Human Rights.
September 17, 2022
Supporting urban community gardening
Melanie Malone researches contaminants in urban community gardens, which is an important consideration as more people turn to gardening for vegetables during the coronavirus pandemic.
September 17, 2022
Improving access for students with disabilities
Assistant Professor Neil Simpkins explores how disabled students experience college writing and the rhetorical tactics they use to navigate higher education.
September 17, 2022
Pandemic shortens Fulbright research in Namibia
Making the most of her time, Mariah Crystal (Master of Arts in Policy Studies ’10) was able to conduct much of her Fulbright research in Namibia before she was told to return home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
September 17, 2022
Research continues despite coronavirus
The campus may be under restricted operations during the coronavirus pandemic, but the sea anemones in Professor Marc Servetnick’s research project still need to be fed. Caring for them is permitted during the restrictions.
September 17, 2022
A pandemics course in the time of COVID-19
Assistant Professor Dan Bustillos quickly designed a timely spring quarter course in the School of Nursing & Health Studies — Coronavirus Pandemic: The ethical and legal implications of pandemic preparedness and response.
September 17, 2022
Precious keepsake or needless risk? Ultrasound businesses peddle fetal photos to anxious parents
The Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly urged pregnant women to avoid medically unnecessary ultrasounds. Pierre Mourad, professor of neurological surgery in the UW School of Medicine and professor of engineering and mathematics at UW Bothell, is quoted.
September 17, 2022
GoFundWho? More equitable ways to crowdfund in a crisis
Nora Kenworthy, an associate professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies who studies crowdfunding for medical needs, tells Crosscut the outcomes often reflect existing biases.
September 17, 2022
Renewal at Goodlad Educational Institute
Marking its 10th anniversary at UW Bothell, the Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal is changing directors but not direction. As founding director Tom Bellamy moves to emeritus status, incoming director Carrie Tzou continues to turn research into classroom innovations.
September 16, 2022