News from the Office of Connected Learning
UW Bothell working to reduce foul odor of latrines, airing issue in global sanitation
The University of Washington Bothell is helping develop a disinfectant to reduce the foul odor of latrines. Making pit toilets less offensive could improve sanitation in developing regions of the world where defecation in the open air spreads disease.
September 17, 2022
Computer modeling reveals secrets of teamwork
With a three-year $400,000 government grant, Deanna Kennedy employs student researchers to help study teamwork and discover how to keep people on the same page.
September 17, 2022
At the intersection of art and geography
Ted Hiebert and Jin-Kyu Jung, associate professors in different fields in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and UW Royalty Research Fund (RRF) award recipients, are exploring how to merge geographic and artistic representations of information.
September 17, 2022
Listening to the noise that whales hear
Assistant Professor Shima Abadi has received a three-year $850,000 grant from the Navy to analyze underwater noise in the Pacific to better understand the impact of human activities on marine life.
September 17, 2022
The mysterious snerka of Lake Washington
Kokanee that once filled Lake Washington streams may not be entirely gone. Ichthyologist Jeff Jensen is studying kokanee-like fish known as snerka.
September 17, 2022
Engaging undergraduates in math research
Pietro Paparella, an assistant professor of mathematics, studies theoretical aspects of non-negative matrices, which found one profitable application when Google started ranking websites.
September 17, 2022
Mobile protected areas needed to preserve biodiversity in the high seas
Sara Maxwell, an assistant professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences who studies migratory marine animals, says protected areas need to shift as climate change forces endangered species to move.
September 17, 2022
Grant puts child vision screening on wheels
Bill Erdly, an associate professor in the School of STEM, has received a $125,000 grant to support his work in developing new technologies to detect and treat vision problems that inhibit a child’s ability to read and learn.
September 17, 2022
One-lake wonders facing climate change – a study on the Arctic grayling fish
The survival of Arctic grayling in Washington could be imperiled, says Jeff Jensen, a senior lecturer in biology, because warming temperatures affect the only stream in the state where the fish spawn.
September 17, 2022
Researching crowdsensing in German smart city
Over the next three summers, University of Washington Bothell students will be traveling to Germany to develop crowdsensing technology at the University of Bamberg, which conducts smart city research in the Bavarian city.
September 17, 2022