News from the Office of Connected Learning
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
CRPE education center marks 25 years
The Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the University of Washington Bothell, is celebrating its 25th anniversary by thinking about core beliefs and lessons learned, Director Robin Lake writes in The 74 Million.
September 16, 2022
Full STEAM ahead
Carrie Tzou leads a discussion of the changing role of librarians in STEAM Education May 7 at the Edmonds Public Library as part of the Campus Research Connections series.
September 16, 2022
Feds certify UW excellence in cybersecurity
Federal agencies recently redesignated the University of Washington as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research. The center is managed by the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at UW Bothell.
September 16, 2022
Fall 2019 New Center Awards
The Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal and the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity have received over $400,000 in research grants since July 2019.
September 16, 2022