News from the School of IAS

Category: Research and Creative Practice

Jennifer Atkinson’s “Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety” seminar featured in Grist and McMenamin’s Pub Night Talk

IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson's seminar on Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety was featured in a recent news story on Grist.org, an online magazine that has been publishing environmental news and commentary since 1999. The story, titled "The life-altering, world-ending topic they’re still not teaching you about in school," reported that a majority of K-12 and college level sciences classes in the U.S. still do not teach climate change material -- or even talk about it during class time -- despite the fact that 86% of teachers surveyed said ...

June 6, 2019

Naomi Macalalad Bragin receives NEH award

IAS faculty member Naomi Bragin is the only UW Bothell recipient of a 2019 NEH summer stipend, according to Carolyn Brennan, assistant vice chancellor for research. “This is a highly competitive and prestigious award. We’re thrilled about her success.” ...

June 5, 2019

IAS faculty promotions

IAS faculty members Anida Yoeu Ali, Lauren Berliner, Carrie Bodle, Raissa DeSmet, Ron Krabill, Jed Murr, Julie Shayne, and Wadiya Udell have been promoted in rank. Ron Krabill and Wadiya Udell are promoted to ...

June 5, 2019

Margaret Redsteer receives 2018 Eugene Shoemaker Science Communication Award

IAS faculty member Margaret Redsteer received the 2018 Eugene Shoemaker Science Communication Award. The award from the U.S. Geological Survey recognizes Redsteer’s important contributions to collaborative studies that combine conventional physical sciences and tribal elder observations to show that local knowledge and conventional science partnerships can effectively ...

June 5, 2019

IAS hosts third annual Circle of Recognition event

On May 15, IAS hosted the third annual Circle of Recognition event to honor achievements and contributions of IAS students, alumni, and community partners within the academic year. Honorees were introduced by a faculty or staff member of their choice, and accompanied by friends and family members who had encouraged and enabled their success. Honors included:

May 31, 2019

Min Tang presents at Internet Governance and Communication Beyond Boundaries Conference

IAS faculty member Min Tang attended the 2019 International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Washington DC between May 24-28 and presented at the Internet Governance and Communication Beyond Boundaries pre-conference at the American University. Tang’s presentation on “Huawei versus U.S.? The Geopolitics of Exterritorial Internet Infrastructure” connected ...

May 29, 2019

MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics hosts panel on “life after the MFA” at Hugo House

On Wednesday, May 22nd, students, faculty, and community members convened at Hugo House’s Lapis Theater on Capitol Hill for a conversation and Q&A about how to make a life (and a living) as a writer in Seattle. Moderated by IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk, the panel featured Corinne Manning, Natalie A. Martínez, and Abi Pollokoff. An annual tradition in the MFA ...

May 28, 2019

IAS faculty members serve as research mentors for the Pacific Science Center’s 2019 “Games for our Future”

IAS faculty members Jennifer Atkinson, Mark Chen, and Jason Lambacher served as research mentors for the Pacific Science Center's 2019 "Games for our Future" event, a three-day game jam focused on the theme “Creating a Green Tomorrow.” The Game Jam brought game developers and researchers together to learn from each other and show the power of games to translate complex environmental research into a medium that's both fun and educational. The event was ...

May 28, 2019

Charlie Collins co-authors top-cited paper in Journal of Urban Affairs

IAS faculty member Charlie Collins co-authored the top-cited paper in the Journal of Urban Affairs in 2018: “Transforming social cohesion into informal social control: Deconstructing collective efficacy and the moderating role of neighborhood racial homogeneity.” Drawing on collective efficacy and social disorganization theories, the article found a positive relationship between social cohesion ...

May 2, 2019

IAS faculty and student win 2019 Husky Green Awards

The Husky Green Awards are given annually to students, faculty and staff from the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses who show environmental leadership and dedication. This year, IAS faculty members Rob Turner, Warren Gold, Environmental Science major Jordan Fette, and Policy Studies alum Sean Schmidt have been awarded this distinction.

April 23, 2019