News from the School of IAS
Julie Grimm airs on KBCS
Media & Communications Studies major Julie Grimm’s news feature was aired on local full power community radio station, KBCS on Feb 16, 2018. The story introduces listeners to SPACE 101.1, a new Low Power FM radio station that started broadcasting in NE Seattle this Fall from Magnuson Park. Julie helped with a ...
February 20, 2018
Solicitor General Purcell discusses president’s travel ban
Washington State Solicitor General Noah Purcell visited campus on February 8 to discuss the state’s successful challenge of the president’s travel ban. Purcell was hosted by UW Bothell’s American Muslim Research Institute, which is headed by IAS faculty member Karam Dana, who moderated the Q&A session.
February 15, 2018
Becca Price launches new feature in CBE-Life Sciences Education
IAS faculty member Becca Price, along with colleagues Erin Dolan (UGA) and Clark Coffman (Iowa State) have launched a new feature in the journal CBE-Life Sciences Education called “Anatomy of an Education Study.” The feature annotates influential papers that the journal has published to introduce scholars to biology education research. The annotations are framed through five lenses: background, definitions, applications for instruction, research design, and tips for writing papers to submit to the journal. The first series of annotations is about ...
February 15, 2018
Jennifer Atkinson presents “Environmental Grief and Hope in an Age of Climate Consequences”
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson presented on “Environmental Grief and Hope in an Age of Climate Consequences” at the Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference in Portland. The session aimed to help students, faculty, and climate activists directly address their anxiety and grief, and build the resilience to navigate climate issues without becoming overwhelmed. The seminar drew on the humanities, environmental philosophy, contemplative practice, and creative writing to help participants develop capacities to stay engaged in this difficult work over the long term. The session examined ...
February 12, 2018
Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in Dhaka, Bangladesh as part of a four country international traveling group show
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the first stop in a 4 country traveling group exhibition. Ali’s “The Buddhist Bug” series of photographs is on exhibition from February 2 - 10, 2018 as part of “A Beast, A God and A Line” curated by Cosmin Costinas. The exhibition touches on issues marking the current historical moment in this macro-region: the development and spread of politicised religion (jihadist Islam across several countries, fascist Buddhism in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and Hindu ethno-fascism in India, alongside revivalist Christianity among many indigenous ...
February 12, 2018
Travis Sharp curates, produces and presents
MFA alum Travis Sharp (’15, Creative Writing & Poetics) is a Ph.D. student in the Poetics Program at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) where he teaches writing and rhetoric. Amidst the demands of graduate life, Sharp finds space to collaborate, curate, produce, and present. For example, he was recently funded to curate a series of ephemeral texts via autodestruct.online, and this June, he will teach a workshop on ...
February 5, 2018
Anida Yoeu Ali’s artist talk and works archived with San Francisco Camerawork
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali’s panel discussion and artworks were recently digitized and archived with SF Camerawork, a platform founded in 1974 to support emerging artists to explore new directions and ideas in the photographic arts. In October 2016, Ali presented her artworks, a durational performance and artist talk in the exhibition Love in the Time of War at SF Camerawork curated by Việt Lê and Jennifer Vanderpool. Connecting ...
February 2, 2018
Talena Lachelle Queen becomes first African American Poet Laureate of Paterson, NJ
For the first time, since the city was founded by Alexander Hamilton 225 years ago, Paterson, NJ has named Talena Lachelle Queen as their first “African American Poet Laureate.” A ceremony honoring Queen will take place on February 3 at the historic Paterson Public Library. Queen (’14) is a poet and graduate of UW Bothell’s inaugural MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics program ...
February 2, 2018
Alka Kurian publishes “MeToo is riding a new wave of feminism in India”
IAS faculty member Alka Kurian published a new article, "MeToo is riding a new wave of feminism in India," in The Conversation. In this article Kurian argues that a social media-led anti-sexism movement began in India long before the present-day feminist resurgence in the US.
February 1, 2018
Daniel Lee’s persistence paves career in UX research
IAS alum Daniel Lee (’17) began his career in computer systems while in the United States Air Force, and at one time, he managed over 500 network servers across his base. After serving, Lee spent nine years managing a usability lab at Microsoft, which cemented his passion for user research and design. It soon became clear that he would need a bachelor’s degree to progress in this sector, but career advancement wasn’t his only motivator. Lee’s father had been diagnosed with terminal cancer ...
January 31, 2018