News from the School of IAS
Karam Dana talks about Islam and Muslims in America with KUOW’s Ross Reynonlds and is interviewed for the Tacoma Tribune
IAS faculty member Karam Dana participated in KUOW's Ask a Muslim or Two, an event led by Ross Reynolds meant to provide a safe environment where questions about Islam and Muslims can be asked and answered. Dana was also interviewed by ...
September 15, 2016
David Doyle becomes City of Seattle’s new Open Data Program Manager
Last week Master of Arts in Policy Studies alum David Doyle (’15) began a new venture as City of Seattle’s Open Data Program Manager. His primary focus is continuing the implementation of Seattle’s open data policy, which involves coordinating efforts across all City departments to accelerate the publishing of high value datasets into http://data.seattle.gov. In February 2016, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed an Executive Order directing all City data to be "open by preference," meaning City departments should make their data accessible to the public after screening for privacy, security, and quality considerations. A Microsoft employee for 18 years, David credits the Policy Studies program as key in his transition to public service. Describing his trajectory, David writes:
September 13, 2016
Shannon Cram publishes and speaks on nuclear energy, work, and politics
IAS faculty member Shannon Cram published "Living in Dose: Nuclear Work and the Politics of Permissible Exposure" in Public Culture. Informed by her ethnographic and policy work at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Cram's article traces the historical development and embodied practice of "permissible dose" in U.S. nuclear industry. She considers the deeply political ways that worker exposure facilitates nuclear production and examines how "safe" has become synonymous with "safe enough" at Hanford. She also ...
September 8, 2016
Alums find purpose at Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center
Both Lauren Daniels (’16) and Brittany Lewis (’15) studied Community Psychology at UW Bothell, and both found Seattle Children’s Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center by chance. The Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center offers classes and activities for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities as they transition out of the education system and into adulthood.
September 8, 2016
Jasleena Grewal writes about urban foraging in YES! Magazine
Jasleena Grewal (’13, Environmental Science) started nursing school in June and continues to write for YES! Magazine. Her most recent article, “Urban Foraging: Weeds You Can Eat,” discusses six edible weeds that can provide protein, reduce anxiety - or even predict the weather. The piece was picked up by The Marc Steiner Show, which ...
September 8, 2016
Dave Stokes presented research on California tiger salamander ecology and conservation-reliant species
IAS faculty member Dave Stokes presented research on California tiger salamander ecology and conservation-reliant species at the EcoSummit 2016 meeting in Montpellier France. His talk, based on a paper currently in review at the journal Biodiversity Conservation, was titled “Saving All the Pieces: An Inadequate Conservation Strategy for an Endangered Amphibian in a Rapidly Urbanizing Area.” He also ...
September 8, 2016
Alice Tsoodle joins Friends of North Creek Forest staff
Alice Tsoodle (’13, Environmental Studies) has joined Friends of North Creek Forest as their first-ever staff Education Manager! Alice’s indelible connection to Bothell’s North Creek Forest began through a course with IAS faculty member Amy Lambert, but her love for the environment began long before. Originally Alice had considered being a nurse, but an encounter with the film “Sacred Spaces” propelled her in the direction of environmental education. While ...
September 8, 2016
Jason Lambacher presents paper on Wilderness, Wildness, and Cross-cultural Dialogue
IAS faculty member Jason Lambacher presented an environmental political theory paper titled, "Wilderness, Wildness, and Cross-cultural Dialogue," at the Just Sustainability -- Hope for the Commons conference, hosted by Seattle University's Center for Environmental Justice & Sustainability on August 7-9. Lambacher's paper examines social justice critiques of ...
August 26, 2016
UWave Radio awarded Cultural Equipment Program Grant from 4Culture
UWave Radio received a grant from 4Culture through the 2016 Cultural Equipment Program to support community access to FM radio at KUWU-LP 104.9FM. The application was authored by Media & Communication Studies student Jathiya Hilber, with support from other UW Bothell and Cascadia students. It reads ...
August 15, 2016
Natalie Singer-Velush selected as finalist for Autumn House Press nonfiction prize
MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics alum Natalie Singer-Velush (’16) has been chosen as a finalist for Autumn House Press’s nonfiction prize. Selected from more than 1,000 manuscript entries, her memoir, California Calling, traces Singer-Velulsh’s relocation from Canada to California at age sixteen and explores moments of being silenced before finding her voice. Her manuscript was largely written as she was completing her MFA program and seeking small press publishers. Singer-Velush was enticed by ...
August 15, 2016