News from the School of IAS
Silvia Ferreira presents at 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association
IAS faculty member Silvia C. Ferreira presented at the 14th International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Silvia spoke on a panel titled “Postwar Immigration, Gender, and Urban Life.” Her talk explored Arab women’s roles in political events such as ...
August 24, 2018
Schindler and Price publish “Bad Science: Exploring the unethical research behind a putative memory supplement”
Abbie Schindler and IAS faculty member Becca Price published a teaching module called “Bad Science: Exploring the unethical research behind a putative memory supplement” in CourseSource. In the lesson, students evaluate the evidence that Quincy Bioscience has published on its website advertising the memory supplement Prevagen®. Through their own analysis, students discover that the website is misleading: there are fundamental problems ...
August 24, 2018
Masahiro Sugano screens his feature documentary “Cambodian Son” at Yunnan University in Kunming, China
IAS faculty member Masahiro Sugano was invited to present his award winning feature documentary “Cambodian Son” at The Lancang—Mekong Anthropology Documentary Forum from July 25-28, 2018. The 3-day forum included a curated exhibition of documentary films from the Lancang-Mekong river countries and regions, and related public programs, such as Q&A sessions, workshops and regional panel discussions. The educational event was organized by ...
August 23, 2018
Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in Two Major Taiwanese Cities
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits in a new group show titled “South Wind Rises: Asia-Pacific Contemporary Art Exhibition” held at the Taipei historical landmark the National Taiwan Art Education Center. The exhibition opened July 3, 2018 and will run until September 9, 2018. On view from Ali’s Ali’s “The Buddhist Bug” project are ...
August 23, 2018
Amaranth Borsuk interviews local poets
To extend the conversations begun by her MIT Press volume The Book, IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk recently staged conversations with several local poets whose creative practice includes publishing, book arts, and performance. On July 12, she spoke with Doug Nufer, whose work includes Oulipo-style constraint based writing, and Shin Yu Pai, whose practice encompasses ...
August 23, 2018
Amani Sawari interviewed on Democracy Now! about #august21 prison strike
IAS alum Amani Sawari (’16, Media & Communication Studies and Law, Economics & Public Policy) was interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! on 21 August 2018. The focus of the interview was work she is doing on #august21 prison strike. Sawari was the station manager for UWave Radio and also the Program Coordinator for Student Media at UW Bothell. The whole program is available on the Democracy Now! site. Here is a short excerpt...
August 22, 2018
Shauniece Drayton brings wellness to UW Bothell
Shauniece Drayton’s wellness journey began at UW Bothell when she served as a peer health educator creating programs focused on the five areas of wellness: physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and social. This position sparked a passion and holistic approach in everything she does. From mentoring students to creating health products to teaching yoga, Drayton brings her values of health and wellness to the Bothell community. Drayton had always wanted to be ...
August 21, 2018
Carrie Bodle selected for Immersive Design Residency at Fallingwater
IAS faculty member Carrie Bodle was selected for a Fallingwater Institute Immersive Design Residency at the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater house. The residency brought together professionals who design immersive, virtual environments for a studio-based residency program exploring best practices in immersive design in one of America’s most significant works of architecture.
August 20, 2018
Kristin Gustafson organizes two panels for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson (photo, left, courtesy of Randy Jessee) co-organized and co-moderated two History Division teaching panels for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention in Washington, D.C. As the Division’s Teaching Standards Chair since 2015, Gustafson focuses on pedagogies of diversity, collaboration, community, and justice. She begins her second year of a second two-year term in this leadership position for the Division.
August 15, 2018
Ben Wiselogle serves U.S. Department of State in Zimbabwe
IAS alum and U.S. Navy veteran Ben Wiselogle (’12) is serving the Political Section of the U.S. Department of State in Harare, Zimbabwe. Previously, Wiselogle was stationed in Washington D.C. as a Foreign Services Officer in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. From Harare, he writes, “Serving in the Political Section entails engaging with civil society actors and ...
August 15, 2018