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Internship impact: Aria Wilson
During the period she was interning at the Seattle office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, donations to CAIR went up 103 percent, says Aria Wilson (global studies, June ’17). It also was the period after the presidential election, and the phones were ringing with calls for help and support.
April 20, 2017
First hackathon in series targets campus garden
The first in a planned series of University of Washington Bothell community hackathons aims to make improvements at the garden sprouting on campus between the north parking garage and the sports fields. The Garden Innovation Challenge on April 21 is the work of the Hackathon Series Committee, a partnership of seven student clubs and organizations.
April 12, 2017
UW Bothell team in Imagine Cup US finals
A team of University of Washington Bothell students is competing in the national finals for the Imagine Cup, the prestigious Microsoft software contest. Computing software systems seniors Darong Leng, Miyu Kimura and Shen Li are creating an “ultra-reality space” that allows people from different locations to interact using multiple devices.
April 12, 2017
Student ‘sees’ self in heroic comic book
New York comic book artist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez told a University of Washington Bothell audience how he created "La Borinquena," a superhero with a costume in the red, white and blue colors of the Puerto Rico flag. And a cape, because superheroes have capes.
April 12, 2017
‘Special spice’ in writing center consultations
The first time Gautam Kumar submitted a cybersecurity paper to a conference, it “failed spectacularly." But with assistance from the University of Washington Bothell Writing and Communications Center, Kumar succeeded in having the paper accepted at a conference in Portugal where he presented his work.
April 11, 2017
Campus garden debuts for Earth Week
The debut of the new campus community garden will be featured at this year’s Earth Week, April 15-21, at the University of Washington Bothell.
April 11, 2017
Jody Early wins teaching innovation award
Jody Early, an associate professor in the University of Washington Bothell School of Nursing & Health Sciences, is the recipient of the UW 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award for Innovation with Technology.
April 6, 2017
Student discovers his gift for debate
After taking Denise Vaughan’s introduction to debate class, Aaron Yared joined the UW Bothell debate team, improved his classroom performance, changed his career goal to law and won third place in the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Speech and Debate Tournament.
April 6, 2017
Internships-Veronica Cheang: Selling tea to China
For an internship course in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, Veronica Cheang was a marketing intern with World Trade Center Tacoma. She conducted research for a company that wanted to sell tea to China, the world’s largest tea exporter. It was a challenge, she says.
April 6, 2017
Native Girls Code, helping diversify STEM
After completing her community psychology degree with a human rights minor at the University of Washington Bothell, Shawn Peterson created a way to combine her education with her passion. She helped start Native Girls Code with the goal of introducing indigenous teen girls to opportunities in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
April 5, 2017
Population Health theme of research series
Improving public health and well-being is the focus of this spring’s University of Washington Bothell Research in Progress series, which features faculty from various disciplines discussing their research.
April 4, 2017
Chancellor: UW Bothell mission consistent
Chancellor Wolf Yeigh kicked off the spring quarter town hall meeting by reaffirming the University of Washington Bothell’s mission to provide access to excellence in higher education and its vision to serve as a catalyst for success in the region.
April 3, 2017