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UW Bothell role in new vision screening for children

Routine vision screening for school children will be changing as a result of a new law supported by the community engagement of University of Washington Bothell. It’s not just the “big E” eye chart anymore. Children will be screened for near-vision problems that experts say affect their ability to read, learn and succeed in life.

April 5, 2016

Yeigh to give BOLD talk

Chancellor Wolf Yeigh will give the Leadership Lesson for the Business and Organization Leadership Development (BOLD) program in the School of Business. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear the veteran naval officer draw on his military experience and leadership in higher education during his interactive presentation on crisis leadership and current events.

April 5, 2016

Debate-speech team competes nationally

A team of students from University of Washington Bothell was the only team from the state to compete in a recent speech and debate national competition.

April 1, 2016

Paving day for new surface parking lot

Workers had a sunny day Friday to pave the new surface parking lot on campus behind Discovery Hall. The $2 million dollar project will add about 145 parking spaces.

April 1, 2016

Top teaching, research honors awarded

University of Washington Bothell’s top teaching and research honors for 2016: Janelle Silva, right, awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award. Jennifer McLoud-Mann, left, awarded the Distinguished Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award.  

April 1, 2016

Distinguished research award to McLoud-Mann

The University of Washington Bothell has selected Jennifer McLoud-Mann to receive the 2016 Distinguished Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity award. The associate professor of mathematics and colleagues made mathematics history and international headlines when they discovered a new type of convex pentagon to tile the plane.

April 1, 2016

Sherman Alexie 25th commencement speaker

Noted author, poet and screenwriter Sherman Alexie will deliver the commencement address to the 2016 graduating class of the University of Washington Bothell. The 25th commencement ceremony will take place at 1:45 p.m. on June 12 at the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the UW Seattle campus.

April 1, 2016

Distinguished Teaching Award to Silva

Janelle Silva is the recipient of the University of Washington Bothell’s 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award. Silva is an assistant professor of community psychology in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.

March 31, 2016

UW scavenger hunt on 3 campuses

The University of Washington Bothell campus shares in the third annual UW Scavenger Hunt on April 8, inviting participants to explore and discover locations on all three UW campuses.

March 31, 2016

Alum’s food truck back in business

The Mr. Gyros food truck is busy serving hungry students twice a week at University of Washington Bothell. It's back on the road despite the natural gas explosion in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood that destroyed the Mr. Gyros shop operated by UW Bothell alum Sammy Arsheed.

March 31, 2016

UW Bothell mourns the passing of Leslie Ashbaugh

The University of Washington Bothell community mourns the death of Leslie Ashbaugh, who died March 29 after a long battle with cancer. Ashbaugh was assistant vice chancellor for academic achievement and senior lecturer in the First Year Pre-Major Program in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.

March 30, 2016

Researching how teachers listen to math students 

School of Educational Studies Assistant Professor Allison Hintz is part of a team that won a grant of nearly $50,000 to research how elementary school teachers listen to students, particularly as students struggle with mathematics.

March 29, 2016