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Policy student expert on seed diversity

University of Washington Bothell Master of Arts in policy studies (MAPS) student Caitlin Moore presents “Seeding the Future,” a talk on the importance of organic and diverse seeds, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the 21 Acres farm learning center in Woodinville.

February 23, 2017

Have idea? Need $100K? Innovation encouraged

Invention-minded students, faculty and staff at the University of Washington Bothell are invited to apply for $100,000 Amazon Catalyst grants to help get the innovation started. The money comes from Seattle’s online retailer Amazon in partnership with CoMotion, the UW innovation hub. Applications are taken quarterly and the next deadline is March 26.

February 17, 2017

Health studies students intern with King County

Three University of Washington Bothell health studies students recently completed their field work as interns with Seattle and King County Public Health on a program to promote fruits and vegetables in home child care meals instead of junk food and sugary drinks.

February 16, 2017

Helping postdocs step up to teaching

Becoming an instructor is a big step for postdocs thinking of themselves as future faculty. Many from University of Washington campuses and affiliated institutions are finding help with Science Teaching Experience for Postdocs.

February 16, 2017

Student poster selected at math conference

A presentation of work from UW Bothell’s summer Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) was selected as an outstanding poster at a major math conference. Another REU is being held this summer on campus, and there’s still time to apply.

February 14, 2017

University, state partner for veterans support

University of Washington Bothell Chancellor Wolf Yeigh and Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs Director Lourdes E. “Alfie” Alvarado-Ramos signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to continue UW Bothell’s membership with Partners for Veteran Supportive Campuses.

February 10, 2017

Job search even tougher for international students

Sridarsh Vinnakota had five interviews last summer for finance internships. All the companies backed out when the interviewers learned he’s an international student from India. Vinnakota is helping others in his position with a job fair for international students.

February 10, 2017

UW Bothell accelerates cybersecurity careers

The University of Washington Bothell is in a select position to accelerate students into high-demand careers in cybersecurity. The University is leveraging course offerings with government and industry partnerships through the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity.

February 10, 2017

The wild side of a community partnership

Friends of North Creek Forest is now temporarily based in Husky Hall. This enables joint programming with the organization and direct access for students in community-based learning and research projects. The partnership also helps improve the environment and preserve a piece of the wild inside the city of Bothell.

February 2, 2017

2017 undergraduate scholars awards

Persistence, commitment, dedication. Those words were used repeatedly by professors describing the two Mary Gates scholars and eight winners of the Founders Fellows Research Scholarships at the UW Bothell undergraduate awards reception Thursday evening in Discovery Hall.

February 1, 2017

Mentoring offered to new students

When new first-year and transfer students register for their orientation this summer, they’ll be asked whether they’d welcome mentoring by a faculty or staff member or a student peer in these groups: LGBTQ, veterans, first-generation, interfaith, international, students with children, and students with disabilities.

February 1, 2017

Gender pronouns matter

When you meet someone for the first time, you may not know their preferred gender pronouns. They could be she, her, hers. They could also be ze, zir, and zirs. Gender pronouns are important to us at UW Bothell. Jama Abdirahman, who prefers he, him, his, asked some of our campus community members to explain the importance.

January 27, 2017