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How Hispanics can counter the popular narrative
It’s particularly important now, when there’s fear-mongering around immigration, to think about National Hispanic Heritage Month and what Latinos have brought to the United States, said Jason Daniel-Ulloa, assistant teaching professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies.
October 2, 2020
A major milestone for GWSS major
The discipline now known as Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies is celebrating its 50th anniversary worldwide this year. At the University of Washington Bothell, Oct. 26, 2020, will mark the four-year anniversary of the Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies major and minor.
October 2, 2020
A virtual home away from home
Miguel Macias, the director of the Student Diversity Center, and his team have been preparing the center as a virtual home where students can connect as they deal with social and political issues and begin the academic year.
September 24, 2020
Health Studies prepared alumna for pandemic
Mary Cowan (Health Studies ‘17) worked at the Yakima Health District in the food safety program – until the coronavirus pandemic hit. That’s when she really drew on her UW Bothell education.
September 15, 2020
Connecting the dots between farm and hunger
Bothell business owner and University of Washington Bothell graduate George Ahearn co-founded the EastWest Food Rescue nonprofit with a simple strategy: “You tell us you’re hungry; we get you food.”
September 10, 2020
Nursing students investigate K-12 COVID issues
RN-to-BSN students in a community health course looked at some of the difficult safety and protection issues facing K-12 schools as they plan for reopening in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic.
August 21, 2020
Disability and education at UW Bothell
In the course, Disability in Society, Jason Naranjo, senior lecturer in the School of Educational Studies, examines history, theory, values and assumptions about disability in the context of schools and society.
August 20, 2020
How an environmental health career MAPS out
Jeff Ketchel says his Master of Arts in Policy Studies in 2008 gave him skills he has used to head health districts and now serve as executive director of the Washington State Public Health Association.
August 12, 2020
Health Studies pushes back against pandemic
A crisis needs a range of responders, and some of those on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic have been School of Nursing & Health Studies students Aaron Davis, Addison Lin, Kathy Luangrath and Sesait Tekle.
August 4, 2020
Artificial intelligence turned against COVID-19
A team led by Assistant Professor Dong Si is turning the power of artificial intelligence against the COVID-19 coronavirus with a new software tool that could help design vaccines and drugs.
July 28, 2020
COVID-19 ethics and equity
Jamie Shirley, director of nursing in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, is an ethics consultant for UW Medical Center Northwest whose advice helps decide care in a COVID-19 crisis.
July 8, 2020
Turning environmental angst into activism
In addition to teaching Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety, Jennifer Atkinson is producing a podcast and creating a global network of educators to help students cope with feelings of environmental loss.
July 8, 2020