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Hormone linked to brain changes, aggression
University of Washington Bothell research into the hormone DHEA and aggression in songbirds indicates the hormone alters regions of the brain that regulate social behavior. That could have implications for people who take DHEA as a health supplement.
December 2, 2016
How to make research relevant
Some social science researchers are making their work more relevant by engaging their research subjects as equal associates – partners in knowledge and change. Call it community-based participatory research or collaborative research-practice partnerships.
December 2, 2016
Very clean room a rare gem
Making and testing microelectronic devices in a clean room gives UW Bothell students experience with state-of-the-art equipment – an opportunity available only to Ph.D. students at most other universities. UW Bothell graduates with clean room training can compete for tech jobs against people with higher credentials.
December 2, 2016
Conference focuses on near-vision testing
An early look at what some new near-vision screening tests could look like was presented Nov. 4 at a symposium at UW Bothell. Students are developing apps that may be used in eye exams to detect whether school children have problems that affect their ability to read.
November 9, 2016
Connecting wetlands to the world
A small herbarium has sprouted at the Sarah Simonds Green Conservatory. It provides a critical authoritative record of plants in the 58-acre UW Bothell wetland and is a resource for students and researchers worldwide.
October 21, 2016
Self-driving bikes could move the world
With help from Amazon Catalyst, UW Bothell faculty member Tyler Folsom is leading a group of students working to develop self-driving bicycles. Costing far less than a self-driving car, autonomous bikes could improve traffic safety, speed up urban transportation and save energy, reducing climate change.
October 11, 2016
UW Bothell School of STEM professor receives prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Kristina Hillesland, Ph.D., has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The CAREER Award is the NSF’s premier young investigator award, which integrates the investigator’s research and teaching.
October 5, 2016
Students aid in breakthrough against dementia
Chemistry professor Lori Robins and students Luis Contreras and Virkamal Dhaliwal helped the Briotech company of Woodinville prove its product is effective in destroying prions, the abnormal proteins that cause dementia disorders such as mad cow disease and Alzheimer’s.
September 29, 2016
Recognizing our outstanding staff
Each year UW Bothell celebrates the contributions of our valued staff. This year’s staff appreciation breakfast was a time to honor individuals across our campus who are committed to the success of our students and our campus community. As always, there were lots of laughs thanks to emcee Sean Marsh and lots of pictures to remember the occasion.
August 26, 2016
UW Bothell abuzz
When Robert Wrench started work as a UW Bothell gardener, the bee enthusiast found himself at home among the campus' smallest residents. He recently welcomed us into the secret lives of bees, sharing their potential educational value and the best times and places to find them.
August 26, 2016
Students researching new way to clean waters
Three researchers in a Commons Hall (UW2) lab are working this summer with plastic bags of mushroom mycelium oozing enzymes, containers of fungi-filled sawdust filtering water samples and straw-filled burlap mats crawling with the white filaments of fungi growth. They are working on a way to remove bacteria from water, using the campus wetlands as their test site.
August 5, 2016
Wetlands maintained as campus laboratory
The wetlands that make up about half of the University of Washington Bothell campus are a rich research opportunity, a community resource and the front line in the campaign against non-native plants and dam-building beavers.
July 22, 2016