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CSSE students receive Mary Gates scholarships

Ali Jahangirnezhad, left, and Joshua Stuart Sterner are fourth-year students majoring in Computer Science and Software Engineering — and were just named 2020 recipients of Mary Gates Research Scholarships.

March 4, 2021

Q&A: Cindy Shirley, sponsored research

How has work in the Office of Sponsored Research changed since remote operations began at UW Bothell a year ago? Director Cindy Shirley answers a few questions from Maria Lamarca Anderson, UW Bothell director of communications.

March 4, 2021

The pandemic, mother of all interruptions

New research on the effects of working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic shows it takes longer to finish a project, and by the end of the day you’re exhausted, said Dr. Sophie Leroy, associate professor of management in the School of Business.

February 24, 2021

Learning about lakes prompts public action

Students in a limnology course learning about inland waters partnered with King County and Lake Advocates to make changes in the world — despite having to do the work remotely.

February 17, 2021

Young adult books connect Black girls globally

A fan of young adult fiction, Helen K. Thomas explored the genre in the Master of Arts in Cultural Studies program and now is researching the books' global appeal with a Fulbright in Nigeria.

February 17, 2021

Building mental health resilience to stress

Kosuke Niitsu, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, researches mental health resilience by surveying how UW Bothell students respond to virtual mindfulness exercises.

November 17, 2020

Reduce latrine odors, improve global sanitation

Research largely conducted by University of Washington Bothell undergraduates has determined that a disinfectant produced by a Woodinville company can neutralize latrine odors, a development that has the potential to improve sanitation for millions of people in developing parts of the world.

October 27, 2020

Cancer survivors may control pain themselves

Assistant Professor Linda Eaton is researching whether cancer survivors could ease their pain without drugs by listening to hypnosis recordings that suggest visualizing the pain floating away.

October 21, 2020

Local stream watchers add to salmon science

Jeff Jensen, a teaching professor in biology, revived a local salmon watchers program and found enthusiastic support from community members reporting fish returning to their spawning streams.

October 15, 2020

Cybersecurity for when 911 is the emergency

Researchers at the University of Washington Bothell have received a grant from the National Security Agency to model how a next-generation 911 system would operate in an emergency and react to a cybersecurity attack.

October 8, 2020

Undergraduate researchers marvel at birds

A Seed grant helped Assistant Professor Doug Wacker launch a study of the birds of Lake Forest Park and gave undergraduate researchers a chance to see how habitat and urbanization impact avian life.

October 1, 2020

How Arctic fish survive in North Cascades lake

Working through the pandemic summer of 2020, researchers led by University of Washington Bothell Teaching Professor Jeff Jensen found how Arctic grayling are surviving in one lake in the North Cascades.

September 9, 2020