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Welcoming students back

Fall is finally here, and for the University of Washington Bothell, this means the beginning of another exciting academic year. Staff and faculty are looking forward to welcoming back the many returning students, new transfers and the first-year class of 2020.

September 9, 2016

Milestone for Digital Future Lab

The Digital Future Lab’s showing during the PAX video game convention in Seattle was a milestone for the studio and for the University of Washington Bothell students who demonstrated their work, says DFL executive director Jason Pace.

September 8, 2016

Students paramount in e-learning

Some University of Washington Bothell students who work, have families or different learning styles need more flexibility in their schedules. The answer for many is e-learning courses. They combine class time with online instruction, typically in a 50-50 mix that improves access by meeting students where they are.

September 1, 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

New ocean engineering minor ahead

Assistant Professor Shima Abadi, School of STEM, is developing an ocean engineering minor at UW Bothell that could start with the 2017-18 school year. It would be the first minor offered in the mechanical engineering program. It would help graduates find jobs and the marine industry find qualified engineers.

August 19, 2016

Eye-opening experience in Guatemala

Eighteen University of Washington Bothell students saw the challenges of providing health care in a country with minimal resources during an eye-opening two-week trip to Guatemala. Sometimes traveling by river and sharing primitive conditions, the group held “pop-up” one-day clinics in schools or churches at seven villages.

August 19, 2016

Students have impact on engineering program

Students such as Cameron Whalen in the 2-year-old mechanical engineering program are enhancing their education and career prospects through a student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. A select group managed a tour last spring of the headquarters of Blue Origin, the spaceship company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and known for its privacy.

August 12, 2016

How orientation helped me transfer

Every student chooses UW Bothell for different reasons. I chose UW Bothell because I wanted to attend a small university and sample different courses available to students in interdisciplinary arts and sciences. I've really thrived in a collaborative environment. The small class sizes allowed me to really engage with other students and have a one-on-one relationship with my professors.

August 8, 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

International student’s USA bike adventure

An international student studying marketing at University of Washington Bothell faced a choice between a summer internship or biking across the country. Hyunsoo Kim chose a his cross-country adventure on two wheels.

August 5, 2016

Student celebrated as ‘bright light’

Anna Bui was celebrated for her intelligence, energy and smile at a community support gathering at the Activities and Recreation Center. The 19-year-old sophomore was one of three people killed in Mukilteo at a gathering of friends from high school.

August 1, 2016

Summer volunteer in South Africa law

Before he begins his final year as a law, economics and public policy major, Avi Socha is picking up perspective in Cape Town, South Africa, at a nonprofit legal firm called Projects Abroad Human Rights.

July 22, 2016