News from the School of STEM

Winter 2025 Quarterly Crossroads

The Quarterly Crossroads is a quarterly newsletter of leadership updates, school highlights, student stories, news and upcoming events for the School of STEM.

March 20, 2025

School of STEM establishes Engineering Machine Shop in Innovation Hall 

School of STEM received $300,000 in funding from the UW Bothell Worthington Technology Fund for mechanical engineering equipment used in instruction. This funding helped upgrade and establish the larger Engineering Machine Shop for the School of STEM. Located in Innovation Hall 015, the Engineering Machine Shop serves as a crucial resource for students in engineering and related fields. 

March 14, 2025

Doing Better at Teaching Data for Good: The Data for Good in Education Workshop Series   

An interdisciplinary group of data science educators from multiple institutions put together the Data for Good in Education Workshop Series, a collection of intensive day-long workshops that convene data science educators to surface and promote strategies to face the obstacle of grounding data science education in people-centered community-informed practice.

January 6, 2025

Autumn 2024 Quarterly Crossroads

The Quarterly Crossroads is a quarterly newsletter of leadership updates, school highlights, student stories, news and upcoming events for the School of STEM.

December 11, 2024

Mentorship, philanthropy and STEM excellence: The Boy legacy 

Emeritus advisory board member Ralph Boy and his wife Doreen continue to shape UW Bothell’s STEM community through their mentorship and philanthropy. From helping establish the Electrical Engineering program to creating a million-dollar endowment, their legacy continues to transform the lives of students pursuing their dreams.

December 5, 2024

A cosmic journey: Joey Shapiro Key selected for the LISA Science Team 

Dr. Joey Shapiro Key has been selected as one of six U.S. scientists for the LISA Science Team, a groundbreaking mission by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) focused on exploring gravitational waves and supermassive black holes.

October 30, 2024

Welcoming new faculty to the School of STEM

The University of Washington Bothell School of STEM is excited to announce the arrival of several distinguished faculty members who bring a diverse range of expertise and a commitment to advancing education and research.

October 10, 2024

Navigating the tech transition: A journey from Biology to Software Engineering with UW Bothell’s graduate certificate 

Launched in 2011, the University of Washington Bothell’s Graduate Certificate of Software Design & Development (GCSDD) serves as the catalyst for professionals to pivot in their careers. Switching into the technology field can feel like a daunting task, one that Enina Hovesepian considered as she worked in an administrative job not using her Biology degree.  

August 21, 2024

STEM Symposium Awards — 2024

On June 7, 2024, the School of STEM hosted the spring undergraduate STEM Symposium for students to showcase their research and work from the quarter across all four STEM divisions: Biological Sciences, Computing & Software Systems (CSS), Engineering & Mathematics (E&M), and Physical Sciences (PSD). The School of STEM hosted its inaugural award recognition ceremony and recognized students and faculty for their outstanding achievements, academic excellence, resiliency, engagement, leadership and service during the academic year.

July 8, 2024