News from the School of STEM
Category: Students
From STEM to Microsoft software engineer
Prathyusha Pillari chose to attend UW Bothell “because it's a great STEM school.” She graduated with a degree in Computer Science & Software Engineering and now works at Microsoft. But, that's not all. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
In-person learning necessary at physics lab
While most courses at the University of Washington Bothell are being held remotely during the pandemic, the physics lab must be an in-person experience. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Bonus benefits from community computing class
Computer science students in a community-based learning course teach programming to middle school students while building their own skills for a career — and for mentoring. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Ambassadors from the land of STEM
A new cohort of student ambassadors from the University of Washington Bothell will be reaching out to community college students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math to let them know they’re welcome in the land of STEM. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Meta-Major Pathways show way to degrees
Students entering the University of Washington Bothell use the new Meta-Major Pathways advising tool to find a major that fits their interests, to stay on track and to connect to a relevant career. Biology major Djelli Bersha said the tool would have helped him when he started at UW Bothell, making the degree path he found to get to medical school easier. Read the story in the UW Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
CSSE major helps with vaccine-finding website
Computer Science & Software Engineering senior Ryan Russell is helping take some of the frustration out of finding a COVID-19 vaccination site as one of the volunteers running the free CovidWA.com.
April 9, 2021
CSSE students receive Mary Gates scholarships
Ali Jahangirnezhad, left, and Joshua Stuart Sterner are fourth-year students majoring in Computer Science & Software Engineering — and were just named 2020 recipients of Mary Gates Research Scholarships. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Building the STEM workforce pipeline
School of STEM Dean Leslie Cornick is working to strengthen connections with regional industry to generate new opportunities for students and to enhance the workforce pipeline in science, technology, engineering and math. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Ocean noise and animal bioacoustics research and mentoring
As a researcher and associate professor of mechanical engineering, Dr. Shima Abadi focuses on acoustical signal processing with an emphasis on ocean noise and animal bioacoustics. Dr. Abadi integrates her research with outreach, teaching, and curriculum development to broaden participation of underrepresented groups, engage undergraduate students in research, and train graduate students to be the next generation of researchers in her field.
April 9, 2021
A glance at UW Bothell ACM in winter 2021
It may not be obvious at first glance, but winter 2021 has been a surprisingly busy time for the UW Bothell Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) club. Winter quarter is traditionally the time the ACM plans the hackathon for spring quarter, and this year is no different. Cameron Ufland, secretary on the 2020-2021 executive team, shares a glance of what ACM has been up to in winter 2021.
April 9, 2021