News from the School of STEM
Category: Students
Students breathe life into big idea
A competition to reward big ideas results in a prototype that can help asthmatics breathe better all around. Dr. Pierre Mourad and Dr. Pietro Paparella with the UW Bothell School of STEM were awarded first place in the NW Innovation Resource Center’s Amazon Catalyst Competition in the city of Everett.
June 17, 2021
Revelations through research
Kira Lemke and Natalie Gonzales received Mary Gates Research Scholarships during winter quarter 2021. Learn about what these students are studying, the inspiration behind their research and the impact their discoveries could make in the UW Bothell news story.
May 18, 2021
Makerspace prints 3D hearts for biology lab
School of STEM science lab managers collaborated with the Makerspace to print 3D anatomically correct human hearts for Dr. Salwa Al-Noori’s Biology lab students to study at home during the pandemic. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
April 26, 2021
Peak student experiences at Mount St. Helens
The most memorable college experience for several recent University of Washington Bothell students was the research they conducted with Dr. Cynthia Chang in the blast zone of Mount St. Helens. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
April 26, 2021
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