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

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

Astronomy Day: Learning through teaching 

During Astronomy Day in the University of Washington Bothell’s Commons Hall in May, students from Dr. Paola Rodríguez Hidalgo’s Intro to Astronomy course presented on topics ranging from black holes and the Big Bang Theory to moon phases and the solar system. Every year, Rodríguez Hidalgo’s students organize the event as an opportunity to teach...

June 22, 2023

Funding for the Center for Biotech Innovation and Training

The University of Washington Bothell School of STEM is thrilled to announce that the upcoming Center for Biotech Innovation and Training (CBIT) has been awarded additional funding from the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.

March 15, 2022

Undergraduates invited to research stem cells

Three UW Bothell undergraduates were awarded fellowships — usually bestowed just to graduate and post-doctoral students — to research heart development, kidney disease and osteoporosis. Read the story in UW Bothell news.

December 28, 2021

Swipe for science

A new online game about whales allows students and average citizens to participate in tracking and sorting data about local populations of these marine mammals. No previous scientific research experience required. Read the UW Bothell news story.

November 22, 2021

When opposites attract

The Earth System Science degree program is only two years old, and yet it already has made a difference in students’ lives, giving one former business major, for example, “permission” to pursue her passion. Read the story in UW Bothell news.

November 22, 2021

Viral Epidemics prepares students for college life

Virtual Epidemics is a Discovery Core course that prepares students for university-level learning and provides context for the state of the world during the second year of the coronavirus pandemic. Read the story in UW Bothell news.

October 27, 2021