News from the School of IAS
Amaranth Borsuk publishes article on design legend Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk has published a biographical essay outlining the life and work of artist Barbara "Bobbie" Stauffacher Solomon in the latest issue of The Improbable, an art newspaper published by Siglio Press for the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Borsuk became fascinated with the work and career of the boundary-breaking artist after ...
December 4, 2020
Ching-In Chen publishes Kundiman for Kin :: Information Retrieval for Monsters
IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen has published a new chapbook, Kundiman for Kin :: Information Retrieval for Monsters, which explores familial lineage for monsters and mutants with Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs, an independent press which publishes poetic works showcasing “subtle and intense forms of public exchange and autonomous expressions—dynamic in awareness—luminous in form.” As a Finalist for The Leslie Scalapino Award ...
December 4, 2020
Shining the spotlight on Sarah Ramirez
Sarah Ramirez is used to being on stage as a dancer with Bailadores de Bronce, a Mexican traditional dance team. Ramirez is also now in the spotlight as a 2019-20 participant in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, which prepares students for graduate school. Ramirez, who is double majoring in American & Ethnic Studies and in Law, Economics & Public Policy, is only the second student in UW Bothell’s 30-year history to receive this honor.
December 2, 2020
Brandon Washington discusses philanthropy at UW Bothell
How has work in Advancement & External Relations changed since remote operations began at UW Bothell? Brandon Washington, manager of annual giving and philanthropy, answers a few questions from Maria Lamarca Anderson, director of communications. A graduate in Media & Communication Studies (’15), Washington worked in community engagement for several years before joining UW Bothell in January 2020, and his onboarding experience has been far from normal.
December 2, 2020
Melanie Malone publishes “Teaching Critical Physical Geography”
IAS faculty member Melanie Malone recently published an article in the Journal of Geography in Higher Education entitled "Teaching Critical Physical Geography." Beyond providing a framework for how to teach CPG, the article also provides methods for students to overcome power dynamics and ...
November 24, 2020
Masahiro Sugano’s “Competitive Filmmaking” Class Wins Top Prize in International Film Competition
The short film “Delirium” created by IAS faculty member Masahiro Sugano’s “Competitive Filmmaking” Class won at the 2020 ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival held in Berlin, Germany. In Spring 2020 when Washington State went into COVID-19 lockdown, IAS faculty Masahiro Sugano had the unique challenge of remotely teaching a new advanced level media production course ...
November 24, 2020
Jennifer Atkinson presents “Navigating Climate Anxiety”
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson spoke at Whitman College on November 18 for a public event exploring climate anxiety, eco-grief, and how to cope with the mental health impacts of our ecological crisis. The talk was attended by student activists and mental health professionals. Atkinson explained not only climate change's external impacts, but also the emotional toll it's having on young people, climate justice activists, scientists, and ...
November 23, 2020
Santiago Lopez and Jin-Kyu Jung publish in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers
IAS faculty members Santiago Lopez and Jin-Kyu Jung in collaboration with colleagues from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO – Ecuador) published a paper in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers. The paper provides new insights on land use and climate change in human-environment dynamics of the equatorial Andes. The study supports the notion that ...
November 23, 2020
Santiago Lopez publishes in the journal Ecological Indicators
AS faculty members Santiago Lopez in collaboration with colleagues from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO – Ecuador) and the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg published a paper in the journal Ecological Indicators. The paper addresses land use/land cover changes in Southern Ecuador and the implications for ...
November 23, 2020
Santiago Lopez publishes a book chapter in Applied research on climate change: Contributions to Latin American cities
IAS faculty member Santiago Lopez in collaboration with colleagues from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO – Ecuador) published a book chapter entitled “Between techno-science and experience: hybrid knowledge as a foundation for applied research on climate change”. In this chapter, the authors argue that ...
November 23, 2020