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Pandemic shortens Fulbright research in Namibia
Making the most of her time, Mariah Crystal (Master of Arts in Policy Studies ’10) was able to conduct much of her Fulbright research in Namibia before she was told to return home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 29, 2020
Improving access for students with disabilities
Assistant Professor Neil Simpkins explores how disabled students experience college writing and the rhetorical tactics they use to navigate higher education.
April 24, 2020
Advisers available, building relationships
The coronavirus pandemic has distanced academic advising, but UW Bothell advisers are still available, still a resource that students can access.
April 16, 2020
Better Native American health through research
Abigail Echo-Hawk (American Studies ’07, Master of Arts in Policy Studies ’09) directs data collection and evaluation for the Urban Indian Health Institute, a tribal epidemiology center with a national scope.
April 8, 2020
Making the census a success
Two faculty members in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences led their students in promoting the census in the community and learning they have the ability to impact others.
April 2, 2020
Coronavirus can’t stop debate team
The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of a national debate competition, but it didn’t stop the Speech and Debate Team from competing, as it quickly adapted to an online platform.
April 2, 2020
Chocolate expert immerses herself in research
An expert from the University of Washington Bothell on the culture, economics and politics of chocolate, Kristy Leissle is currently living in West Africa to conduct field work with cocoa growers for her next book on Africa’s contributions to chocolate.
March 30, 2020
Snohomish County vote tests government class
Students in Jason Lambacher’s American Government & Politics course learned about voter demographics and offered suggestions to the Snohomish County Elections Department through community-based learning projects.
March 19, 2020
A search to find and map happy places
Ted Hiebert and Jin-Kyu Jung , associate professors in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, plan to use digital mapping technology to represent where people find their happy places.
March 10, 2020
Alka Kurian receives Fulbright grant to Morocco
Alka Kurian, a senior lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant for five months of research in Morocco for part of her upcoming book, “Transnational Fourth Wave Feminisms: A Postcolonial Backlash.”
February 27, 2020
A STEP from postdoc to professor
Three University of Washington postdoc research scientists who need some teaching experience to become professors have gone back to school at UW Bothell in the Science Teaching Experience Program, run by Rebecca Price.
February 6, 2020
Snail Trail: new journal of essays, art, ecopoetry
Three graduates of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Poetics program published a new journal, Snail Trail, to address the environment and climate change with essays, art and ecopoetry.
January 30, 2020