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Health Studies prepared alumna for pandemic
Mary Cowan (Health Studies ‘17) worked at the Yakima Health District in the food safety program – until the coronavirus pandemic hit. That’s when she really drew on her UW Bothell education.
September 15, 2020
Connecting the dots between farm and hunger
Bothell business owner and University of Washington Bothell graduate George Ahearn co-founded the EastWest Food Rescue nonprofit with a simple strategy: “You tell us you’re hungry; we get you food.”
September 10, 2020
New University of Washington Bothell faculty
With the 2020-21 academic year, the University of Washington Bothell is pleased to welcome a number of new faculty members, effective Sept. 16.
September 3, 2020
Nursing students investigate K-12 COVID issues
RN-to-BSN students in a community health course looked at some of the difficult safety and protection issues facing K-12 schools as they plan for reopening in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic.
August 21, 2020
Bringing hope and heart to the homeless
Nail care was one way that RN-to-BSN students in the Population-based Health in Community Practice course taught by Senior Lecturer Maureen West assessed and observed women at the YWCA Angeline’s Day Center in Seattle.
August 20, 2020
How an environmental health career MAPS out
Jeff Ketchel says his Master of Arts in Policy Studies in 2008 gave him skills he has used to head health districts and now serve as executive director of the Washington State Public Health Association.
August 12, 2020
Health Studies pushes back against pandemic
A crisis needs a range of responders, and some of those on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic have been School of Nursing & Health Studies students Aaron Davis, Addison Lin, Kathy Luangrath and Sesait Tekle.
August 4, 2020
My Story: A first responder during the pandemic
Oscar Ochoa is an ambulance emergency medical technician who has responded to patients with COVID-19. After receiving his bachelor’s in Health Studies he plans to become a physician assistant serving the Latino community.
July 9, 2020
COVID-19 ethics and equity
Jamie Shirley, director of nursing in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, is an ethics consultant for UW Medical Center Northwest whose advice helps decide care in a COVID-19 crisis.
July 8, 2020
Nurse leaders on the front lines of COVID-19
Nurses in the Master of Nursing program who had to rapidly respond to the coronavirus pandemic explained how it dramatically affected their education at the spring MN Symposium.
June 25, 2020
President’s medalist: Casey Cummins
Casey Cummins says it makes his head spin to think he’s the 2020 University of Washington Bothell recipient of the President’s Medal, which recognizes the graduating senior with the most distinguished academic record. He barely graduated from high school.
June 3, 2020
A pandemics course in the time of COVID-19
Assistant Professor Dan Bustillos quickly designed a timely spring quarter course in the School of Nursing & Health Studies — Coronavirus Pandemic: The ethical and legal implications of pandemic preparedness and response.
May 8, 2020