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Reduce latrine odors, improve global sanitation
Research largely conducted by University of Washington Bothell undergraduates has determined that a disinfectant produced by a Woodinville company can neutralize latrine odors, a development that has the potential to improve sanitation for millions of people in developing parts of the world.
October 27, 2020
Cancer survivors may control pain themselves
Assistant Professor Linda Eaton is researching whether cancer survivors could ease their pain without drugs by listening to hypnosis recordings that suggest visualizing the pain floating away.
October 21, 2020
Summer assignment was a walk in the park
A community-based learning project between Washington State Parks and a School of Educational Studies course led to a choice assignment: Take a look at a park and tell us what you think.
October 21, 2020
Local stream watchers add to salmon science
Jeff Jensen, a teaching professor in biology, revived a local salmon watchers program and found enthusiastic support from community members reporting fish returning to their spawning streams.
October 15, 2020
Cybersecurity for when 911 is the emergency
Researchers at the University of Washington Bothell have received a grant from the National Security Agency to model how a next-generation 911 system would operate in an emergency and react to a cybersecurity attack.
October 8, 2020
Helping local K-12 schools focus on equity
The School of Educational Studies designed a program in collaboration with the Bothell-based Northshore School District to help teachers focus on equity and social justice by challenging ideas of white supremacy.
October 8, 2020
Class connects for remote Latinx potluck
When UW Bothell students collaborated on a writing project with a group at the Latino Educational Training Institute, it wasn’t long before they were sharing recipes. The result was a remote potluck that nonetheless had the feel of an intimate family dinner.
October 8, 2020
Undergraduate researchers marvel at birds
A Seed grant helped Assistant Professor Doug Wacker launch a study of the birds of Lake Forest Park and gave undergraduate researchers a chance to see how habitat and urbanization impact avian life.
October 1, 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
How Arctic fish survive in North Cascades lake
Working through the pandemic summer of 2020, researchers led by University of Washington Bothell Teaching Professor Jeff Jensen found how Arctic grayling are surviving in one lake in the North Cascades.
September 9, 2020
Firefighters can train in VR, save water
A virtual reality program developed by two Computer Science & Software Engineering majors might be used to train firefighters to run the water pump control panel on a fire engine, saving time, expense and water.
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