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Hacking your brain for life

In this first-year class, students learn about college life, neuro-engineering and how science can change the way people experience the world.

March 10, 2022

Existential loneliness and intrinsic hope

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released a report that demonstrates the consequences of inaction. In this podcast, Dr. Jennifer Atkinson, along with author Sarah Jaquette Ray, discusses how we can get into ever-better relationship with each other and the Earth.

March 3, 2022

See the person, not the disability

Dr. Mo West, associate teaching professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, teaches a Discovery Core class on critical disability studies — a growing, multi-disciplinary field that investigates, critiques and enhances Western society’s understanding of disability.

March 2, 2022

Helping students reach for the stars

Dr. Joey Shapiro Key, assistant professor in the School of STEM, doesn’t just share knowledge with her students— she also engages them in research, building their confidence as they pursue their dreams.

February 17, 2022

Collaboratory grand opening

The University of Washington Bothell this week held a grand opening for the Collaboratory — a creative space that fosters teamwork and has the equipment needed to transform ideas into tangible products.

February 9, 2022

Crowdfunding deepens inequities

For the uninsured, crowdfunding provides little help in paying for health care. New research indicates that where people need the most help paying for health care, crowdfunding provides the least help.

February 3, 2022

Critical thinking for lifelong learning

Dr. Martha Groom and Dr. David Stokes, professors in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, participated in a national study on critical thinking — and their students from the University of Washington Bothell had the highest gains.

February 3, 2022

Students find their way at UW Bothell

After a year of brainstorming, planning and organizing, Gavin Doyle and Deborah Hathaway debuted the Pathways Experience — a series of virtual and in-person sessions designed to connect students with majors and co-curricular opportunities.

February 3, 2022

Conflicts over education in 2022

In this article in The Conversation, assistant professor Joseph Ferrare examines long-standing ideological debates about education. Affirmative action, virtual education, teachers unions and gifted programs are among the topics that will be front-and-center in 2022.

January 21, 2022

Autism and accessibility

As a working professional, Annuska Zolyomi, now assistant teaching professor at UW Bothell, noticed a lack of knowledge about how technology can assist people with autism. It motivated her to get her Ph.D. and generate the findings herself.

January 13, 2022

Preparing students to meet demands of modern classrooms

UW Bothell’s dual-certification undergraduate program for K-8 general education and K-12 special education helps fill a 30-year hole in the teacher labor market. Students in the program learn that it is their job to empower all learners by removing systemic barriers that create and perpetuate inequitable learning opportunities.

January 6, 2022