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The business of mental health

UW Bothell Lecturer Laura Umetsu, in partnership with the Seattle chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, helps students understand the impact of mental health on society even while they learn essential business writing skills.

October 1, 2021

Students provide health and hope

Nursing students in the course Population-based Health in Community Practice discovered unique ways to apply their learning this past summer. Teaching basic yoga poses, giving presentations on body mechanics, and the ever-important art of listening helped them to better understand the communities they serve as nurses.

September 20, 2021

My Story: This is our chance: Join me

In honor of National Immunization Awareness Month, Dr. Justin Gill, health policy lecturer in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, shares his experience as a nurse practitioner in a pandemic and urges us to come together to meet this moment in our history.

August 20, 2021

Scientist tests soil for hidden contaminants in community gardens

Not all garden soils are created equal. At UW Bothell, Dr. Melanie Malone investigates contaminants and their prevalence in shared garden spaces like community gardens. Focusing on sites and communities often impacted by pollution, she notes that contaminated soil and marginalized populations often go hand in hand.

July 28, 2021

Safe at work and home

Longtime partners in community-based learning, the Latino Educational Training Institute and the University of Washington Bothell have teamed up again to produce a series of workplace health and safety videos for the state.

May 14, 2021

Covid-related lessons for young students

Dr. Carrie Tzou, left, professor in the School of Educational Studies and director of the Goodlad Institute, helped develop curriculum for elementary teachers such as Amanda Thornton to teach COVID-19 science lessons.

April 8, 2021

At his best when others suffer their worst

With a Master of Nursing in the Administrative Leadership track, Brian Velasco is confident leading a team of clinical nurses at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle’s safety net hospital.

April 7, 2021

Students save lives through social marketing

Students from Dr. Robin Fleming and Dr. Jody Early’s courses partnered with the Snohomish Health District to create social media messages about COVID-19 that encourage young adults to wear masks.

March 17, 2021

Mastering nursing administration, leadership

Tamara Uson, a chief nursing executive with MultiCare Health System, advanced in her career after receiving a Master of Nursing degree from School of Nursing & Health Studies in the Administrative Leadership track she helped launch.

March 17, 2021