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Rights, not rescue

University of Washington Bothell’s Kari Lerum researches the rights of sex workers and how anti-trafficking campaigns can bring more harm than good.

January 20, 2021

Developing a K-12 behavioral health program

The School of Nursing & Health Studies and the Renton School District are developing a program to help K-12 teachers and staff deal with student anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

January 20, 2021

Community engagement on a global scale

Isolated at home by the pandemic, members of the 2020 University of Washington Bothell Global Scholars cohort said they nonetheless had a meaningful experience of global engagement.

January 6, 2021

Timely lessons from 2020: The Course

Karam Dana and Stefanie Iverson Cabral were two of the faculty from across the University of Washington who shared insights about a year of historic upheaval and change in a class called 2020: The Course.

January 6, 2021

For many, it really is the year of the midwife

The coronavirus pandemic created more demand for midwives to assist at home births, said Sunita Iyer, a licensed midwife who teaches in the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

December 15, 2020

Walking and thinking go hand in hand

The Discovery Core course the Art and Politics of Walking discusses walking as a vehicle to explore other topics — paying attention, mindfulness, politics, protests and environmental design.

December 9, 2020

What history teaches us about pandemics

Stefanie Iverson Cabral, who teaches about epidemics and global health, fears that deaths from COVID-19 in the United States could approach the 675,000 killed in the 1918 influenza pandemic.

December 9, 2020

Vaccine benefits outweigh uncertainties

Despite uncertainties about coronavirus vaccines, the benefits outweigh the risks, says Dan Bustillos, assistant professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

December 3, 2020

Alumna named school nurse of the year

Tessa McIlraith, who discovered her passion for school nursing in her Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the University of Washington Bothell, was named state nurse of the year by the School Nurse Organization of Washington.

December 2, 2020

My story: Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic

In the 32nd year of World AIDS Day, it’s critical to bring together biomedical and social/behavioral approaches to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, says Shari L. Dworkin, dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

December 1, 2020

Q&A: Brandon Washington, philanthropy

How has work in Advancement & External Relations changed since remote operations began at UW Bothell? Brandon Washington, manager of annual giving and philanthropy, answers a few questions from Maria Lamarca Anderson, director of communications.

November 19, 2020

Home for the pandemic, fieldwork at Isleta Pueblo

With remote operations at the campus, Phoebe Keryte is finishing her final quarter back home in New Mexico where she’s helping her grandparents and conducting fieldwork for a degree in Health Studies.

November 17, 2020