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Designing their own health studies experience

The assignment that students created for themselves in BHLTH 498B Latinx Community Engagement and Assessment was to report on needed health services for UW Bothell students. The class was distinguished by how the research was developed, organized and implemented.

August 16, 2017

Bothell and the University are in this place together

The University of Washington Bothell and the city of Bothell both share space in the fast-growing Lake Washington watershed. University researchers who are in a unique position to monitor changes will share their insights this fall in a series of free public presentations called Campus Research Connections.

August 16, 2017

The heat islands of Snohomish County

A UW Bothell Master of Arts in policy studies student mapped the “heat islands” of Snohomish County. Temperatures in areas where nearly all the land is developed or paved can be 10 to 15 degrees warmer at night. The Snohomish Health District is using the research.

August 2, 2017

UW Bothell honors community partners

The University of Washington Bothell honored more than 50 businesses and organizations at a luncheon for its community-based, learning and research partners. The partnerships connect curriculum with experience, create opportunities for faculty research and uphold the University’s mission as a state institution.

June 16, 2017

UW, UW Bothell scientists explain new discovery in gravitational wave astronomy

The announcement that a third collision of black holes has been detected three billion light years away validates the work of hundreds of scientists, including Joey Shapiro Key, assistant professor of physics at the University of Washington Bothell. The discovery was made using a detector located at Hanford in eastern Washington.

May 31, 2017

Research opportunities for undergraduates

Dozens of UW Bothell students were among the 1,200 students from all three UW campuses who presented posters at the May 19 Undergraduate Research Symposium in Mary Gates Hall in Seattle. Research at the University of Washington Bothell provides a range of opportunities for students to perform high-level work as undergraduates.

May 25, 2017

First hackathon in series targets campus garden

The first in a planned series of University of Washington Bothell community hackathons aims to make improvements at the garden sprouting on campus between the north parking garage and the sports fields. The Garden Innovation Challenge on April 21 is the work of the Hackathon Series Committee, a partnership of seven student clubs and organizations.

April 12, 2017

UW Bothell team in Imagine Cup US finals

A team of University of Washington Bothell students is competing in the national finals for the Imagine Cup, the prestigious Microsoft software contest. Computing software systems seniors Darong Leng, Miyu Kimura and Shen Li are creating an “ultra-reality space” that allows people from different locations to interact using multiple devices.

April 12, 2017

‘Special spice’ in writing center consultations

The first time Gautam Kumar submitted a cybersecurity paper to a conference, it “failed spectacularly." But with assistance from the University of Washington Bothell Writing and Communications Center, Kumar succeeded in having the paper accepted at a conference in Portugal where he presented his work.

April 11, 2017

Population Health theme of research series

Improving public health and well-being is the focus of this spring’s University of Washington Bothell Research in Progress series, which features faculty from various disciplines discussing their research.

April 4, 2017