News from the Office of Connected Learning
Category: Connected Learning
Computer science used against coronavirus
Dong Si, an assistant professor in the School of STEM, led a team of computer science students in developing a program that could help develop a drug or vaccine against the coronavirus, The Herald of Everett reports.
November 4, 2022
Do-it-yourself air filter for smoke
With wildfire smoke making the air unhealthy, University of Washington Bothell Professor of Environmental Chemistry Dan Jaffe tells Q13 how to MacGyver an effective filter at home using a 20-inch box fan and an MERV 13 furnace filter.
November 4, 2022
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.
November 4, 2022
How to make your own home air purifier
Professor of Environmental Chemistry Dan Jaffe, who studies smoke and other air pollution, recently demonstrated to UW News how to make your own home air purifier.
November 4, 2022
Undergraduate researchers marvel at birds
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.
November 4, 2022
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.
November 4, 2022
Determined despite doubt – getting involved in research and making the Husky 100
In pursuit of higher education, Jasmine Vu Nguyen faced rejection, experienced self-doubt and questioned her long-formed plans. Yet, she persevered — and this year was named one of the UW’s Husky 100. Read about how she started her research journey.
November 4, 2022
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
November 3, 2022
Building mental health resilience to stress
Kosuke Niitsu, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, researches mental health resilience by surveying how UW Bothell students respond to virtual mindfulness exercises.
November 3, 2022
Why companies should stop scaring employees about cybersecurity
Companies often turn to a powerful emotion to get employees to be vigilant about cybersecurity. The problem: Fear doesn’t work... scare tactics don’t get people invested in security over the long term, as Marc Dupuis of the University of Washington and Karen Renaud from Abertay University discovered in research last year.
November 3, 2022