News from the Office of Connected Learning
Category: Connected Learning
Curious about crows? Campers consider corvids
In the newest Pacific Science Center summer camp developed by the University of Washington Bothell, elementary students learned about the science and culture of crows on the campus where thousands of them roost.
October 17, 2022
A chatbot that cares about caregivers
One of this year’s projects under the UW Population Health Initiative is a chatbot being developed to help caregivers in families with children who have chronic health conditions. It’s called CocoBot.
October 17, 2022
Conservatory a base for learning and landscaping
The many uses of the Sarah Simonds Green Conservatory over the past six years — courses, research, campus landscaping, wetlands restoration — show just how valuable it is as a campus resource.
October 17, 2022
Campus Research Connections: Monitoring and protecting wildlife and plants
Six faculty and staff members whose research includes monitoring local plants and wildlife or who work for sustainability share their knowledge with the public in a Campus Research Connection Oct. 18 in Discovery Hall.
October 17, 2022
You’ll never know why till you try… – CSR in Thailand and Cambodia w/ Henos Adhana
Absorbing the culture shock is not the only thing Henos Adhana has undergone in Thailand and Cambodia. He took the chance to participate in the study abroad program after receiving a notification from Global Initiatives. Spending a part of your university experience abroad will expand your understanding of the world and help you develop global...
October 10, 2022
UWB Study Abroad Ambassador Scholarship Celebrates 10 Years
This year marks the 10th anniversary of UW Bothell’s Study Abroad Ambassador Scholarship which has helped more than 250 students travel and learn around the world.
October 7, 2022
A Seattle floating bridge noise study — for fish
Traffic noise from the Interstate 90 and Highway 520 floating bridges rumbles directly into Lake Washington. UW Bothell student researchers led by Assistant Professor Shima Abadi made a buoy to measure the noise.
October 3, 2022
Where there’s smoke, there’s Jaffe research
A new report that shows wildfire smoke is making air pollution worse in the Northwest is the most recent eye-catching research by UW Bothell Atmospheric Sciences Professor Dan Jaffe and his students.
October 3, 2022
A talent for teamwork and details
Cindy Shirley, the director of University of Washington Bothell’s Office of Research, also is crew chief for the Miss HomeStreet unlimited hydroplane. Shirley showed off the boat on Seattle’s Seafair weekend to undergraduates in UW Bothell’s math and engineering research experience program.
October 3, 2022
A summer cruise into ocean engineering
University of Washington Bothell mechanical engineering students Matthew Munson and Spencer Nelson experienced ocean engineering firsthand on a cruise aboard a research ship this summer off the Northwest coast.
October 3, 2022