News from Office of Connected Learning
Mary Gates Research Scholarships – 2022 Winter Awards
Mary Gates Research Scholarships are competitive scholarships intended to enhance the educational experiences of undergraduate students at the University of Washington while they are engaged in research guided by faculty. Congratulations to the three Bothell Students who received Mary Gates Research Scholarships for the Winter 2022 quarter.
July 8, 2022
President’s medalist on way to Johns Hopkins
While earning one of the highest grade point averages in electrical engineering, Paul Hage, the recipient of the 2018 University of Washington Bothell President’s Medal, also contributed to research projects for stroke patient therapy and anemia screening.
June 13, 2022
Students add power to Latino training institute
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.
June 7, 2022
Virtual events result in real connections
Husky Giving Day and the annual Husky 5K raised funds for scholarships and emergency resources. They also connected members of the community to the campus and to each other, much-needed as we emerge from lockdown.
June 7, 2022
University, Seattle clinic value partnership
By working to help each other, the Rainier Valley Community Clinic and University of Washington Bothell students helped themselves — and proved the power of community-based learning.
June 7, 2022
Living his ideals well beyond the classroom
A passionate, outspoken Army veteran who wants above all else to serve his community, graduate student Phoenix Horn has been named one of the University of Washington Bothell’s Husky 100 this year.
June 7, 2022
2022 Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced that UW Bothell will be among the forty-one institutions selected to participate in its 2022 Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success. The Institute is designed to strengthen institutional capacity to achieve quality, equity, and student engagement goals through the design, implementation, and assessment of active teaching and learning practices widely known as “high-impact practices,” or HIPs.
May 13, 2022
New Publication! Reimagining Community Engagement Sustainability
Congratulations to several faculty and staff who recently published a new paper, Reimagining Community Engagement Sustainability: Insights for the Postpandemic World. This is a great example of cross-disciplinary scholarship with faculty and staff all working together on research.
May 4, 2022
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.
May 4, 2022
Video: scientist tests soil for hidden contaminants in community gardens
Soil, particularly in urban areas, can hold contaminants that are unhealthy for people who handle it or eat things grown in the ground. Chemicals left behind by vehicles, air pollution and heavy...
May 3, 2022