News from the School of IAS
Science, Technology, and Society Class Collaborates with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility to Produce Podcasts
IAS faculty member Shannon Cram's Science, Technology, and Society class collaborated with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility to create podcasts for its series, Down by the River: Stories of Hanford. Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation produced weapons-grade plutonium for more than forty years and is now the site of the world's largest and most expensive environmental cleanup.
May 18, 2016
Julie Shayne Wins the Chancellor’s Distinguished Undergraduate Research & Creative Practice Mentor Award
IAS faculty member Julie Shayne was one of two recipients of a new award created by the Chancellor to acknowledge the hard work of faculty who mentor students conducting undergraduate research. Shayne has worked closely with undergraduate researchers since she arrived at UW Bothell in 2008. ...
May 18, 2016
Brittaney Bunjong to Appear in November Issue of Allrecipes.com Magazine
Media & Communication Studies (MCS) major Brittaney Bunjong is a foodie. Inspired by her mother she has been interested in food all her life. Her blog, “Plenty of Pineapples,” was started as a hobby in which she shared recipes from her Thai and Hispanic background.
May 18, 2016
Gustafson and Adams Present on “Mutual Civic Engagement: Reciprocity for Journalism Students and Community Practitioners”
IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson and Kara Adams, the interim director of UW Bothell’s Community Based Learning and Research, developed their collaboration on teaching and learning by participating in the IUPUI Research Academy at the 8th Annual Connecting Campuses with Communities in Indianapolis in May. ...
May 18, 2016
Kari Lerum Publishes in the Sage Encyclopedia of GLBTQ Studies
IAS faculty member Kari Lerum published an essay on “Sex Work and Criminalization” in the recently released Sage Encyclopedia of GLBTQ Studies. Lerum’s entry explains why sex work is an important topic for GLBTQ studies, including ...
May 18, 2016
Christian Anderson and Jin-Kyu Jung Publish “Extending the conversation on socially engaged geographic visualization: representing spatial inequality in Buffalo, New York”
IAS faculty members Christian Anderson and Jin-Kyu Jung co-authored a paper, “Extending the conversation on socially engaged geographic visualization: representing spatial inequality in Buffalo, New York,” in Urban Geography. The paper is situated at the intersections among GIS and geovisualization, critical social theory, and urban studies ...
May 18, 2016
Three IAS Students Publish Entry in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
IAS undergraduate students Elizabeth Huffaker, Alejandra Pérez, and Jessica Velasquez co-authored an entry called “Chicana Feminism” which was just published in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies, edited by Nancy Naples.
May 18, 2016
Three IAS Students Publish Entry in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
IAS undergraduate students Elizabeth Huffaker, Alejandra Pérez, and Jessica Velasquez co-authored an entry called “Chicana Feminism” which was just published in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies, edited by Nancy Naples.
May 18, 2016
Julie Shayne Blogs About Her Decision to Leave the Tenure Track
IAS faculty member Julie Shayne was asked by the editor of the blog Conditionally Accepted to discuss alternative paths through academia. In her post Shayne reflects on the decision she made a full decade ago. Honestly discussing the frustrations of ...
May 18, 2016
IAS Faculty Present Work at Annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference
IAS faculty members Amaranth Borsuk, Sarah Dowling, and micha cárdenas attended the annual AWP conference in Los Angeles this April, where they presented work on panels and took part in off-site readings. cárdenas presented on a panel "Necessary Hybridity: The Politics & Performance of Making Multigenre, Multimedia, Multiethnic Literature Visible." The panel addressed ...
May 17, 2016