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UW BOTHELL 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW
Numerous national rankings recognized UW Bothell programs for excellence in 2019. A new religious accommodation law inspired by the practices at UW Bothell was passed. A snowstorm closed the campus for nearly a week but ingenious faculty and intrepid staff found ways to keep the campus going. The University closed the decade by achieving its most ambitious fundraising goal ever.
Here’s one last look at the top stories from 2019. Visit our awards page to see those who received awards in 2019. Our video page has new videos from the last year.
New this year: check out our top tenEditor’s Choice stories. These stories inspired us; they made us laugh or beam with pride. It’s an honor to tell the stories of UW Bothell. Thank you for being part of our community in 2019.
Scroll below to see our top stories of 2019.
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
- Funding for STEM building approved
- Nursing master’s program among nation’s best
- Accomodation law inspired at UW Bothell
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June
- Class of 2019 celebrates
- Herbarium on world index
- Community partners honored
- New method to detect spycams
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July
- UW Bothell No. 2 on list of colleges that “pay off”
- Preparing for wildfire smoke indoors
- Wood teaches first online history courses
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August
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September
- New academic leader Sharon A. Jones
- UW Bothell ranked No. 5 for adult learners
- Jaffe named to EPA experts list
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October
- The mysterious snerka of Lake Washington
- Robotics club taking a moonshot with NASA
- In a volcano’s blast zone
- Preventing sexual harassment in agriculture
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November
- UW Bothell’s economic impact is $341M
- Class of 2023 on its way
- It’s time to start adapting to climate change
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