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‘I woke up to the climate crisis’

After running a winery for nearly a decade, Sara Papanikolaou (Business Administration ’08) felt moved by signs of climate change to create 350 Eastside, a Bellevue nonprofit drawing attention to environmental concerns.

July 22, 2020

Mask’s fit more important than fabric

When deciding on a face mask, fit is more important than fabric, says Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry who is testing how well different masks filter particles from the air.

July 22, 2020

My Story: A first responder during the pandemic

Oscar Ochoa is an ambulance emergency medical technician who has responded to patients with COVID-19. After receiving his bachelor’s in Health Studies he plans to become a physician assistant serving the Latino community.

July 9, 2020

COVID-19 ethics and equity

Jamie Shirley, director of nursing in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, is an ethics consultant for UW Medical Center Northwest whose advice helps decide care in a COVID-19 crisis.

July 8, 2020

Turning environmental angst into activism

In addition to teaching Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety, Jennifer Atkinson is producing a podcast and creating a global network of educators to help students cope with feelings of environmental loss.

July 8, 2020

How to restart despite COVID-19: Wear a mask

The nonprofit Restart Partners, co-led by School of Business faculty member Akhtar Badshah, is supporting the Washington governor’s office with a campaign to make donning a face mask as routine as wearing a seat belt.

July 1, 2020

Nurse leaders on the front lines of COVID-19

Nurses in the Master of Nursing program who had to rapidly respond to the coronavirus pandemic explained how it dramatically affected their education at the spring MN Symposium.

June 25, 2020

Affordable flight instruction by remote control

Engineering and physics students have launched a five-year capstone project to build a remote-control air system to give student pilots in the Husky Aviation Club a less-expensive way to practice.

June 25, 2020

Students receive awards for civic engagement

Two University of Washington Bothell students — Paris Bruner and Ada de la Cruz — have been recognized for their civic engagement with awards from Washington Campus Compact, a coalition of 44 two- and four-year colleges.

June 18, 2020

Luncheon love: $750,000 for student scholarships

Neither snow nor pandemic could halt University of Washington Bothell supporters from donating to the I Heart UW Bothell Scholarship Luncheon. In its three years the event raised $750,000 to help students continue their education.

June 12, 2020

Community-based learning partners appreciated

The coronavirus prevented an in-person celebration but did not diminish the appreciation UW Bothell has for community partners who support student learning through projects, research and mutually beneficial collaborations.

June 11, 2020

Research center has national voice in education

The Center on Reinventing Public Education, a think tank affiliated with the University of Washington Bothell, is surveying how public schools respond to the coronavirus pandemic and analyzing plans for next year.

June 11, 2020