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The Mr. Gyros shop owned by University of Washington Bothell alum Sammy Arsheed – also the operator of a popular food truck on campus -- was one of the businesses destroyed in an early-morning natural gas explosion Wednesday in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Seattle neighbors and friends from UW Bothell are offering support, including pages set up at fundly.com.

When University of Washington Bothell Professor Kelvin Sung recommends one of his programming graduates for a job at a tech company he’s not surprised if the hiring manager later calls and asks, “Do you have any more like that one?”

High school and college students in Washington could win a grant of up to $5,000 and mentoring from T-Mobile to complete a project aimed at solving a diversity issue. Students may apply by March 21 by posting a 3-to-5 minute video on the UW Bothell Facebook page. T-Mobile is partnering with the University of Washington Bothell’s Diversity and Inclusion Conference.

A team from University of Washington Bothell that’s developing a device to measure ulcer-causing bacteria competed in the first Health Innovation Challenge held by the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington.

A team of three University of Washington Bothell business students finished high in the annual competition organized by the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of Seattle. The competition with five other schools came down to three finalists. The University of Washington Bothell team finished second, continuing a tradition of strong showings.