News from School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Category: Diversity
GHC 2023 student scholarships instill confidence and inspire
Thirteen students were awarded scholarships to the Grace Hopper Women in Computing conference, the largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists in computing.
December 8, 2023
A humble and accomplished student leader
Hithem Ghadamsi wasn’t the type of student who would brag about his accomplishments. According to his professors at the University of Washington Bothell, he was a disciplined student and a leader among his peers — but not the kind of leader who took credit for his work or boasted about his achievements. His work, however,...
June 22, 2023
UW Bothell Graduate Certificate Program Help Women Change Career Paths into Engineering
Switching careers from biology to software engineering became a reality for graduates Lily Fan and Enina Bogdani when they discovered the nine-month Graduate Certificate in Software Design & Development at the University of Washington Bothell.
June 9, 2022
Undergraduates invited to research stem cells
Three UW Bothell undergraduates were awarded fellowships — usually bestowed just to graduate and post-doctoral students — to research heart development, kidney disease and osteoporosis. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
December 28, 2021
Dare to Transform at the Grace Hopper Celebration
Thirteen STEM graduate students and the STEM graduate admission advisor virtually attended the 2021 Grace Hopper Celebration, the largest gathering of women technologists.
November 22, 2021
Meet Keiara Windom, Avanade STEM scholar turned employee
Mathematics major and Avanade Scholar Keiara Windom shares her story with Avanade about how the scholarship supported her as a women in STEM and why she excited to be joining Avanade as business analyst. Read the story on Avanade's blog.
November 22, 2021
My Story: A tale of two Huskies & two heroes
Christian Dunham, STEM graduate student, Green Beret, veteran and volunteer with Task Force Pineapple, works to get Afghan refugees safely out of Afghanistan and to the states. In so doing, he is paying forward a great sacrifice made by one of his heroes. Read the UW Bothell news story.
November 2, 2021
Viral Epidemics prepares students for college life
Virtual Epidemics is a Discovery Core course that prepares students for university-level learning and provides context for the state of the world during the second year of the coronavirus pandemic. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
October 27, 2021
Climate change through a broader lens
Dr. Jessica Hernandez broadens the understanding of climate change by incorporating Indigenous perspectives into a course historically focused on Western science. “When we come together it makes the knowledge stronger.” Read the story in UW Bothell news.
October 14, 2021
The heart of a Husky
Husky 100 honoree and Mechanical Engineering graduate Andrew Truong has shown the community what it truly means to be a Husky: He is always willing to go the extra mile, creates inclusive spaces wherever he goes and, in the process, has paved the way for future students to join the pack. Read the story in UW Bothell news.
October 6, 2021