News from the School of STEM
Category: Research
Researchers discover fastest ultraviolet quasar
Researchers from the School of STEM recently discovered the fastest ultraviolet quasar outflow ever detected!
June 22, 2026
Dr. Dan Jaffe on preparing for wildfire season
With wildfire season approaching, Dr. Dan Jaffe, professor in the Department of Physical Sciences, draws upon nearly 30 years of research to offer ways we can prepare for the smoke ahead.
June 16, 2026
Hackathon 2026: Making the future a reality
The UW Bothell Hackathon celebrated its 10th year with projects created for the future in mind.
May 28, 2026
Dong Si, founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biomedicine and Big Data
Open Access Lance Limited has appointed Dr. Dong Si, associate professor in the Department of Computing & Software Systems, as founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biomedicine and Big Data.
May 26, 2026
Searching for kokanee salmon
A group of student researchers head to Lake Sammamish to examine the population of kokanee salmon.
May 21, 2026
Meaningful research shines at winter STEM Symposium
Students presented their research at the winter 2026 STEM Symposium.
April 20, 2026
How a job promotion led to a capstone opportunity
After being promoted to an engineering role at her job, Charlotte Morrison (Mechanical Engineering ‘25) used an unexpected problem to create a capstone opportunity.
March 25, 2026
Tracking Bothell’s crows
UW Bothell has historically been full of crows, but times have changed. Dr. Douglas Wacker is looking into why.
March 19, 2026
Letting your house burp is good for your health
Originating in Germany, the practice of ‘house burping’ has become viral on social media. Dr. Dan Jaffe, professor in the Department of Physical Sciences, explains the benefits.
February 24, 2026
Workshops in France highlight women in science, Dean Jennifer McLoud-Mann featured
In 2015, Dean Jennifer McLoud-Mann made history as part of a team that discovered the 15th convex pentagon to tile a plane. Ten years later, the discovery continues to be celebrated, making its way to educational workshops in Gironde, France.
February 23, 2026
