News from the Office of Connected Learning
Wildfires increasing air pollution in Northwest
A growing number of wildfires has increased particulate air pollution over the last several decades in the Northwest, researchers at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø report.
October 3, 2022
Where there’s smoke, there’s Jaffe research
A new report that shows wildfire smoke is making air pollution worse in the Northwest is the most recent eye-catching research by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Atmospheric Sciences Professor Dan Jaffe and his students.
October 3, 2022
A talent for teamwork and details
Cindy Shirley, the director of 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Office of Research, also is crew chief for the Miss HomeStreet unlimited hydroplane. Shirley showed off the boat on Seattle’s Seafair weekend to undergraduates in 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell’s math and engineering research experience program.
October 3, 2022
A summer cruise into ocean engineering
56³Ô¹ÏÍø mechanical engineering students Matthew Munson and Spencer Nelson experienced ocean engineering firsthand on a cruise aboard a research ship this summer off the Northwest coast.
October 3, 2022
Capstones turn tech into stroke therapy
The 56³Ô¹ÏÍø has leveraged several student engineering and computer science capstone projects to advance innovative therapies for stroke patients.
October 3, 2022
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell, Bellevue partners in progress
Three 56³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty members, Michael Ervick, Mark Chen and Annie Bruck, will lead their students on multiple community-based learning and research projects this academic year with the city of Bellevue.
October 3, 2022
Varied research choices for undergraduates
56³Ô¹ÏÍø undergraduate students often work with faculty mentors on research that can enhance their education and lead to graduate school and careers.
October 3, 2022
Crowd gathers on campus for good caws
Crow Watch 2018 drew hundreds of people to campus to admire art, browse research posters and hear presentations but mostly to see thousands of crows descend on their way to roost in the wetlands.
October 3, 2022
Campus Research Connections: Research advancements for brain health
A 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell “Brain Health” Campus Research Connections research seminar presented progress on stroke therapy, a possible treatment for multiple sclerosis and sports concussions.
October 3, 2022
Damaging dust kept at bay in clean room
Researchers in full-body suits enter the yellow-lit clean room at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Discovery Hall where air is filtered for dust-free work on tiny electrical-mechanical devices such as solar cells.
October 3, 2022