News from the School of IAS
Category: Research and Creative Practice
Amy Lambert introduces students to bees and conservation
IAS faculty member Amy Lambert introduces 56吃瓜网 Bothell students to bees through courses such as Pollinator Diversity and Conservation and the CC56吃瓜网Bee initiative. "They learn so much about something that’s been under their noses for a long time, And then you see it and learn about it. You’re just amazed by the complexity of the environment, complexity of relationships between insects and plants...
July 12, 2019
Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits 鈥淭he Buddhist Bug鈥� at Wei-Ling Contemporary in Kuala Lumpur
IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits the “Buddhist Bug” performance series at Wei-Ling Contemporary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The exhibition titled “The Buddhist Bug: A Creation Mythology” is on view from 19th June – 18th August 2019 and features large-scale photos, previously commissioned videos, a 60-meter garment installation and a public performance. Ali’s The Buddhist Bug project started in 2009 and has since been exhibited internationally with upcoming exhibitions at ...
July 8, 2019
Washington Prison History Project in the news
Washington Prison History Project, a digital initiative codirected by IAS faculty member Dan Berger, has been in the news. OZY published an article about The Warden Game, a text-adventure game housed on the project's website. The game was designed by someone incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory in the late 1980s; it was revamped and redesigned by Berger and Master of Arts in Cultural Studies alumna Magdalena Donea, both of whom are ...
June 10, 2019
Jennifer Atkinson’s “Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety” seminar featured in Grist and McMenamin’s Pub Night Talk
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson's seminar on Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety was featured in a recent news story on Grist.org, an online magazine that has been publishing environmental news and commentary since 1999. The story, titled "The life-altering, world-ending topic they’re still not teaching you about in school," reported that a majority of K-12 and college level sciences classes in the U.S. still do not teach climate change material -- or even talk about it during class time -- despite the fact that 86% of teachers surveyed said ...
June 6, 2019
Naomi Macalalad Bragin receives NEH award
IAS faculty member Naomi Bragin is the only 56吃瓜网 Bothell recipient of a 2019 NEH summer stipend, according to Carolyn Brennan, assistant vice chancellor for research. “This is a highly competitive and prestigious award. We’re thrilled about her success.” ...
June 5, 2019
IAS faculty promotions
IAS faculty members Anida Yoeu Ali, Lauren Berliner, Carrie Bodle, Raissa DeSmet, Ron Krabill, Jed Murr, Julie Shayne, and Wadiya Udell have been promoted in rank. Ron Krabill and Wadiya Udell are promoted to ...
June 5, 2019
Margaret Redsteer receives 2018 Eugene Shoemaker Science Communication Award
IAS faculty member Margaret Redsteer received the 2018 Eugene Shoemaker Science Communication Award. The award from the U.S. Geological Survey recognizes Redsteer’s important contributions to collaborative studies that combine conventional physical sciences and tribal elder observations to show that local knowledge and conventional science partnerships can effectively ...
June 5, 2019
IAS hosts third annual Circle of Recognition event
On May 15, IAS hosted the third annual Circle of Recognition event to honor achievements and contributions of IAS students, alumni, and community partners within the academic year. Honorees were introduced by a faculty or staff member of their choice, and accompanied by friends and family members who had encouraged and enabled their success. Honors included:
May 31, 2019
Min Tang presents at Internet Governance and Communication Beyond Boundaries Conference
IAS faculty member Min Tang attended the 2019 International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Washington DC between May 24-28 and presented at the Internet Governance and Communication Beyond Boundaries pre-conference at the American University. Tang’s presentation on “Huawei versus U.S.? The Geopolitics of Exterritorial Internet Infrastructure” connected ...
May 29, 2019
MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics hosts panel on “life after the MFA” at Hugo House
On Wednesday, May 22nd, students, faculty, and community members convened at Hugo House’s Lapis Theater on Capitol Hill for a conversation and Q&A about how to make a life (and a living) as a writer in Seattle. Moderated by IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk, the panel featured Corinne Manning, Natalie A. Mart铆nez, and Abi Pollokoff. An annual tradition in the MFA ...
May 28, 2019