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Alan Boss wins 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award
Alan Boss, an assistant professor in the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Business, is the recipient of the University’s 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award.
March 30, 2017
Aaron Yared takes a 3rd place in debate nationals
A member of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Speech and Debate Team, Aaron Yared, took a third place in the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Speech and Debate Tournament. The junior in law, economics and public policy won third place in the Novice Division International Public Debate Association style debate during the completion over spring break in Boise, Idaho.
March 28, 2017
56³Ô¹ÏÍø commencement speaker is NFL draftee, astronaut Leland Melvin
Leland Melvin was drafted in the National Football League and went on to become an astronaut, but only after overcoming injury with a perseverance he’ll describe as the commencement speaker for the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 2017 graduating class. Melvin will speak in front of graduates, family and friends at Safeco Field. The ceremony begins at 4 p.m. June 13.
March 28, 2017
The intern who created a new job
Sage Miller used his time in an internship course to create a project he’ll direct over the next two years with an annual budget of $125,000. Majoring in community psychology with a minor in public policy (’17), Miller says he’s well-suited to create the YMCA website compiling 150 nonprofit social service providers in north Seattle.
March 24, 2017
Senior hits 3 of 4 alt spring break activities
56³Ô¹ÏÍø senior Feruza Ghias remained active over spring break by engaging in three out of four of the University’s alternative spring break community activities.
March 24, 2017
Education bachelor’s not just for teachers
Becoming a school teacher is a great outcome for graduates with the new bachelor’s degree in educational studies. The interdisciplinary degree also is an appealing option for students who might use it in the business world or with nonprofits.
March 24, 2017
Two 56³Ô¹ÏÍø computer scientists awarded Fulbrights for research in Europe 
Two 56³Ô¹ÏÍø computer scientists, Michael Stiber and Brent Lagesse, have won Fulbright scholar awards for advanced research in Europe.
March 20, 2017
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell study finds Arabs who travel to the West more likely to have positive feelings about Western people
People from the Arab world who travel to the West are more likely to have positive feelings about Western people, according to a study conducted by Karam Dana, the director of the Middle East Public Opinion Project at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.
March 17, 2017
Two computer scientists win Fulbrights
Two 56³Ô¹ÏÍø computer scientists, Michael Stiber, left, and Brent Lagesse, right, have won Fulbright scholar awards for advanced research in Europe.
March 17, 2017
Olympia interns on inside track to policy careers
56³Ô¹ÏÍø students who serve as legislative interns in Olympia gain an inside look at politics and an inside track to public policy careers. This winter the University sent Shelby Lubchuk and Aysha Raza to the marbled halls of the Capitol for the 2017 regular session of the 65th Washington Legislature.
March 17, 2017
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell’s Hung Cao gets NSF Early Career Award to continue developing device that measures zebrafish heart regeneration
BOTHELL, Washington – Hung Cao, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø electrical engineering assistant professor, has been awarded $549,000 from the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER).
March 16, 2017
Trees on campus teach ecological values
There are about 320 trees on the upland portion of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø campus above the wetlands. Students have started carefully measuring each one to create a database showing their utility to the ecosystem.
March 16, 2017