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56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell students share in physics discovery
Two 56³Ô¹ÏÍø students shared the excitement of making major astronomical discoveries this summer using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), which recently won a Nobel Prize for its three founders.
October 13, 2017
$460,000 scanning microscope for high-level research
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell researchers won $460,000 from the National Science Foundation for a scanning electron microscope that can see objects as small as one nanometer — a billionth of an inch. A piece of paper is about 100,000 nanometers thick.
September 29, 2017
Fully accredited engineering programs
The computer engineering and mechanical engineering programs at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø have received their first full accreditation from ABET, the accrediting agency for programs in natural science, computing and engineering.
September 28, 2017
Cybersecurity month raises awareness
As the federal Department of Homeland Security raises awareness in October about online threats, the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø has a range of activities arising from its expertise in cybersecurity, particularly workforce development and policy.
September 28, 2017
Chemistry researchers advance local company
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell research chemists continue to help a small Woodinville company that expects to change the world of sanitizing and disinfecting. Chemistry students led by Associate Professor Lori Robins showed that Briotech's prion-destroying solution is stable over time.
September 19, 2017
New dean, 16 new faculty for 2017
The 56³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes Shari Dworkin as the new dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies and 16 new faculty members to the other schools for 2017.
September 15, 2017
Amazing skills in virtual reality summer camp
Some of the same concepts in virtual reality (VR) that took a 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell team to the national finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup were introduced to middle school students at Pacific Science Center summer camps taught by computer science and education majors.
August 16, 2017
Combining Japanese culture and engineering
The Japan Early Fall 2017 study abroad program combines lessons about energy technology and regulations with the Japanese tea ceremony, flower arrangement and samurai culture. Students spend two weeks at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell and two weeks at Ehime University in Matsuyama, Japan.
July 19, 2017
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell grows reputation in medical device technology
Two electrical engineering students, Daniel Schossow and Manuja Sharma, were honored at a recent meeting of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. Both are students of Assistant Professor Hung Cao whose research group is building an international reputation in the field of wireless power transfer.
July 6, 2017
Building a biodigester as a teaching tool
Farmer Frog, a nonprofit educational farm in Woodinville, has added a biodigester to its teaching tools thanks to a capstone project by two 56³Ô¹ÏÍø mechanical engineering students. It's an easy-to-follow lesson in renewable energy.
June 28, 2017
First grads in physics, GWSS, education BA
Some of the first graduates in three new degrees at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø have something in common: perfect timing. Just as they realized their interests in physics, educational studies or gender, women and sexuality studies, those became majors.
June 21, 2017
Ingenious way to visualize college affordability
56³Ô¹ÏÍø Professor Jim Fridley and 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Professor Kelvin Sung and his students have developed a computer model for college affordability used by state lawmakers.
June 1, 2017