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New AS56³Ô¹ÏÍøB officers, senators for 2016-2017

Tanya Kumar is the newly elected president of Associated Students of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø. She and 10 others were chosen in the spring elections as the AS56³Ô¹ÏÍøB Executive Council officers and senators for 2016-2017. The officers begin July 1 and the senators Sept. 1.

May 13, 2016

Math, art intersect in spicy pentagon layout

A complex math discovery at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø will become more mind-blowing when it is rendered in herbs and spices for an art installation. Sculptor Stephen Watson will visit the campus in mid-May to create a temporary, site-specific work of art based on the new pentagon, using his recipe of fragrant herbs and spices.

May 12, 2016

Bandanas connect students with farmworkers

During her working life, a woman has a 50 percent chance of being sexually harassed on the job, but for women farmworkers the figure is closer to 80 percent, says Victoria Breckwich Vasquez, assistant professor in the School of Nursing and Health Studies at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø. Women farmworkers are more vulnerable to the unwelcome advances of male supervisors and managers because the women may not speak English and they’re likely dependent on the farm for transportation and housing.

May 12, 2016

Amazon selects self-driving bike for $75K grant

Amazon has decided to award $75,000 to support the research of 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Affiliate Professor Tyler Folsom who is developing a self-driving tricycle. Folsom says the money will fund student interns over the next year as they work on the Elcano Project.

May 11, 2016

Undergrad symposium, faculty mentor awards

Dozens of 56³Ô¹ÏÍø students present their work Friday, May 13, at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Practice Symposium. Presentations and posters about undergraduate research and scholarships in all disciplines, including performing arts, are featured in the forum with peers and faculty.

May 11, 2016

Registration open for commencement day

Registration for the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø 25th Commencement Ceremony is now open. If you are a graduating senior, you may now register online to participate in the ceremony and order your cap and gown.

May 10, 2016

Landing Microsoft job before graduation

Well before Karishma Sharma was scheduled to pick up her University of Washington diploma she had put together an academic and work resume to land a job with Microsoft. The business administration major starts her career June 27th as a Microsoft solution sales specialist in education, selling Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, to schools and colleges.

May 5, 2016

Husky 5K supports student scholarships

Runners in the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø 5k Run/Walk are not only enjoying a brisk outing with friends they’re also supporting students with much-appreciated scholarships. The event has raised more than $150,000 since its inception and it’s now a part of the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Dawg Dash series.

May 5, 2016

Leadership degree accelerates career move

A principal who earned her master’s degree in leadership at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø was recently honored as one of 18 to receive the Washington State Regional Distinguished Principal award from the Association of Washington School Principals. Bonnie McKerney is principal at Maltby Elementary.

May 5, 2016

Skip the internship, full-time ahead

Interning is a typical step for a graduating student to start a career. But what if you interview for an internship and the company says, “We want you for a full-time position instead.” That happened to two 56³Ô¹ÏÍø students graduating this spring with degrees in interactive media design.

May 5, 2016

GOP dying, Zogby tells 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell audience

Pollster John Zogby says the percentages are against the Republican Party – not just in the next presidential election but for good. As a political party the GOP is “hopelessly on its way to extinction,” Zogby told an audience April 27 at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø. “Demographics are against the GOP.”

May 3, 2016