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A major milestone for GWSS major

The discipline now known as Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies is celebrating its 50th anniversary worldwide this year. At the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø, Oct. 26, 2020, will mark the four-year anniversary of the Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies major and minor.

October 2, 2020

An experience, not a lecture series

Students should not feel the coronavirus pandemic has ruined their college experience. They have power that is not dependent on the circumstances, says Business Lecturer Kristiina Hiukka.

September 15, 2020

How Arctic fish survive in North Cascades lake

Working through the pandemic summer of 2020, researchers led by 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Teaching Professor Jeff Jensen found how Arctic grayling are surviving in one lake in the North Cascades.

September 9, 2020

New 56³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty

With the 2020-21 academic year, the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø is pleased to welcome a number of new faculty members, effective Sept. 16.

September 3, 2020

Disability and education at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell

In the course, Disability in Society, Jason Naranjo, senior lecturer in the School of Educational Studies, examines history, theory, values and assumptions about disability in the context of schools and society.

August 20, 2020

Professional development integrating art, STEM

Education researchers at the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø are helping lead a project that fosters teaching K12 students to integrate science and art. Through this integration, researchers aim to broaden the participation of students in science, technology, engineering and math.

August 4, 2020

Artificial intelligence turned against COVID-19

A team led by Assistant Professor Dong Si is turning the power of artificial intelligence against the COVID-19 coronavirus with a new software tool that could help design vaccines and drugs.

July 28, 2020

Mask’s fit more important than fabric

When deciding on a face mask, fit is more important than fabric, says Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental chemistry who is testing how well different masks filter particles from the air.

July 22, 2020

Remote learning experiences improving for fall

The 56³Ô¹ÏÍø made an emergency pivot in the face of the coronavirus pandemic last spring to put about 600 courses entirely online. Faculty have more experience and training for remote teaching this fall.

July 22, 2020

COVID-19 ethics and equity

Jamie Shirley, director of nursing in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, is an ethics consultant for 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Medical Center Northwest whose advice helps decide care in a COVID-19 crisis.

July 8, 2020

Turning environmental angst into activism

In addition to teaching Eco-Grief and Climate Anxiety, Jennifer Atkinson is producing a podcast and creating a global network of educators to help students cope with feelings of environmental loss.

July 8, 2020

How to restart despite COVID-19: Wear a mask

The nonprofit Restart Partners, co-led by School of Business faculty member Akhtar Badshah, is supporting the Washington governor’s office with a campaign to make donning a face mask as routine as wearing a seat belt.

July 1, 2020