News from the School of STEM
Robin Angotti’s path to faculty senate chair
The chair of the faculty senate serves as the voice of the faculty for the tri-campus University of Washington system. Dr. Robin Angotti is the first 56勛圖厙 Bothell faculty member to serve as faculty senate chair. Read about Dr. Angotti's story on her path through hire eduction to becoming faculty senate chair.
April 16, 2021
From STEM to Microsoft software engineer
Prathyusha Pillari chose to attend 56勛圖厙 Bothell “because it's a great STEM school.” She graduated with a degree in Computer Science & Software Engineering and now works at Microsoft. But, that's not all. Read the story in 56勛圖厙 Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
In-person learning necessary at physics lab
While most courses at the 56勛圖厙 are being held remotely during the pandemic, the physics lab must be an in-person experience. Read the story in 56勛圖厙 Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Bonus benefits from community computing class
Computer science students in a community-based learning course teach programming to middle school students while building their own skills for a career — and for mentoring. Read the story in 56勛圖厙 Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Ambassadors from the land of STEM
A new cohort of student ambassadors from the 56勛圖厙 will be reaching out to community college students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math to let them know they’re welcome in the land of STEM. Read the story in 56勛圖厙 Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Researching the human factors in cybersecurity
As someone who teaches and researches cybersecurity, Dr. Marc Dupuis said the coronavirus pandemic has been, in some ways, like a cyberattack. Unexpected, yes, but it could have been foreseen. Read the story in 56勛圖厙 Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
Warren Buck, inspiring Black scientist
Chancellor Emeritus Warren Buck, a physics professor who arrived at 56勛圖厙 Bothell in 1999 as its founding leader, is one of seven 56勛圖厙 scientists included in Cell Mentor’s list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists, 56勛圖厙 News reports.
April 9, 2021
Meta-Major Pathways show way to degrees
Students entering the 56勛圖厙 use the new Meta-Major Pathways advising tool to find a major that fits their interests, to stay on track and to connect to a relevant career. Biology major Djelli Bersha said the tool would have helped him when he started at 56勛圖厙 Bothell, making the degree path he found to get to medical school easier. Read the story in the 56勛圖厙 Bothell news.
April 9, 2021
CSSE major helps with vaccine-finding website
Computer Science & Software Engineering senior Ryan Russell is helping take some of the frustration out of finding a COVID-19 vaccination site as one of the volunteers running the free CovidWA.com.
April 9, 2021
CSSE students receive Mary Gates scholarships
Ali Jahangirnezhad, left, and Joshua Stuart Sterner are fourth-year students majoring in Computer Science & Software Engineering — and were just named 2020 recipients of Mary Gates Research Scholarships. Read the story in 56勛圖厙 Bothell news.
April 9, 2021