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Health Studies prepared alumna for pandemic

Mary Cowan (Health Studies ‘17) worked at the Yakima Health District in the food safety program – until the coronavirus pandemic hit. That’s when she really drew on her UW Bothell education.

September 15, 2020

Connecting the dots between farm and hunger

Bothell business owner and ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ graduate George Ahearn co-founded the EastWest Food Rescue nonprofit with a simple strategy: “You tell us you’re hungry; we get you food.”

September 10, 2020

Helping turn Tesla scrap into a commodity

Kaely Nelson, a summer graduate in Supply Chain Management and former treasurer for student government, now works for Tesla as a global supply analyst of recycling, treating scrap material as a commodity.

August 21, 2020

Bothell Block Party and BrewFest goes virtual

Stream or download a playlist curated by Black and allied artists — many of whom have performed during Alumni Weekend — for a virtual Block Party on Aug. 22 that supports the Black Opportunity Fund.

August 13, 2020

How an environmental health career MAPS out

Jeff Ketchel says his Master of Arts in Policy Studies in 2008 gave him skills he has used to head health districts and now serve as executive director of the Washington State Public Health Association.

August 12, 2020

Empowered via STEM and empowering others

Now preparing for medical school, Najma Adan (Biology ’20) felt empowered by her professors and colleagues in the School of STEM and was inspired to mentor others in science.

July 28, 2020

Alumna found UW Bothell and found herself

Stephanie Chavez (Global Studies ’14) says the ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ affirmed her identity, showed her how to make a difference in her community and started her career in law.

July 28, 2020

‘I woke up to the climate crisis’

After running a winery for nearly a decade, Sara Papanikolaou (Business Administration ’08) felt moved by signs of climate change to create 350 Eastside, a Bellevue nonprofit drawing attention to environmental concerns.

July 22, 2020

Snohomish County leaders, UW Bothell alumni

Two members of the Snohomish County Council graduated from the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences: Jared Mead in Global Studies (’14) and Megan Dunn, a Master of Arts in Policy Studies (’13).

July 14, 2020

Sharing music during a pandemic

During the coronavirus pandemic, Jonathan Cluts, who has deep ties to UW Bothell, and his wife Nancy Cluts have been an example of the ways people can give back to the community.

July 1, 2020

Running a virtual Husky 5K

The ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓƵ’s Husky 5K turned into a virtual event because of the pandemic and became an unexpected success. A total of 830 remote runners raised $14,800 for the COVID-19 Emergency Student Fund.

June 3, 2020

IAS graduate serving Metro riders, students

Ernest Kandilige (Global Studies ’06) is deputy director of King County Metro’s Mobility Division and a founding member of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Advisory Board who believes in giving back.

May 28, 2020