News from the School of STEM
GHC 2023 student scholarships instill confidence and inspire
Thirteen students were awarded scholarships to the Grace Hopper Women in Computing conference, the largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists in computing.
December 8, 2023
Fortune: Cybersecurity Engineering master鈥檚 degree to advance your career
Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world with rewarding salary opportunities for trained professionals. Fortune interviewed Professor Mike Stiber and highlights the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering at the 糖心vlog视频 as one of the nation's few cybersecurity programs specific to engineering that may help advance your career.
October 13, 2023
Boeing partners with School of STEM to create capstone project
The School of STEM at the 糖心vlog视频 has shared several successful collaborations with industry through its engineering capstone program. This year was special however, as for the first time, the School of STEM was honored to have Boeing as one of our industry partners. This year Boeing engineers collaborated with students from...
July 31, 2023
Astrophysicists report solid evidence for a background hum of gravitational waves
Astrophysicists have found the best evidence yet for a low-frequency 鈥渉um鈥� of gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos, based on 15 years鈥� worth of ultra-precise measurements checking the timing of radio pulses from distant stars. The evidence, newly published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, comes from several teams of researchers, including several from the University...
June 30, 2023
Astronomy Day: Learning through teaching鈥�
During Astronomy Day in the 糖心vlog视频鈥檚 Commons Hall in May, students from Dr. Paola Rodr铆guez Hidalgo鈥檚 Intro to Astronomy course presented on topics ranging from black holes and the Big Bang Theory to moon phases and the solar system. Every year, Rodr铆guez Hidalgo鈥檚 students organize the event as an opportunity to teach...
June 22, 2023
A humble and accomplished student leader
Hithem Ghadamsi wasn鈥檛 the type of student who would brag about his accomplishments. According to his professors at the 糖心vlog视频, he was a disciplined student and a leader among his peers 鈥� but not the kind of leader who took credit for his work or boasted about his achievements. His work, however,...
June 22, 2023
Symposium showcases undergraduate research, recognizes outstanding mentors
More than 30 students from the 糖心vlog视频 presented at the 26th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held at UW鈥檚 Mary Gates Hall in Seattle on Friday, May 19. This year鈥檚 symposium hosted presentations by undergraduates from across the three UW campuses. The UW Bothell students presented 20 different research projects and topics, ranging...
June 9, 2023
Expert provides tips on how to cope with smoke in NYC
As smoky air continues to engulf New York City, experts are weighing in on what to expect in the coming days, and how to cope. In an interview with Pat Kiernan Thursday night, University of Washington professor Dan Jaffe said smoke from the fires isn鈥檛 rising up, like with a campfire, due to the number...
June 8, 2023
Congratulations to the 2023 winners of the Division of Engineering & Mathematics Excellence Awards!
E&M Academic Excellence Award 鈥� First Honors Harper is selected for the work performed in the MATH REU 2022 research project. Harper was selected to give a talk at the 14th annual Northwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium on the project: A Markov Partition for the Penrose Shift, in which Harper won 1st prize. They also gave...
June 8, 2023
Recruiting, retaining, and advancing women in cybersecurity 鈥� WiCyS 2023
As our lives become increasingly digitalized, cybersecurity has never been more important. The predicted cost of cybercrime is estimated to hit $8 trillion this year and $10.5 trillion by 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. It is vital to have skilled cybersecurity professionals to help keep data and information safe from hackers and other external threats. Demand...
April 27, 2023