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Navigating Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica
September 9, 2024
Patience Komba, a Doctor of Global Health (DrGH) candidate in the Department of Global Health, describes her experience navigating Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica this summer. Tracking Hurricane Beryl Tell us about your background. Patience Komba My background includes extensive work in strengthening health systems with a focus on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and digital health.…
Robert N. Chang Foundation Scholar reminisces about studying abroad in Taiwan
August 20, 2024
Nicola Kalderash, MS ‘22, BS ‘21, BA ‘21, reflects back on the life-changing experience of studying abroad in Taiwan during his studies at the University of Washington. Nicola Kalderash Nicola Kalderash is a cybersecurity professional at Boeing. He earned a Master of Science in Information Management and a Bachelor of Science in Informatics with a…
American and Finnish universities collaborate to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
July 22, 2024
Staff Training Week participants in front of the Dipoli building at Aalto University. Photo by Júli Moon. Last month, the Finnish-American Research and Innovation Accelerator (FARIA) network, jointly coordinated by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, hosted a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-themed Staff Training Week in Finland. The FARIA network is a strategic U.S.-focused…
Innovative astronomy course combines scientific and Indigenous knowledge
July 10, 2024
This spring, Brittany Kamai, visiting professor in the Department of Astronomy in the UW College of Arts & Sciences, taught an innovative course about the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific and how they used the stars, winds, and waves to navigate across the Pacific Ocean. Brittany Kamai The course, Pacific Indigenous Astrophysics, was offered by…
Bringing together students from the UW and Taiwan through Collaborative Online International Learning
June 17, 2024
This spring, Professor Yen-Chu Weng, UW College of the Environment, brought together students from the University of Washington and National Kaohsiung Normal University in Taiwan to evaluate the accessibility of interpretive signs in nature parks. Professor Weng’s course, “Environmental Issues in East Asia”, was a five-week collaboration with Professor Chen-Chen Cheng’s course in Special Education…