{"id":33561,"date":"2026-03-13T15:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/?p=33561"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:30:25","slug":"connections-between-matter-and-what-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/13\/connections-between-matter-and-what-matters","title":{"rendered":"Connections between matter\u00a0\u2014 and what matters\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the University of Washington Bothell experience. Faculty have a passion for working across disciplines in their research and classes, and they foster that same drive in their students through the diverse array of subjects they weave into their curriculum.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\u202fis\u202fespecially true for UW Bothell\u2019s First Year &amp; Pre-Major Program, where\u202ffirst- and second-year students and pre-majors\u202fare encouraged to explore a variety of\u00a0courses and\u00a0topics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c足彩app哪个是正规的 edges of what any university calls a \u2018major\u2019 are necessarily fuzzy because the world is messy,\u201d said Dr. Gavin Doyle, lecturer in the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/\">School of Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a>. \u201cInterdisciplinary courses can be transformative. 足彩app哪个是正规的y help students discover new interests, build confidence and see themselves as contributors to multiple fields of knowledge.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their course \u201cAtoms in Art &amp; Culture,\u201d Doyle and co-instructor Dr. Charity Lovitt,\u00a0intentionally blur the boundaries between art and science.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur understanding of the material world affects travel, art, technology and culture,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cWe draw connections between matter\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and what matters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69de31cf665ae&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69de31cf665ae\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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Doyle\u2019s background, on the other hand, is in the arts and humanities, although he noted\u00a0that\u00a0his undergraduate degree is in Biology, and his first job was as a chemistry lab assistant.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDr. Lovitt and I wanted to share our own fascination with the connections between our two fields with our students,\u2019 he said. \u201cWhile we each have some familiarity with the other\u2019s discipline, we were able to lean on each other\u2019s strengths for this class.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>足彩app哪个是正规的 pair developed the course for the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\">Discovery Core Experience<\/a>, a required sequence of courses for first-year students. In line with the DCX mission, Doyle said they hoped students would\u202fgain\u202fa sense of connection to campus resources and academic communities, confidence in\u00a0reflective and collaborative learning, and an understanding of how disciplines inform one another.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted students to see that chemistry isn\u2019t just formulas and reactions \u2014 it\u2019s a cultural force,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cArt isn\u2019t just expression \u2014 it\u2019s shaped by the materials and technologies available at a given moment.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69de31cf6904b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69de31cf6904b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" 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\u201cIt pushed me to think intentionally about how I communicate ideas, simplify complex topics and keep\u00a0people\u00a0engaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough this experience, I strengthened skills like patience, adaptability, leadership and public speaking that are essential in business and in any community-centered career.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doyle and Lovitt have taught the class several times,\u00a0yet\u00a0they always reinvent it in some way each time they offer it, Doyle said. 足彩app哪个是正规的s have used everything from photography and digital media to collages,\u00a0table-top\u00a0displays\u00a0and posters to explore course themes over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69de31cf6a280&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69de31cf6a280\" 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