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UW Tacoma’s Highlights of 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, the Tacoma Huskies community has much to reflect on and celebrate.

Next Students make 24-hour sprint to fix everyday money stress

Students make 24-hour sprint to fix everyday money stress

The inaugural HuskyHack competition challenged students statewide to create solutions that help people navigate banking benefits and rewards programs.

Next ‘We Are First Gen’

‘We Are First Gen’

Celebrating those who are the first in their families to pursue higher education.

Next Over 5,000 students strong. One powerful community.

Over 5,000 students strong. One powerful community.

UW Tacoma reaches 5-year high in enrollment, exceeding 5,000 students

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Professor Carolyn West examines how gender-based violence is recorded and understood

January 20, 2026 The 19th News

UW Tacoma Professor Carolyn West's research underscores a critical gap in how gender-based violence is recorded and understood, raising urgent concerns about women’s safety and who should be held accountable at the policy level.

UW recognized across all campuses with Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement reclassification

January 12, 2026 UW News

The UW has again earned a prestigious recognition for the impact and importance of the connections faculty, students and staff have with local, regional and global communities. All three UW campuses were recognized with the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement reclassification.

NSF-funded network backs UW Tacoma in expanding undergraduate engineering mentorship and research

January 7, 2026

Alongside collaborators at four other universities, UW Tacoma’s Jeff Walters and Heather Dillon are working to enhance mentorship and expand undergraduate research opportunities in engineering.

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