UW Tacoma in the media

The pandemic has not stopped the mysterious group behind Tacoma's annual Monkeyshines, a citywide scavenger hunt for art glass orbs. The UW Tacoma campus, including the Prairie Line Trail, is recommended as an area to search.

Writer Tamiko Nimura reflects on how she came to be a public historian, including through her interactions with Justin Wadland of the UW Tacoma Library and local historian and preservationist Michael Sullivan.

Psychology Professor Carolyn West is quoted on the "multiple levels of trauma" experienced by a nine-year-old girl in Rochester, N.Y., when police pepper-sprayed her in response to her sobbing.

Assistant Professor Rubén Casas describes efforts in Tacoma to augment traditional single-family districts with additional housing types such as duplexes, triplexes, townhouses and others. He notes that equitable housing policy must also be based on equitable transit access.

Urban Studies Advisory Board member Lauren Flemister warns of the racist consequences of poor city design and cites Hilltop gentrification due to transit investment as issues needing attention.

Tessa Francis of the Puget Sound Institute and colleagues have developed approaches to understanding the transient nature of ecosystem stability and managing risks of species endangerment.

Professor Lisa Hoffman and Associate Professor Mary Hanneman have published a new book about the history of the Japanese American community in Tacoma.

Alumnus Mick Flaaen and instructors Kim Davenport and Michael Sullivan are quoted on the fire that destroyed Tacoma's Music Box Theater in 1963.

Cassandra Nichols, director of UW Tacoma's Counseling & Psychological Services, offers six ways to get through and thrive during the pandemic lockdown.

Abrahamson-Swan, '02, environmental studies, has worked to help victims of wildfires on the Colville Indian Reservation and to stop uranium mining on the Spokane Indian Reservation.

Sharon Laing and Carolyn West participated in "2020: The Course," a tri-campus quarter-long examination of the historic year. The lectures are now available for public viewing.

Law & Policy student Dorian Taylor's experiences of discrimination are described in a feature story on what impact the U.S. Supreme Court may have on LGBTQ+ rights.

Ken Cruz calls the Tacoma City Council's recent passage of a 1% reduction in the Police Department's budget a "token gesture" in light of recent civic activism calling for more significant reform.

UW Tacoma provides the best return on investment of public colleges in Washington, according to a Stacker ranking based on a recent Georgetown University study.

This feature story provides an in-depth explanation of CLTs. A 2017 op-ed by Urban Studies Assistant Professor Anaid Yerena calling for CLTs in the South Sound region is cited.

WNPR hosts Carmen Baskauf and Lucy Nalpathanchil interview Assistant Professor Chris Schell and Carol Henger of the Bronx Zoo about the spread of coyotes as dominant carnivores in urban areas.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

This is one of many stories that report the findings of the Center for Urban Waters that coho salmon are being killed by a derivative of a chemical used as a preservative in rubber tires.

Assistant Professor Chris Schell is quoted on what the return of wildlife to urban areas during COVID-19 lockdowns means.

In reference to this year's presidential election, Emeritus Professor Rob Crawford says "we should be extremely concerned about the damage the refusal to concede inflicts on democratic culture."

An editorial questions universities that discourage holiday travel but also offer pre- and post-travel COVID-19 tests. UW Tacoma's testing and travel recommendations are mentioned.

A growing cohort of tech companies with Tacoma headquarters or major operations includes Infoblox, whose employment has grown in part through a partnership with UW Tacoma.

Milgard School of Business Professor Gregory Rose suggests that social media amplifies people's natural fears of the unknown to a hoarding instinct in reaction to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patrisse Cullors narrates her day, which includes an evening presentation to UW Tacoma on her new book, "When They Call You a Terrorist: a Black Lives Matter Memoir."

Assistant Professor Rubén Casas asks readers to consider whether urbanism can be truly equitable if its advocates are only those with time, access and privilege.

Author Elizabeth Segran spoke with Associate Professor Riki Thompson on how the pandemic is changing the online dating landscape.

MSW student Lauren Kula calls on the Washington legislature to decriminalize small 'personal' amounts of illicit substances and expand access to addiction treatment.

Military veteran Victoria "Torry" Hemmert, an alumna of the School of Education, has made more than 200 masks for veterans across the nation.

Chamber head Tom Pierson and TOTE Maritime Alaska head Grace Greene list assets that can lift the Tacoma region out of recession, including UW Tacoma and its School of Engineering & Technology.

Haley Endowed Professor Mike Honey spoke about civil rights and labor as part of a speaker series at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies.

Urban ecologist Chris Schell says that one outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic is that people are noticing urban wildlife in their midst and seeing that the ecology of cities isn't "broken."

UW Tacoma economist Katie Baird, also a member of the Washington State Budget & Policy Center, calls on the legislature to enact an income tax on those with high incomes, citing the regressive nature of the state's existing tax policy.

The Association of Washington Cities describes research led by Milgard School of Business Associate Teaching Professor Margo Bergman. Her team helped the City of Puyallup "enhance its adaptive resilience for managing the current downturn -- and the next."

Mark Pagano will step down from his role as Chancellor by next fall and resume his role as a full professor in the School of Engineering & Technology. The News Tribune outlines his accomplishments since arriving on campus in 2015.

Pagano will step down from his role as Chancellor by next fall and resume his role as a full professor in the School of Engineering & Technology. The News Tribune outlines his accomplishments since arriving on campus in 2015.

Two regional health non-profits have joined forces to support scholarships for underrepresented students at UW in Seattle and Tacoma.

Psychology professor Carolyn West is quoted in a Los Angeles TV news story about rapper Megan Thee Stallion and her decision to go public about violence against women via a New York Times op-ed.

Huatong Sun, associate professor in SIAS, explains that WeChat serves the Chinese diaspora, including marginalized communities, and describes what will be lost of the U.S. bans the app.

The Swiss, a beloved tavern and performance venue on the UW Tacoma campus (and a tenant of the university) has closed, but even the owner predicts Tacoma will bounce back from the pandemic recession.

In an editorial, the News Tribune extols the farsightedness of community leaders who supported the creation of UW Tacoma 30 years ago, and predicts that the campus will continue to "forge a path forward."

UW Tacoma's Maureen Kennedy is quoted on conditions that make wildfire an ongoing concern even for the 'wet side' of the Cascades such as drought and human presence in wild lands.

The Center for Urban Waters will receive $77K to monitor contaminants in the Columbia River.

The Center for Urban Waters will receive $77K to monitor contaminants in the Columbia River.

Huatong Sun argues that countries that "try to restrict apps with bans and the like will end up hurting companies based within their borders as well."