UW Tacoma in the media

Student Daniel Eatherly and Dean of Student Ed Mirecki talk about partnership efforts to offer help to students who are dealing with housing insecurity. 

New research led by Christopher Schell yields insights into how coyotes habituate to humans, and how coyote parents pass their newfound fearlessness on to their offspring. 

As reported by Rubén Casas, Tacoma's embrace of accessory dwelling units as a strategy to increase access to housing in the city is the return of a housing type that dates back decades.

Professor Katie Baird calls for the passage of HB1592 and SB5704, bills currently before the Washington legislature which would publicly fund savings accounts for low-income children statewide.

In the wake of the arrest of R. Kelly, Professor Carolyn West is quoted on the larger issues of confronting America's "ugliest and most complicated attitudes toward race, gender and sex."

Dr. Bonnie Becker is part of a "network of scientists and advocates" working to restore Olympia oysters to their "historical and cultural prominence."

Bills now being considered by the Washington legislature on school safety, based in part on research done by Dr. Eric Madfis, are focused on "nonfirearm measures."

Dr. Ankur Teredesai, KenSci's co-founder, is a professor in the School of Engineering & Technology and incubated KenSci's technology in the Center for Data Science.

The research of Dr. Eric Madfis is the foundation for nine new school safety bills before the Washington House and Senate. Dr. Madfis provided testimony on the topic before legislative committees.

Assistant Professor Barb Toews says that exposure to nature -- even something as simple as a plant transplanting party -- can lead to a mood boost and improve mental health of women in prison.

Research scientist Aimee Kinney describes progress on restoration of Puget Sound shoreline, an important step in the recovery of the food web that supports species such as chinook salmon.

Dr. Jim Gawel is one researcher who is concerned that plans by the U.S. Forest Service to build a road in the eruption zone around Mount St. Helens will disturb ongoing and future research projects.

Dr. Ali Modarres, Director of Urban Studies, discusses "a more nuanced picture" of tech employment, noting the fastest growth is not in dense urban centers, but in the suburban periphery.

An overview of Dr. Michael Honey's new book, "To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice." Honey is the Haley Endowed Professor of Humanities.

Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew mentored a group of Latina moms — Mujeres Latinas Apoyando La Comunidad — who are working to reduce asthma triggers in their homes and community.

The Aspen Institute issued a new report on social-emotional learning in K-12 schools. UW Tacoma's work with Tacoma Public Schools on the Whole Child Initiative is highlighted.

Tacoma Housing Authority is partnering with Koz Development to subsidize rents at 52 units in a new micro-apartment building across the street from campus.

Dr. Eric Madfis argues that there is persuasive evidence that media coverage of mass shootings, particularly naming and picturing the killer, is causing harm.

A new edition, published by UW Press, of the classic history of Tacoma by locally historian Murray Morgan includes a foreward by Michael Sullivan, long-time part-time lecturer at UW Tacoma.

Washington's education savings program keys the price of investment to "the cost of a year's tuition and fees at the state's most expensive [public] campus," which was UW Tacoma in 2018 (by $54).

An installment in a yearlong USA Today series on Memphis in 1968 features a quote from Michael Honey, author of "To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice."

This profile of UW Tacoma student Marshelle Frelix, part of The Seattle Times Fund for the Needy series, celebrates the role of foster-child supporter Treehouse and its Graduation Success program.

A detailed analysis of Pres. Donald Trump's recent statements on California wildfires includes quotes from UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Maureen Kennedy.

Christopher Schell calls on life scientists to "engage with the diversity of peoples in our cities to more holistically recognize the socio-ecological processes that contribute to urban evolution."

A curated list of 10 companies that are built on technology developed at UW includes KenSci, co-founded by Dr. Ankur Teredesai and based on research done at UW Tacoma.

Social Work & Criminal Justice Associate Professor Eric Madfis worked with colleague Jack Levin in 2009 to develop a "sequential model to understand mass shootings at schools."

The author, Cheryl Cariño-Burr, is a 2011 alumna of Highline College and UW Tacoma. She helps immigrants with professional education from other countries secure U.S. credentials in their fields.

Geoscientist Dan Shugar's work on melting of Canada's Kaskawulsh glacier is mentioned.

The story cites technology developed at UW Tacoma's Center for Data Science that can be used to predict in patients "which factors will impact future health outcomes."

Assistant Professor Karen Cowgill, SIAS, is quoted on the practice of hospitals in Congo "detaining" patients who can't pay.

UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Christopher Schell is leading a study, in partnership with Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, on urban wildlife in Tacoma.

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor Rubén Casas writes about Tacoma's "social infrastructure," the public spaces, organizations and institutions that promote civic engagement.

At its October meeting, the UW Board of Regents approved a universal student transportation pass (the UPass) at UW Tacoma. 

Director of Campus Planning & Retail Services Pat Clark outlines the market for housing in downtown Tacoma, driven in part by expanding enrollments at UW Tacoma.

A video shows students Shyloh Ferlance and Baljeet Singh using and talking about e-scooters now available for short-term rentals throughout Tacoma.

A profile of Tart Cider, a start-up in Olympia that won UW Tacoma VIBE's first business plan competition in 2017.

Q&A with Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Dean Anne Bartlett.

Social Work & Criminal Justice Associate Professor Eric Madfis and colleague Adam Lankford call on media outlets to refrain from glorifying mass shooters.

New UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Rubén Casas pens an essay on the walkability of Tacoma.

The grant, from the National Science Foundation, will fund expansion of research into polluted urban watersheds and salmon prespawn mortality deaths.

A summary of the revitalization of Tacoma's Brewery District, adjacent to UW Tacoma, which serves as a catalyst. On tap: 215,000 sq. ft. of commercial space, 800 housing units, four new breweries.

A description of the Northwest tech hardware scene spotlights the Institute of Technology's Matt Tolentino, who is developing a startup to help firefighters find their way through burning buildings.

Several Institute of Technology faculty experts on cybersecurity offer advice to a Puyallup restaurant suffering from a coordinated cyber attack.

A regional real estate news site reports on investment activity in Tacoma and the foundational role of UW Tacoma in catalyzing that investment.

Jeff Rice, managing editor at Puget Sound Institute and a renowned audio engineer of natural soundscapes, reports on his expedition to record toads at the site of the nation's first atomic bomb tests.

UW's Seattle and Tacoma campuses are expecting to enroll record-setting first-year classes in autumn 2018, while the Bothell campus expects a slightly smaller class.

An editorial describes UW Tacoma's involvement in a new, collaborative healthcare academy that will be embedded in Tacoma Public Schools' Stadium High School.

Urban Studies alumna Chazmin Peters is a first officer with Alaska Airlines. She describes her path to a career in aviation and her experience in the industry as a woman and an Asian American.

Haley Endowed Professor Mike Honey's new book To the Promised Land is the subject of a look at King's relationship with the economic justice movement.

Professor of Clinical Psychology Kima Cargill gives advice on healthy eating and whether there is such a thing as "healthy dessert."