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Puget Sound Institute receives $4 million from EPA
The Institute will facilitate the scientific study and interdisciplinary cooperation needed to maintain a healthy Puget Sound.
September 13, 2010
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Center for Urban Waters brings new research to Tacoma
The new Center for Urban Waters building on the Thea Foss Waterway will house two research initiatives, the Puget Sound Institute and the Storm Water Technical Resource Center.
March 3, 2010
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Baker honored by Seattle Aquarium
Dr. Joel Baker is the recipient of the 2010 Conservation Research Award from the Seattle Aquarium Society.
January 28, 2010
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Puget Sound Institute launches in Tacoma
Serving as a bridge between the scientific community and agencies charged with restoring and protecting Puget Sound, the Institute is a collaboration of the Puget Sound Partnership, the UW College of the Environment and the UW Tacoma Center for Urban Waters.
November 5, 2009
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Microplastics threaten oceans, marine life
UW Tacoma's Center for Urban Waters, led by Dr. Joel Baker, hopes to become a center for the study of a newly-emerging threat -- microplastic pollution.
December 29, 2008
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International scientists to discuss effects of 'microplastics' on marine environment
Experts from the United States, Australia, Japan, Netherlands and the United Kingdom will gather at the University of Washington Tacoma Sept. 9-10 for the first-ever international workshop on the pervasive problem of microplastics in the marine environment.
September 3, 2008
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UW Tacoma receives award from Citizens for a Healthy Bay
The "Bay Hero Award, Excellence in Environmental Education" recognizes the proposed Urban Waters program now under development.
October 8, 2007
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Faculty member hired for Port of Tacoma Chair
The University of Washington Tacoma has hired Dr. Joel Baker, a leading researcher of water pollution in marine environments, as the first holder of the Port of Tacoma Chair.
July 26, 2007
