UW Tacoma in the media

Marking the centenary of the founding of the Bauhaus, urbanists including Ali Modarres of Urban Studies debate whether cities of today live up to the visions from 100 years ago.

Assistant professor of community psychology Chris Beasley's work to build the Tacoma Post-Prison Higher Education Coalition is featured in one of the world's leading scientific journals.

Assistant Professor Amanda Sesko found in a 2010 study that black women's words and ideas were least likely to be remembered in meetings.

Eric Madfis, associate professor of criminal justice, provides insights into the wide disparity between the number of mass shootings involving male vs. female suspects.

Associate Professor Christine Stevens is a co-author of a study examining art-based mindfulness activities that could serve to reduce one of the markers of stress in teenage girls.

Rubén Casas argues that the Tacoma region needs to make decisions now that will affect whether it will be inclusive and equitable in the future.

The News Tribune editorial board calls on public higher education institutions, including UW Tacoma, to provide safe storage of student guns, a practice just ended by WSU.

Opinion columnist Clarence Page cites and quotes the work of Social Work & Criminal Justice's Eric Madfis in the wake of two mass shootings in El Paso, Tex., and Dayton, Ohio.

Lecturer Sarah Chavez took part in Poets and Artists for Migrant Justice at Seattle's Victor Hugo House, and spoke about the event with its organizer, Paul Hlava Ceballos. 

Social Work & Criminal Justice's Eric Madfis describes how white male grievance culture may motivate some individuals to carry out mass shootings.

Associate Professor Chris DeMaske cautions that government's current hands-off policy regarding internet regulation, leaving it primarily to the commercial sector, is incompatible with democracy.

Professor Ankur Teredesai was co-chair of the Association for Computing Machinery's 2019 computer science and artificial intelligence conference, held in Anchorage, Alaska.

The start-up phase of the new effort, directed by Milgard's Stan Emert and supported with a $1M gift from the Rainiers, will see the launch of a new course in sports enterprise management this fall.

Six fast-charging electric car stations have been installed on the top level of the Court 17 parking garage. 

Funding from the National Science Foundation will support 14 undergraduate and graduate students in return for their commitment to cybersecurity employment in the governmental sector.

Tacoma Housing Authority's College Housing Assistance Program, which helps provide affordable housing to eligible UW Tacoma students, is described.

In a minute-and-a-half video, Lecturer Vaughn Bell explains the concept behind a new, permanent public art installation along UW Tacoma's Prairie Line Trail, called "All the Rivers in the World."

Associate Professor Anne Taufen is quoted on Renton's success establishing a climate of trust and civic participation, and how other cities may fail in the same attempt.

Drug policy experts, including Associate Professor Ingrid Walker, say the White House opioid addiction awareness campaign "needs more diverse viewpoints to have a bigger impact."

Alumna Janet Runbeck notes that "the most vulnerable" are "most at risk" from exposure to pollution such as wildfire smoke. She said that "not enough is being done to ensure their safety."

A UFPB post-doc worked with Professor Orlando Baiocchi on a system of tree-based monitoring devices. This 'internet of natural things' may be used to detect and track the spread of wildfires.

Professor Emerita Marcy Stein notes that most teachers are not trained to write lesson plans. There is a thriving market for 'teacherpreneurs' to offer such assistance via such sites as Pinterest.

Haley Professor of Humanities Michael Honey. a noted scholar of Martin Luther King Jr., comments on recent "incendiary claims" made by historian David Garrow on the private life of King.

A University Place household's flock of chickens was allegedly attacked by a coyote pack. UW Tacoma's Grit City Carnivore Project is mentioned.

Assistant Professor Chris Schell joins the Candy, Mike & Todd Show on KIRO Radio to talk about coyotes in urban areas.

Mathew Abenojar, who graduated this year from Auburn Riverside High School, will pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in cybersecurity at UW Tacoma after earning an AA at Green River College.

Several UW Tacoma students comment on a new 'environmental context dashboard' that will give college admissions officers information on an applicant's living and social environment.

Incoming and current UW Tacoma students speak about the impact on their journey through college by such organizations as Tacoma Completes, Degrees of Change and the Tacoma College Support Network.

Center for Urban Waters research scientist Andy James found elevated levels of oxycodone in mussels from Puget Sound.

ASUWT President Armen Papyan's experience of homelessness as a first-year student at UW Tacoma is featured in a report on a tri-campus survey of housing and food insecurity among UW students.

Rubén Casas notes that Tacoma's new McMenamins Elks Temple is the latest in a development trend eschewing provision of additional parking.

Reporter Alison Grande interviews Latina women who, in collaboration with UW Tacoma's Robin Evans-Agnew, are working to reduce exposure to asthma triggers in homes and child-care facilities.

South Sound Business features a profile of Thomas Kuljam, entrepreneurship instructor and director of the VIBE Business Incubator. Also featured is K. Rachel Endo, Dean of the School of Education.

ASUWT President Armen Papyan and Black Education Strategy Roundable executive director Steve Smith call for the Washington legislature to expand the State Need Grant.

Rubén Casas argues that liberalized policies in Tacoma for accessory dwelling units should be only the first step toward increasing access to housing in the city.

A new program at UW Tacoma, funded with help from a $1 million donation establishing the Simon Family Endowment, will increase services to adults on the autism spectrum in the South Sound.

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.