How 12 UW researchers fell in love with their research
Bára Šafářová, Assistant Professor in the School of Urban Studies talks to UW News about what made her decide to pursue her career path.
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Community connections help UW Tacoma student grow as a civic leader
After years of moving around, Cameron Cyprain settled in the South Sound. Now, the relationships he built in Tacoma are helping shape his work to improve social services and his growth as a civic leader.
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Curiosity in bloom
After three decades at UW Tacoma, Associate Professor Cheryl Greengrove has helped build science programs, mentor generations of students and study the changing waters of the Salish Sea. Now, an unusual bloom of harmful algae in Hood Canal has presented a new mystery: one that challenges what scientists thought they knew about a toxin-producing organism called Alexandrium. For Greengrove, the unanswered questions are exactly what make the work worthwhile.
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UW Tacoma recognized in several ‘Best Colleges’ lists for providing value, expanding opportunity
New rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Washington Monthly and College Raptor highlight UW Tacoma's success in delivering value, expanding access and helping graduates thrive.
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Two-room Montana schoolhouse hosts UW Tacoma professor for artist residency
For nearly 20 years, a historic schoolhouse has hosted artists, writers, musicians and more for a live-work residency in a tiny Montana town of just 25 people. Two Dot Schoolhouse, stewarded by Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson, offered Assistant Professor Yixuan Pan an inspiring space to prepare for her upcoming solo exhibition at SUNY Binghamton.
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At Friday Harbor Labs, UW Tacoma researchers translate biological survival mechanisms into groundbreaking technology
By approaching biological questions with a framework of physics and mechanical engineering, scientists at UW's Friday Harbor Labs learn great lessons from armored and obscure life under the sea. UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Cassandra Donatelli is quoted.
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William "Bill" Philip, who founded Columbia Bank and championed UW Tacoma, dies at 99
As the founder of Columbia Bank and an influential advocate for higher education in Tacoma, Bill Philip played a key role in the creation of UW Tacoma. Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange reflects on his legacy in a Puget Sound Business Journal article about his passing.
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