“Each of this year’s awardees has made significant contributions in creating a vibrant South Sound Sound economy and engaged community,” said Milgard School Dean Altaf Merchant.
The UW Tacoma School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership’s inaugural Healthcare Symposium brought together students, scholars and local healthcare leaders to spark conversations and innovative ideas for creating a healthier South Sound.
At Kent Laboratory Academy, a unique partnership with UW Tacoma’s School of Education is helping shape a more personalized, whole-child approach to learning — one student at a time.
From innovative teaching and research to transformative community engagement, this year’s distinguished award recipients exemplify outstanding contributions that advance UW Tacoma’s mission and impact.
Omari Amili (B.A. '14, M.A. '16), founding director of UW Tacoma's Husky Post Prison Pathways, appeared on TV Tacoma's Cityline program to discuss an upcoming talk on campus with John Bunn, the wrongfully convicted, fully exonerated founder behind "A Voice 4 The Unheard," a nonprofit that promotes literacy in prisons and among youth.
When a dance goes viral on social media, what comes next? UW Tacoma's Pamela Krayenbuhl weighs in on how online fame shapes a young person's future and the bigger questions behind fleeting internet stardom.
A study authored by Assistant Professor I-An "Amy" Su is referenced in a new editorial from Law360 that explores an ongoing debate in court: Does a condemned inmate's mental health diagnosis make it legally or morally permissible to execute them?