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Mud, Bugs and...Plastic

Senior Lecturer Julie Masura connects her love of teaching and her passions for geology and the health of Puget Sound.
Serving with honor

From a young age, Patti Taylor (BSN '93) learned a sense of duty and honor.
A Special Connection

Tyler Bjork ('15) turned a volunteer opportunity into a rewarding career helping others
Unpacking Masculinity

At the core of Dr. Jeff Cohen's work on bullying and gender norms is this -- "These are human systems and definitions. They are not concrete. They can be changed."
Meet Dr. James C. McShay

UW Tacoma’s newly-hired Assistant Chancellor for Equity & Diversity speaks about his first three months on the job, his background, and the opportunities ahead.

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Thousand Oaks shooting: What led Ian David Long to commit mass murder?

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

ABC 7 San Francisco

November 8, 2018

Helping immigrants live their American dream

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

Federal Way Mirror

November 2, 2018

Scientists Warn that Canadian Glacial Melting is "Outside the Scope of Normal"

UW Tacoma geoscientist Dan Shugar's work on melting of Canada's Kaskawulsh glacier is mentioned.

Oil Change International

October 30, 2018

Congo hospitals openly jail poor patients

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

AP Newswire

October 26, 2018

Top 4 Big Data Analytics Strategies to Reduce Hospital Admissions

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."

Health IT Analytics

October 26, 2018

Coyote sightings in Tacoma have nearly doubled this year. So what's going on? Subscription

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

The News Tribune

October 19, 2018

Of Libraries, Parks, Book Stores, and Cinemas: Tacoma's Social Infrastructure

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

The Urbanist

October 17, 2018

UW Regents reject some of Seattle's conditions for growth spurt: 'Not giving away our students' future,' Cauce says Subscription

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

The Seattle Times

October 12, 2018

UW Tacoma's Escalating Enrollment Drives Housing Demand

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.

BisNow

October 8, 2018