Mud, Bugs and...Plastic
Senior Lecturer Julie Masura connects her love of teaching and her passions for geology and the health of Puget Sound.
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Serving with honor
From a young age, Patti Taylor (BSN '93) learned a sense of duty and honor.
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A Special Connection
Tyler Bjork ('15) turned a volunteer opportunity into a rewarding career helping others
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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."
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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.
UW Tacoma in the News
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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October 8, 2018
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