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Proudly Claiming Their Space

Morgan Pasquier, '19: "I will no longer apologize for taking up space in the world. I know what I want out of life and I have an idea of how to get there now."
'Renegade Professor of English'

Raised in the South at a time when women were supposed to be wives and mothers, UW Tacoma Senior Lecturer Nicole Blair defied expectations and became an accomplished teacher, musician and author.
Byron's Banishment

Byron Ragland's encounter at a frozen yogurt shop raises a question as old as America: When is it OK to be black in public?
The Husky Family

The UW Tacoma Class of 2019: a passionate, tenacious and diverse group of graduates that are already out in the world making an impact. Read a sampling of their stories.
Protecting Privacy by Sharing Secrets

Using machine learning, researchers have developed a way to screen social media content for hate-speech while protecting the privacy of users.

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UW Tacoma in the News

Seattle artist Vaughn Bell describes the art installation she created called 'All the Rivers in the World' for the UWT campus Subscription

In a minute-and-a-half video, UW Tacoma 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."

The News Tribune

July 9, 2019

A model city for a majority nonwhite future is in our own backyard

Outgoing Renton, Wash., mayor Denis Law worked from the beginning of his tenure to establish a climate of trust and civic participation across all segments of the city's inhabitants. School of Urban Studies Associate Professor Anne Taufen is quoted on Renton's success and how other cities may fail in the same attempt.

Crosscut

July 8, 2019

White House Opioid Campaign Not Broad, Diverse Enough

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."

U.S. News & World Report

July 2, 2019

Smoke-choked skies the 'new normal.' What are Tacoma and Pierce County doing to prepare? Subscription

Nursing & Healthcare Leadership lecturer and alumna Janet Runbeck notes that "the most vulnerable" are "most at risk" of health complications from exposure to particulate pollution such as wildfire smoke. She said that "not enough is being done to ensure their safety."

The News Tribune

July 2, 2019

UFPB researcher creates intelligent tree capable of preventing forest fires

As part of postdoctorate studies at UW Tacoma, researcher Cleonilson Protásio worked with Professor Orlando Baioocchi on a system of tree-based environmental monitoring devices, powered by electricity generated by the differences in temperature between the surface and the interior of the tree. This 'internet of natural things' may be used to detect and track the spread of wildfires. (Article written in Portuguese.)

Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB

July 2, 2019

Teachers quit jobs, make $100,000 on Pinterest selling lesson plans

School of Education Professor Emerita Marcy Stein notes that most teachers do not write their own curricula and lesson plans, and are not trained to do so. There is a thriving market for 'teacherpreneurs' to offer such assistance via social media sites such as Pinterest.

USA Today

July 1, 2019

Two MLK Scholars Discuss Explosive, Disputed FBI Files on the Civil-Rights Icon

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.

New York Magazine/Intelligencer

June 30, 2019