Without a Safety Net
UW Tacoma Professor Carolyn West has spent her storied career asking hard questions and exploring difficult subjects.
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At the Helm
UW Tacoma senior Aidan Helt left behind a difficult childhood by joining the Merchant Marines, a journey that took her from her old home to a new one.
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Go Far, Quickly
For Earth Day, students, faculty and staff from all three UW campuses reflect on what it means to be sustainable during a pandemic.
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Two UW Tacoma Juniors Selected as Truman Scholars
Chanise Jackson and Andre Jimenez plan to go to graduate school and dedicate their careers to public service.
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A Good Place to Grow
Kirsten Hargett chose to study biomedical sciences because she wanted to stretch herself.
UW Tacoma in the News
It's never too late for a career change; Non-traditional intern speaks about her journey to NASA
Sarah Smith, '20 Communication, describes what it's like supporting public communication for the International Space Station and how her time at UW Tacoma prepared her for her NASA gig.
NASA: Interstellar Experiences of NASA Interns Blog
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March 7, 2021
Best Value Public Colleges in America
Stacker looked at Niche's 2021 list of best value colleges in America and revised it to just focus on public institutions. UW Tacoma ranks #48 in the nation.
Stacker
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March 6, 2021
Op-Ed: Community colleges key to Washington COVID economic recovery Subscription
Tacoma Community College President Ivan Harrell calls on the Washington legislature to continue to support higher education "for people of all ages and backgrounds," and notes Pierce County has "a network of colleges and universities [including UW Tacoma] working to create a healthier, more equitable economy."
The News Tribune
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March 6, 2021
Tacoma is top trending locale among Gen Z renters in Washington Subscription
Gen Z-ers, the fastest-growing renter segment in the U.S. last year, make up 28% of renters in Tacoma, vs. 17% in Seattle. The presence of the UW Tacoma campus is noted, as are the 900 apartments under construction, and 2,724 more which planned in the city.
Puget Sound Business Journal
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March 4, 2021
KenSci: Assisting healthcare providers to make the best informed decisions
Ankur Teredesai, professor in the School of Engineering & Technology and co-founder of KenSci, comments on the company's mission and focus. KenSci's technology was incubated at UW Tacoma.
AI Med - Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
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March 3, 2021
In Matters of Sustainability, This Smith Team is Tops
A team of students from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, won UW Tacoma's Milgard Invitational Case Competition on Social Responsibility.
News at Smith
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March 2, 2021
How parks can better serve Puget Sound during times of crisis
UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Rubén Casas describes how parks could recapture their traditional roles of helping prevent public health crises and support communities' efforts to survive them.
Crosscut
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March 2, 2021
Digital Dynamo
The UW Libraries are leaders in the digital transformation of libraries. The UW Tacoma Library recently collaborated with faculty members Tanya Velasquez and Sonia De La Cruz on the 2020 Black Lives Matter Storytelling project, to collect and digitize materials related to the Black Lives Matter movement.
University of Washington Magazine
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March 1, 2021
Sharing the city with some really wild neighbors
NPR station WHYY's Xavier Lopez interviews Assistant Professor Chris Schell on the increasing visibility of urban carnivores such as raccoons and coyotes in North American cities.
WHYY The Pulse
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February 26, 2021
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