Bearing Witness
UW Tacoma Professor Marian Harris and graduate student Zea Mendoza recently spent a week helping asylum seekers held at the South Texas Family Residential Center.
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The Argument for Debate
Assistant Professor Ben Meiches' push to get debate going at UW Tacoma has found early success.
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Something to Offer
As a kid, Augustine Canales didn't want to be anything. The UW Tacoma senior is now a teacher, student, father and soon-to-be college graduate.
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Higher (Education) Calling
Jimmy McCarty, UW Tacoma's new director of the Center for Equity and Inclusion, has a vision to make the space more creative, interactive and collaborative.
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Ultra-Marathon Educator
Ellen Bayer's passion for the outdoors guides her work both in and out of the classroom.
UW Tacoma in the News
Colleges start looking for ways to house and feed homeless students
Student Daniel Eatherly and Dean of Student Ed Mirecki talk about partnership efforts to offer help to students who are dealing with housing insecurity.
The Hechinger Report
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March 18, 2019
Washington should invest in Child Savings Accounts to help bridge income gaps Subscription
Politics, Philosophy & Public Affairs Professor Katie Baird calls for the passage of HB1592 and SB5704, bills currently before the Washington legislature which would publicly fund savings accounts for low-income children statewide.
The Seattle Times
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March 4, 2019
R. Kelly's arrest barely scratches surface of a much-needed #MeToo reckoning for black girls
In the wake of the arrest of R. Kelly, Professor and Social & Behavioral Sciences Chair Carolyn West is quoted on the larger issues of confronting America's "ugliest and most complicated attitudes toward race, gender and sex."
NBC BLK - NBC News
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February 28, 2019
Return of a native: Olympia oysters are making a comeback
Dr. Bonnie Becker is part of a "network of scientists and advocates" working to restore Olympia oysters to their "historical and cultural prominence."
Salish Sea Currents
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February 20, 2019
Mom of Sandy Hook victim is striving for safe schools Subscription
Bills now being considered by the Washington legislature on school safety, based in part on research done by Dr. Eric Madfis, are focused on "nonfirearm measures."
The [Vancouver] Columbian
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February 19, 2019
KenSci raises $22M to help healthcare companies predict when patients will get sick and lower costs
Dr. Ankur Teredesai, KenSci's co-founder, is a professor in the School of Engineering & Technology and incubated KenSci's technology in the Center for Data Science.
GeekWire
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February 7, 2019
No plan to arm teachers, but Legislature looks at other ways to keep schools safe Subscription
The research of Dr. Eric Madfis of Social Work & Criminal Justice is the foundation for nine new school safety billls before the Washington House and Senate. Dr. Madfis provided testimony on the topic before House and Senate legislative committees.
The News Tribune
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January 29, 2019
Access to nature in prisons can improve outcomes, research shows
Dr. Barb Toews, assistant professor in Social Work & Criminal Justice, says that exposure to nature -- even something as simple as a plant transplanting party -- can lead to a mood boost and improve mental health of women in prison.
KNKX
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January 28, 2019
Homeowners keep building walls around Puget Sound. Biologists are taking out more
Biologist Aimee Kinney, research scientist with the Center for Urban Waters, describes progress on restoration of Puget Sound shoreline, an important step in the recovery of the underwater food web that supports species such as chinook salmon, which in turn support orcas.
KUOW
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January 25, 2019
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