News Stories by Olivia Carson

After three decades at UW Tacoma, Associate Professor Cheryl Greengrove has helped build science programs, mentor generations of students and study the changing waters of the Salish Sea. Now, an unusual bloom of harmful algae in Hood Canal has presented a new mystery: one that challenges what scientists thought they knew about a toxin-producing organism called Alexandrium. For Greengrove, the unanswered questions are exactly what make the work worthwhile.

From Tacoma Husky to Survivor finalist, Sage Ahrens-Nichols (MSW ‘24) has never followed a conventional path. Long before the final elimination, Sage was getting acquainted with the human condition by studying social work at UW Tacoma. Those lessons helped her compete on one of television’s toughest stages.

As a student, Diana Algomeda (BA '19, M.Ed. '22) emerged as a compassionate and effective leader on campus. Today, as the latest recipient of UW Tacoma’s Distinguished Alumni Award, she continues to champion equitable access to education through her career.

The Pacific Northwest will become part of the biggest sporting event on the planet when the FIFA World Cup arrives in Seattle. As the Puyallup Tribe of Indians makes history as the first Indigenous nation to formally take part, Tacoma Huskies are finding meaningful ways to contribute.

As Spring Awakening marks 20 years since its Broadway debut, UW Tacoma students and faculty are partnering with Tacoma Little Theatre to bring the award-winning musical to the local stage.

With his new book, “Improvising With and In Higher Education: All Together Now,” UW Tacoma Associate Teaching Professor Luke Perone invites readers to rediscover play as a practice for collective learning and development.

As a graduate of the Milgard School of Business, Karrar Hashem ('21) is brewing success — literally. Now on his sixth outpost of Lune Cafe, the newest of which opened this summer on Pacific Avenue, Hashem is just steps away from his alma mater in Tacoma's historic downtown core.