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How does a blind person use technology?
Kristen Shinohara, '06, teamed with Dr. Josh Tenenberg to research how blind people use, or are frustrated by, assistive technologies.
August 17, 2009
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Research Standouts Awarded Grants
Nineteen grants in 2009 from two UW Tacoma endowments will help faculty, staff and students by supporting scholarship, research and campus improvements.
June 1, 2009Main Content
Research team finds housing for homeless saves millions of dollars
Social Work Assistant Professor Michelle Garner is a co-author of a new study of a "housing-first" approach to chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems.
April 3, 2009Main Content
Microplastics threaten oceans, marine life
UW Tacoma's Center for Urban Waters, led by Dr. Joel Baker, hopes to become a center for the study of a newly-emerging threat -- microplastic pollution.
December 29, 2008Main Content
International scientists to discuss effects of 'microplastics' on marine environment
Experts from the United States, Australia, Japan, Netherlands and the United Kingdom will gather at the University of Washington Tacoma Sept. 9-10 for the first-ever international workshop on the pervasive problem of microplastics in the marine environment.
September 3, 2008Main Content
Professor earns Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
Dr. Michael Honey will be recognized for his book, "Going Down Jericho Road," at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. at a ceremony on May 27, 2008.
May 22, 2008Main Content
Henry honored for race and gender equity research
Dr. Annette Henry has received the Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award from the American Educational Research Association.
April 4, 2008Main Content
UW Tacoma professor to help design AIDS policy
Charles Emlet will participate in an expert forum on HIV/AIDS and older people sponsored by the UN Institute on Aging.
November 10, 2005