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New Faculty at UW Tacoma in 2021-22
Meet 20 faculty members who have recently joined the UW Tacoma community.
December 17, 2021
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Aboard the Adventuress
Take a deep dive into a research/instructional cruise on Commencement Bay. See science being done on an historic two-masted schooner.
November 19, 2021Main Content
New NSF Grant Supports Toxics Research
An NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant will help the Center for Urban Waters expand its ability to detect contaminants of emerging concern.
August 17, 2021Main Content
Dr. Joel Baker Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Dr. Joel Baker, holder of the Port of Tacoma Chair in Environmental Science, is one of 38 new members elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2021.
July 16, 2021Main Content
Sheila Edwards Lange Selected as New Chancellor
Sheila Edwards Lange, currently president of Seattle Central College, has been selected to serve as the new chancellor of UW Tacoma starting Sept. 16.
July 13, 2021Main Content
NSF CAREER Grant to Fund Research on Gateway Math Classes
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $700,000 grant to Dr. Ander Erickson to study how college students use online resources in "gateway" mathematics courses.
July 8, 2021Main Content
Juneteenth is a Time to Honor, Celebrate, Respect
UW Tacoma joins with UW campuses in Seattle and Bothell to mark Juneteenth on June 19, 2021.
June 18, 2021Main Content
Creating the First-Gen Experience
Her mother, her family, herself – these three things inspired Paola Jean Caguiat Chua to pursue a degree in biomedical sciences. Along the way, she helped define the first-gen experience for future generations of students at UW Tacoma.
June 10, 2021Main Content
Learning In and Out of the Classroom
As a pragmatic person, Sarah Abruzzini has learned lessons both in and out of the classroom. Her degree in biomedical sciences fulfills her interest in mysteries and in being challenged.
June 10, 2021Main Content
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.
April 21, 2021