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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
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
Open Book
Associate Teaching Professor Margo Bergman's love of knowledge led her to explore how systems work and how they can work better.
June 25, 2021Main Content
Dr. Margo Bergman receives 2021 Community Engagement Award
Dr. Margo Bergman is the recipient of the 2021 Community Engagement Award in Institutional and Systems Analytics. Dr. Bergman has played a central role in facilitating co-learning opportunities for students and regional partners.
May 21, 2021Main Content
Without a Safety Net
UW Tacoma Professor Carolyn West has spent her storied career asking hard questions and exploring difficult subjects.
May 6, 2021Main Content
A Good Place to Grow
Kirsten Hargett chose to study biomedical sciences because she wanted to stretch herself.
April 9, 2021Main Content
Meet Altaf Merchant
Dean Altaf Merchant sees the Milgard School as a catalyst for entrepreneurship and social responsibility in the South Sound region.
March 11, 2021Main Content
Engineering Something Amazing
Heather Dillon is a big believer in human-centered design, and student-centered engineering education.
February 26, 2021Main Content
Preserving Nihonmachi
In their new book, Mary Hanneman and Lisa Hoffman share the history of Tacoma's Nihonmachi and the Japanese Language School once located on what is now the UW Tacoma campus.
January 27, 2021