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Hacking Their Way to Cleaner Water
UW Tacoma’s Clean Water Challenge 2014 brings together community partners and problem solvers to tackle local environmental questions.
August 26, 2014
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A Champion for Change
Distinguished Alumni Award winner Jessica Gavre has fought for marriage equality and LGBT rights in Washington state for over a decade – all while earning both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at UW Tacoma.
August 1, 2014Main Content
Merchant Receives Great Mind Award
Dr. Altaf Merchant of UW Tacoma's Milgard School of Business was honored for his research into the role of nostalgia in advertising.
June 18, 2014Main Content
New Urban Studies Director Redefines Community
As the new director of UW Tacoma's Urban Studies program, Ali Modarres is a passionate advocate for the community-engaged university.
November 4, 2013Main Content
Harrison, '03, Never Really Left UW Tacoma After Graduating
John Harrison, recipient of the 2013 UW Tacoma Distinguished Alumni Award, has invested at least as much time into UW Tacoma as he did in playing the trombone when he was a child.
June 18, 2013Main Content
Garner has a vision for Federal Way: 2013 Community Engagement Award
Michelle Garner’s community engagement efforts blur the lines between her work as a faculty member of Social Work and her life as a resident of Federal Way. She is the recipient of the 2013 UW Tacoma Distinguished Community Engagement Award.
June 17, 2013Main Content
Community Service is Ishem's Passion: 2013 Community Engagement Award
Dr. Linda Ishem, Urban Studies Program, is the recipient of the 2013 UW Tacoma Distinguished Community Engagement Award.
June 16, 2013Main Content
Mike Allen Assembles the 'American Puzzle' - 2013 Distinguished Research Award
Founding faculty member Mike Allen is the recipient of the 2013 UW Tacoma Distinguished Research Award.
June 16, 2013Main Content
Honoring Divya McMillin, the Heart of Global Honors
Divya McMillin, the director of the UW Tacoma Global Honors program, reflects on the impact of asking students to look at the world from a completely different angle.
June 13, 2013Main Content
The West Side is the Best Side
Dr. Carolyn West has been named the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Teaching Award at UW Tacoma.
June 10, 2013