Twa-le Abrahamson, '02, air quality coordinator for the Spokane Tribe of Indians, is working to spread awareness of the hazardous legacy of the Midnite Mine on the Spokane Reservation.
The Great Futures Fund will provide financial support and practical work experience to UW Tacoma students, who will mentor underprivileged youth in the nine locations of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound.
Luke Xitco of Associated Petroleum Products, Tony Panagiotu of Panagiotu Pension Advisors and John Peterson of Bellarmine Preparatory School will be recognized at the 11th annual awards event.
The Green Building Certification Institute has awarded LEED® Platinum certification — the highest possible, most rigorous certification in the LEED system — to the Russell T. Joy Building.
Michelle Garner, associate professor of social work, is part of a research team that studies a housing project that allows chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems to drink in their apartments.
UW Tacoma is partnering with the Museum of Glass to offer a basic introduction to studio glass making methods, using the museum's world-renowned Hot Shop.
Delilah Bruskas experienced first-hand the Washington foster-care system and is now helping to make connections between childhood experiences and adult health.
Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, will provide the keynote address at the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.