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Meet IIGE Managing Director Kate Nikolaeva

Kate Nikolaeva joins the IIGE after serving as a Senior Manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech, where she led a global team in technical implementation and customer success to scale products and systems.

March 9, 2024

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IBJ's THRIVE CENTER TAKES FORM IN GID LAB

The Institute for Black Justice envisions a multicultural, integrated services delivery hub to serve communities in need. Design workshops and prototype testing from November 2023-February 2024 facilitated by the GID Lab produced a prototype of the THRIVE CENTER.

March 5, 2024

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Assembling a Company

Building a business isn’t as easy as building big-box furniture, but serial entrepreneur, Army vet and two-time UW alumnus Steve Buchanan has an advantage via his partnership with UW Tacoma.

November 6, 2023

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Milgard Hall Ushers In New Era

Bringing together business, technology and design thinking, UW Tacoma's newest building embodies a spirit of innovative collaboration.

November 9, 2022

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Empathy can Change the World

With accessible, everyday items like sticky notes and pipe cleaners, UW Tacoma’s Global Innovation & Design Lab brings together people of all backgrounds to solve difficult challenges, using design thinking.

November 3, 2022