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Jim Gawel: Learning From a Lake

When Jim Gawel looks at a lake, he sees an opportunity to learn--not just for the students he instructs, but for entire populations who rely on and reside by those water bodies.

May 25, 2018

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Isabell Murray: Best Foot Forward

UW Tacoma junior Isabell Murray is using her status as Miss Pierce County to help raise awareness about juvenile incarceration.

May 23, 2018

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Telling Their Stories

Assistant Professors Rachel Hershberg and Vanessa de Veritch Woodside are using interviews to understand the effects of detention on immigrants and refugees in the South Sound.

May 16, 2018

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Serious About Play

UW Tacoma Lecturer Luke Perone uses play in the classroom to encourage learning and development.

May 2, 2018

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Armen Papyan: The Dance of Politics

UW Tacoma junior Armen Papyan is the ASUWT Director of Legislative Affairs, helping give students a voice in Olympia.

April 12, 2018

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'To the Promised Land'

Dr. Martin Luther King's message of economic justice is the subject of a new book by UW Tacoma historian Michael Honey.

March 29, 2018

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Being the Spark

UW Tacoma alumnus Jacob Nau and SIAS lecturer Abby Murray are among the recipients of local Spark Grants.

February 23, 2018