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Bringing Nature to a Prison Cell
Exposure to nature, even through a brief gardening activity, can improve well-being among women in prison, a UW Tacoma-led study finds.
January 30, 2019
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Urban Ecologist/Superhero
Experienced tarantula handler, compassionate coyote whisperer — Assistant Professor Christopher Schell brings a passion to his work studying how carnivores adapt to cities.
December 5, 2018
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Ali Modarres Is a Man About Towns
South Sound Business magazine recently published a feature story on Dr. Ali Modarres, UW Tacoma's Director of the Urban Studies Program.
June 27, 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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Modarres Named Community Champion
Dr. Ali Modarres, director of Urban Studies, has been named a Community Champion by Futurewise.
April 6, 2018
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The Bell Tolls for Us
An event marking the 50th year since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., reminds us his work is unfinished.
April 5, 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
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University-city Partnership Seeks to Enhance Livability
Associate Professor Anne Taufen Wessells will serve as faculty co-director and the primary UW Tacoma contact throughout the 2017-18 Livable City Year partnership with the City of Tacoma.
June 20, 2017
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Jacob Nau, '17, Writing Studies
Graduating senior Jacob Nau developed an idea for a literary journal on homelessness with his classmates in Abby Murray's editing and publishing class. Now the journal is online, in print and on the streets.
June 1, 2017
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An App a Day
Assistant Professor Sharon Laing wants to use apps to connect low-income patients to health care.
January 20, 2017
