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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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Mud, Bugs and...Plastic
Senior Lecturer Julie Masura connects her love of teaching and her passions for geology and the health of Puget Sound.
November 23, 2018
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The Music Inside
Environmental science student Hozoji Matheson-Margullis brings her chops as a rock-band drummer to her quest to preserve and restore Puget Sound.
September 25, 2018
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Looking for Answers
UW Tacoma Associate Professor Eric Madfis is a leading researcher in the study of school shootings and mass shootings.
September 5, 2018
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$330,000 NSF Grant Expands Research on Toxic Pollutants in Urban Watersheds
Dr. Ed Kolodziej at the Center for Urban Waters is the lead researcher on a project with funding from the National Science Foundation that aims to identify what is killing coho salmon in urban watersheds.
July 31, 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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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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What Comes Next
Assistant Professor JaeRan Kim's research examines what happens after children are adopted and placed with new families.
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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Multiple Versions of the Same Person
UW Tacoma faculty member Michelle Montgomery explores identity in her book about mixed-race American Indians.
May 9, 2018
