Tacoma library's first social worker makes impact with 230 aid cases in 2024
Samantha Iverson (BA '08, MSW '16) is making a big difference as the first social worker for Tacoma Public Library, helping connect patrons with the community resources.
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UW Tacoma selects Maslow's Campus Communities as development partner for on-campus student housing and dining project
The selection follows a competitive request for qualifications and proposals process that attracted multiple teams interested in partnering with the university on the first major project to move forward under its campus master plan.
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Transforming Healthcare through Agency, Advocacy and Equity
The UW Tacoma School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership’s inaugural Healthcare Symposium brought together students, scholars and local healthcare leaders to spark conversations and innovative ideas for creating a healthier South Sound.
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Powering student-centered learning
At Kent Laboratory Academy, a unique partnership with UW Tacoma’s School of Education is helping shape a more personalized, whole-child approach to learning — one student at a time.
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Why brands are turning to dance in ads and what it says about us, according to UW Tacoma scholar
Pamela Krayenbuhl, associate professor of film and media studies at UW Tacoma, recently spoke with Dance Magazine about why movement works so well in short-form media, and what our fascination with dance says about culture, identity and connection.
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As AI reaches government, a UW Tacoma expert weighs in
As artificial intelligence moves from buzzword to public policy challenge, UW Tacoma's Arthur Jago is helping make sense of what comes next. The Milgard School of Business associate professor recently joined TVW's Inside Olympia podcast to discuss how AI is reshaping government operations, public trust and civic decision-making.
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Director of UW Tacoma's Husky Post Prison Pathways interviewed alongside 'A Voice 4 the Unheard' founder John Bunn
Omari Amili (B.A. '14, M.A. '16), founding director of UW Tacoma's Husky Post Prison Pathways, appeared on TV Tacoma's Cityline program to discuss an upcoming talk on campus with John Bunn, the wrongfully convicted, fully exonerated founder behind "A Voice 4 The Unheard," a nonprofit that promotes literacy in prisons and among youth.
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