Yes, Glitter Really is Bad for the Environment
Joel Baker, professor and science director of the Center for Urban Waters, says that glitter is a constituent of microplastic pollution in the ocean.
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The Land Remembers: UW Tacoma’s Danica Miller on Indigenous Storytelling as Sovereignty, from Medicine Creek to the Modern Classroom
Miller is one of the curators behind “This is Native Land,” a new exhibition opening this fall at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.
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NSF-funded research experience opens doors for UW Tacoma students to conduct field research on urban housing systems in Latin America
The global research experience will immerse urban studies and civil engineering students in the Chilean context as they engage in professional research abroad.
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35 Years in the Making: UW Tacoma’s Convocation Welcomes a New Academic Year
The Prairie Line Trail, once the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, became a pathway to new beginnings during UW Tacoma’s Convocation.
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UW Tacoma Professor Heather Dillon Puts LEDs in the Spotlight on ‘The Economics of Everyday Things’
Dillon’s research on energy-efficient, cost-saving LED lighting is featured in a new episode of “The Economics of Everyday Things” podcast.
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UW Tacoma Assistant Teaching Professor Hui Suk So featured in WalletHub article about 'Loud Budgeting'
In a Q&A with WalletHub, Hui Suk So discusses the benefits and drawbacks of "Loud Budgeting," a personal finance trend used to help people stick to their budgets.
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UW Tacoma Professor Eric Madfis featured on Rockefeller Institute's Policy Outsider podcast
Madfis joined the Rockefeller Institute’s Policy Outsider podcast to discuss his latest research on keeping schools safe through behavioral threat assessments.
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