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Making the Grade

A chance encounter set Barbara Bartolatz on the path to achieving her goal of becoming a development officer.
The Scoop on Stephon Harris

UW Tacoma’s Associate Director of New Student and Family Programs has a passion for ice cream and for helping students succeed.
Always Ready With a Shoulder

Krystal Adolph, '05, is always ready with a shoulder for the kids at the Muckleshoot Tribal School.
Power Paddle to Puyallup

Tribes from around the world are in the Pacific Northwest to participate in the annual Canoe Journey.
Portrait of an Artist

UW Tacoma student LeShawn Gamble has overcome traumatic injury and incarceration to become a leading voice and artist in the community.

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Beverly Naidus: We Almost Didn’t Make It

Beverly Naidus, Associate Professor of Art in SIAS, has an interactive installation on display at ONCA in Brighton, England. It addresses the uncertainties faced by humanity as climate change and ongoing ecocide and environmental injustice affect many populations around the world.

ONCA Gallery

August 13, 2018

UW Tacoma Center for Urban Waters Receives $330,000 Grant

The grant, from the National Science Foundation, will fund expansion of research into polluted urban watersheds and salmon prespawn mortality deaths.

South Sound Business

August 2, 2018

Revitilization is Brewing

A summary of the ongoing revitlization of Tacoma's Brewery District, adjacent to the UW Tacoma campus, which serves as a catalyst for the revival. On tap: at least 215,000 sq. ft. of commercial spaces, 800 housing units, four or more new breweries/cideries.

South Sound Business

August 1, 2018

Where to Meet Other HW Nerds in Seattle-Tacoma

A description of the Northwest tech hardware meet-up scene spotlights the Institute of Technology's Matt Tolentino, who is developing a startup to help firefighters find their way through burning buildings.

SolidSmack

July 25, 2018

Puyallup restaurant Napoli Italiano attacked by cyber extortionists Subscription

Several Institute of Technology faculty experts on cybersecurity offer advice to a Puyallup restaurant suffering from a coordinated cyber attack.

The News Tribune

July 24, 2018

'Placemaking in Tacoma': Economic Drivers Shaping the City

A regional real estate news site reports on investment activity in Tacoma and the foundational role of UW Tacoma in catalyzing that investment.

The Registry: Puget Sound Real Estate

July 18, 2018

The Toads of Trinity: Witnesses To The Atomic Age

Jeff Rice, managing editor at the Puget Sound Institute and a renowned audio engineer of natural soundscapes, reports on his expedition to record toads at the location of the nation's first atomic bomb tests.

WBUR Here & Now

July 16, 2018

UW draws biggest freshman class in its history Subscription

UW's Seattle and Tacoma campuses are expecting to enroll record-setting first-year classes in autumn 2018, while the Bothell campus expects a slightly smaller class.

The Seattle Times

July 16, 2018

Was Martin Luther King a socialist? New book may surprise you

Haley Endowed Professor Mike Honey's new book To the Promised Land is the subject of a look at King's relationship with the economic justice movement.

Institute for New Economic Thinking

July 5, 2018