Love Story
UW Tacoma Associate Professor Riki Thompson researches online dating including how the digital age changed the way we tell stories about ourselves.
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Making a Place at the Table
Darcy King and Taylor Saunders hope to fill the gaps in services for adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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The Show Will Go On ... Somehow
How do you do theater during a pandemic? Maria-Tania Bandes-Becerra Weingarden has some ideas.
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Misinformation & COVID-19
Jevin West from UW's Center for an Informed Public talks about misinformation, conspiracy theories and reliable sources on the latest episode of Paw'd Defiance.
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Stocking the Shelves
Sound Credit Union, Harbor Foodservice, AT&T and Coca-Cola have provided funding, food and resources to help support The Pantry during these difficult times.
UW Tacoma in the News
For gay hockey player, locker room felt like a prison
UW Tacoma freshman Benjamin Fredell provides a frank auto-biographical glimpse into his life playing in an elite youth hockey league. His experiences of self-hatred and homophobia in the sport led him to quit to find happiness.
OutSports
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May 19, 2020
The coronavirus is hitting Pierce County's communities of color hard, health data shows Subscription
UW Tacoma Assistant Professor David Reyes is quoted on data collected by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department showing the incidence of sickness and death related to COVID-19 is higher among people of color in the county.
The News Tribune
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May 18, 2020
When it comes to the economy, there's no going back to normal after COVID-19 trauma Subscription
UW Tacoma Dean and Professor Ali Modarres, of the School of Urban Studies, is quoted on the economic "collective trauma" that Tacoma and Pierce County are experiencing in the wake of the pandemic.
The News Tribune
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May 13, 2020
Virtual preview and panel discussion of PBS series 'Asian Americans' set for Thursday Subscription
The preview event of the PBS series 'Asian Americans' is sponsored by KBTC and the UW Tacoma Center for Equity & Inclusion. Jimmy McCarty, the center's director, will moderate a panel that includes UW Tacoma Dean Rachel Endo, of the School of Education.
The News Tribune
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May 13, 2020
Crisp Greens salad cafe to open second location in downtown Tacoma Subscription
A new salad cafe, Crisp Greens, will open on Pacific Avenue in space leased from UW Tacoma. The location was formerly occupied by Savor Creperie, which closed in March (for reasons unrelated to COVID-19).
The News Tribune
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May 12, 2020
24 Hours: Altaf Merchant
This biographical profile of Dr. Altaf Merchant, interim dean of the Milgard School of Business, features a visual look at events that make up a typical (pre-COVID-19) day in his life.
South Sound Business
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April 29, 2020
New UWT Program Prepares Business Students for Sports Management
Stan Emert, director of the new sports enterprise management program at the Milgard School of Business, describes the new program, supported in part by a $1M gift from the Tacoma Rainiers.
South Sound Business
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April 28, 2020
Tacoma's The Swiss celebrates 27 years Monday with a throwback sandwich, growler to-go Subscription
The Swiss, a retail tenant of UW Tacoma, is offering to-go service during COVID-19-related closure, and is participating in Downtown Tacoma Partnership's Hero Meals program.
The News Tribune
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April 27, 2020
Protesting stay-at-home orders threatens our health and democracy
Emeritus Professor Robert Crawford says that "public protest should always be protected as an exercise of free expression, but aspects of these continuing demonstrations should raise alarm."
Crosscut
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April 27, 2020
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