UW Tacoma in the media

Funding from the National Science Foundation will support 14 undergraduate and graduate students in return for their commitment to cybersecurity employment in the governmental sector.

Tacoma Housing Authority's College Housing Assistance Program, which helps provide affordable housing to eligible UW Tacoma students, is described.

In a minute-and-a-half video, Lecturer Vaughn Bell explains the concept behind a new, permanent public art installation along UW Tacoma's Prairie Line Trail, called "All the Rivers in the World."

Associate Professor Anne Taufen is quoted on Renton's success establishing a climate of trust and civic participation, and how other cities may fail in the same attempt.

Drug policy experts, including Associate Professor Ingrid Walker, say the White House opioid addiction awareness campaign "needs more diverse viewpoints to have a bigger impact."

Alumna Janet Runbeck notes that "the most vulnerable" are "most at risk" from exposure to pollution such as wildfire smoke. She said that "not enough is being done to ensure their safety."

A UFPB post-doc worked with Professor Orlando Baiocchi on a system of tree-based monitoring devices. This 'internet of natural things' may be used to detect and track the spread of wildfires.

Professor Emerita Marcy Stein notes that most teachers are not trained to write lesson plans. There is a thriving market for 'teacherpreneurs' to offer such assistance via such sites as Pinterest.

Haley Professor of Humanities Michael Honey. a noted scholar of Martin Luther King Jr., comments on recent "incendiary claims" made by historian David Garrow on the private life of King.

A University Place household's flock of chickens was allegedly attacked by a coyote pack. UW Tacoma's Grit City Carnivore Project is mentioned.

Assistant Professor Chris Schell joins the Candy, Mike & Todd Show on KIRO Radio to talk about coyotes in urban areas.

Mathew Abenojar, who graduated this year from Auburn Riverside High School, will pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in cybersecurity at UW Tacoma after earning an AA at Green River College.

Several UW Tacoma students comment on a new 'environmental context dashboard' that will give college admissions officers information on an applicant's living and social environment.

Incoming and current UW Tacoma students speak about the impact on their journey through college by such organizations as Tacoma Completes, Degrees of Change and the Tacoma College Support Network.

Center for Urban Waters research scientist Andy James found elevated levels of oxycodone in mussels from Puget Sound.

ASUWT President Armen Papyan's experience of homelessness as a first-year student at UW Tacoma is featured in a report on a tri-campus survey of housing and food insecurity among UW students.

Rubén Casas notes that Tacoma's new McMenamins Elks Temple is the latest in a development trend eschewing provision of additional parking.

Reporter Alison Grande interviews Latina women who, in collaboration with UW Tacoma's Robin Evans-Agnew, are working to reduce exposure to asthma triggers in homes and child-care facilities.

South Sound Business features a profile of Thomas Kuljam, entrepreneurship instructor and director of the VIBE Business Incubator. Also featured is K. Rachel Endo, Dean of the School of Education.

ASUWT President Armen Papyan and Black Education Strategy Roundable executive director Steve Smith call for the Washington legislature to expand the State Need Grant.

Rubén Casas argues that liberalized policies in Tacoma for accessory dwelling units should be only the first step toward increasing access to housing in the city.

A new program at UW Tacoma, funded with help from a $1 million donation establishing the Simon Family Endowment, will increase services to adults on the autism spectrum in the South Sound.

Student Daniel Eatherly and Dean of Student Ed Mirecki talk about partnership efforts to offer help to students who are dealing with housing insecurity. 

New research led by Christopher Schell yields insights into how coyotes habituate to humans, and how coyote parents pass their newfound fearlessness on to their offspring. 

As reported by Rubén Casas, Tacoma's embrace of accessory dwelling units as a strategy to increase access to housing in the city is the return of a housing type that dates back decades.

Professor Katie Baird calls for the passage of HB1592 and SB5704, bills currently before the Washington legislature which would publicly fund savings accounts for low-income children statewide.

In the wake of the arrest of R. Kelly, Professor Carolyn West is quoted on the larger issues of confronting America's "ugliest and most complicated attitudes toward race, gender and sex."

Dr. Bonnie Becker is part of a "network of scientists and advocates" working to restore Olympia oysters to their "historical and cultural prominence."

Bills now being considered by the Washington legislature on school safety, based in part on research done by Dr. Eric Madfis, are focused on "nonfirearm measures."

Dr. Ankur Teredesai, KenSci's co-founder, is a professor in the School of Engineering & Technology and incubated KenSci's technology in the Center for Data Science.

The research of Dr. Eric Madfis is the foundation for nine new school safety bills before the Washington House and Senate. Dr. Madfis provided testimony on the topic before legislative committees.

Assistant Professor Barb Toews says that exposure to nature -- even something as simple as a plant transplanting party -- can lead to a mood boost and improve mental health of women in prison.

Research scientist Aimee Kinney describes progress on restoration of Puget Sound shoreline, an important step in the recovery of the food web that supports species such as chinook salmon.

Dr. Jim Gawel is one researcher who is concerned that plans by the U.S. Forest Service to build a road in the eruption zone around Mount St. Helens will disturb ongoing and future research projects.

Dr. Ali Modarres, Director of Urban Studies, discusses "a more nuanced picture" of tech employment, noting the fastest growth is not in dense urban centers, but in the suburban periphery.

An overview of Dr. Michael Honey's new book, "To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice." Honey is the Haley Endowed Professor of Humanities.

Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew mentored a group of Latina moms — Mujeres Latinas Apoyando La Comunidad — who are working to reduce asthma triggers in their homes and community.

The Aspen Institute issued a new report on social-emotional learning in K-12 schools. UW Tacoma's work with Tacoma Public Schools on the Whole Child Initiative is highlighted.

Tacoma Housing Authority is partnering with Koz Development to subsidize rents at 52 units in a new micro-apartment building across the street from campus.

Dr. Eric Madfis argues that there is persuasive evidence that media coverage of mass shootings, particularly naming and picturing the killer, is causing harm.

A new edition, published by UW Press, of the classic history of Tacoma by locally historian Murray Morgan includes a foreward by Michael Sullivan, long-time part-time lecturer at UW Tacoma.

Washington's education savings program keys the price of investment to "the cost of a year's tuition and fees at the state's most expensive [public] campus," which was UW Tacoma in 2018 (by $54).

An installment in a yearlong USA Today series on Memphis in 1968 features a quote from Michael Honey, author of "To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice."

This profile of UW Tacoma student Marshelle Frelix, part of The Seattle Times Fund for the Needy series, celebrates the role of foster-child supporter Treehouse and its Graduation Success program.

A detailed analysis of Pres. Donald Trump's recent statements on California wildfires includes quotes from UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Maureen Kennedy.

Christopher Schell calls on life scientists to "engage with the diversity of peoples in our cities to more holistically recognize the socio-ecological processes that contribute to urban evolution."

A curated list of 10 companies that are built on technology developed at UW includes KenSci, co-founded by Dr. Ankur Teredesai and based on research done at UW Tacoma.

Social Work & Criminal Justice Associate Professor Eric Madfis worked with colleague Jack Levin in 2009 to develop a "sequential model to understand mass shootings at schools."

The author, Cheryl Cariño-Burr, is a 2011 alumna of Highline College and UW Tacoma. She helps immigrants with professional education from other countries secure U.S. credentials in their fields.

Geoscientist Dan Shugar's work on melting of Canada's Kaskawulsh glacier is mentioned.