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Art Appreciation
A group of UW Tacoma students, faculty, staff and alumni share the stories behind their tattoos.
February 20, 2019
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Tree Power
UW Tacoma Professor Orlando Baiocchi and a team of researchers are using trees to power Internet-of-Things-enabled sensors.
February 6, 2019
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Bringing Nature to a Prison Cell
Exposure to nature, even through a brief gardening activity, can improve well-being among women in prison, a UW Tacoma-led study finds.
January 30, 2019
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Found at Sea
A three-year stint aboard cruise ships set Associate Professor Vanessa de Veritch Woodside on a course to higher education.
January 24, 2019
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Urban Ecologist/Superhero
Experienced tarantula handler, compassionate coyote whisperer — Assistant Professor Christopher Schell brings a passion to his work studying how carnivores adapt to cities.
December 5, 2018
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Mud, Bugs and...Plastic
Senior Lecturer Julie Masura connects her love of teaching and her passions for geology and the health of Puget Sound.
November 23, 2018
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Sharon Hanson, '14, Named National "Sepsis Hero"
Sharon Hansen, UW Tacoma nursing alumna and lecturer, has been recognized by the Sepsis Alliance for her work to raise awareness of sepsis and post-sepsis syndrome.
September 28, 2018
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Looking for Answers
UW Tacoma Associate Professor Eric Madfis is a leading researcher in the study of school shootings and mass shootings.
September 5, 2018
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$330,000 NSF Grant Expands Research on Toxic Pollutants in Urban Watersheds
Dr. Ed Kolodziej at the Center for Urban Waters is the lead researcher on a project with funding from the National Science Foundation that aims to identify what is killing coho salmon in urban watersheds.
July 31, 2018
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Ali Modarres Is a Man About Towns
South Sound Business magazine recently published a feature story on Dr. Ali Modarres, UW Tacoma's Director of the Urban Studies Program.
June 27, 2018
