The new Center for Urban Waters building on the Thea Foss Waterway will house two research initiatives, the Puget Sound Institute and the Storm Water Technical Resource Center.
Dr. Michael Honey, is the 2010 recipient of UW Tacoma's Distinguished Research Award.
Bill Kunz has worked at eight Olympic Games as a producer. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C., he is producing NBC's television coverage of curling.
Dr. Joel Baker is the recipient of the 2010 Conservation Research Award from the Seattle Aquarium Society.
Six students transferring from the region's community colleges are attending UW Tacoma with support from the Next Step Scholarship.
Kathy Beaudoin will teach education students at the University of Rijeka, Croatia, and Bill Kunz will teach media studies at the University of the Ryukyus, in Okinawa, Japan.
Kristen Shinohara, '06, teamed with Dr. Josh Tenenberg to research how blind people use, or are frustrated by, assistive technologies.
At the International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, a team of UW Tacoma students will compete with groups from around the world.
Dr. Larry Knopp will be the new director of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Tacoma's largest academic program.
Jan Runbeck is the recipient of the UW Tacoma 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award. She was one of the country's first nurse practitioners, and generously volunteers her time and knowledge.
