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UW Tacoma students help launch statewide Washington State Zoning Atlas to support smarter planning

July 23, 2025 Washington State Department of Commerce

In a first-of-its-kind course, UW Tacoma students contributed to the Washington State Zoning Atlas — a new interactive tool from the Washington State Department of Commerce that standardizes zoning data across the state.

Kula among four UW researchers named Fulbright Scholars

June 30, 2025 UW News

Michael Kula was selected to serve as Fulbright Writer-in-Residence at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. In addition to teaching courses in AMU’s Center for the Affirmation of Literature, he will be completing final research and revisions for his book, “The Long Alone,” a creative nonfiction account of the travels of Kazimierz Nowak, an amateur Polish journalist who bicycled alone across Africa in the 1930s.

Loss of USGS program could hamper salmon research critical for Puget Sound

May 30, 2025 KNKX

This USGS team provides critical data and lab and research facilities that helped Professor Ed Kolodziej in his vital research on 6PPD-quinone, a chemical used in tires that is toxic to Coho salmon.

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