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Welcome to Research at UW Tacoma
Our Mission
As an urban-serving university, the UW Tacoma aims to "foster scholarship, research, and creativity to address the challenging problems of our time and place." Our collective Scholarship mission as included in our 2022-27 Strategic Plan is to expand and support a broad range of teaching, research, and creative innovation.
Within this framework, the Office of Research in collaboration with campus partners aims to:
- Work with faculty to identify funding opportunities for individual research interests as well as high priority areas as identified by our campus leadership and community partners.
- Support the full proposal development and submission process
- Support faculty scholarship and professional development
- Provide research administration support to Research Centers such as the Center for Urban Waters
- Provide guidance on the Research Lifecycle to all active faculty researchers and staff across the UW Tacoma campus
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Research In the News
The Milgard School of Business’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program delivers dual benefits to UW Tacoma students and South Sound taxpayers.
Ilā Ravichandran, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, has co-authored "Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago" with the Policing in Chicago Research Group. Developed in collaboration with community organizations engaged in policing reform efforts, the book explores how data tools and inter-agency coordination shape policing practices in communities of color.
Milgard School of Business student Evan Garner earned the top prize at the university’s 2026 Investment Challenge after debuting a successful AI investment model.
