News & Events

Professor Ka Yee Yeung’s research is about making life easier for researchers working with big data. Now, she has become the first UW Tacoma faculty member honored as the Virginia & Prentice Bloedel Professor. She is using the endowment to give more students experience in research.

Assistant Teaching Professor Nara Almeida discusses the potential of pervious concrete as a road-building material to mitigate flooding damage.

Faculty members Martine De Cock and Paulo Barreto in the School of Engineering and Technology were among the first round of 35 National Science Foundation awards to continue their work in privacy-preserving AI.

Meet the 10 faculty members who are joining the UW Tacoma community during the 2024-25 academic year.

Dr. Zhiquan (Andy) Shu’s research could help revolutionize organ transplants by extending the life of donated organs indefinitely.

Eric Barone, '11, B.S. Computer Science & Systems, created mega-hit game Stardew Valley completely on his own over four years. He describes the challenges of running a business and being a manager while still finding the time to be a creator.

We are celebrating the amazing achievements of almost 1,800 newly-minted UW Tacoma degree holders.

The Design Thinking Applied Project digital badge is awarded to students and community participants engaging in the full design thinking cycle on a project, internship, or academic course undertaken by the Lab.

NextGen grew steadily from 11 to 34 students during its inaugural year, attracting enthusiastic students from 12 majors. A dozen graduated this Spring. Next year a Student Organization will strengthen connections across UW campuses and 19 universities in the NextGen network.

The 5th Annual Global Engagement Conference on May 22 was a tremendous success with around 200 attendees including over 60 undergraduates across five area institutions presenting research and projects connected to the theme, "Sustainable Solutions for our Interdependent World."