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Minerva Scholarships awarded to 10 local women
One of the scholarships is awarded to Sandy Kelley, who "aims to obtain a certification in human resources management" through UW Tacoma's Professional Development Center.
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Tacoma artist has artwork stolen ahead of gallery opening
A July 23 theft at 253 Collective, an art gallery located on the UW Tacoma campus, is described.
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Lake City Partners announces new Executive Director
William Towey, '15, '17, has been named executive director of Lake City Partners Ending Homelessness.
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How an old federal rule limits inpatient mental health beds in Washington
A federal rule established during the de-institutionalization movement of the 1950s and 1960s limits the number of beds dedicated to mental health care that hospitals can house. Alumna Anna Nepomuceno, '17, director of public policy and advocacy at NAMI Washington, is quoted.
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The 2022 Inspiring Programs in STEM Awards
UW Tacoma's ACCESS in STEM scholarship and mentoring program is one of 77 STEM programs nationwide recognized for improving equity.
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Data on demand: Using analytics to tackle operational challenges
(Originally published in Modern Healthcare) The health care industry is beginning to embrace data analytics to tackle formerly-insurmountable problems. Examples include a team of business analytics students from the Milgard School of Business at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
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Legendary Tacoma developer who saved Harmon, Armory sties to live on with civic gifts
Fred Roberson, who died on July 9, played a key role in historic preservation and renewal of Tacoma. He has made a bequest of the Carlton Center office building to UW Tacoma.
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Food insecurity among college students can have lingering effects
The percentage of college students who report food insecurity has risen nationally. A 2016 study found 32% of UW Tacoma students were food-insecure. The UW Tacoma food pantry is described.
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Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange joins EDB Board
UW Tacoma's Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange has joined the board of the Economic Development Board of Tacoma-Pierce County.
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Unlocking Potential
Dr. Christopher Beasley, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, is interviewed as an alumnus of DePaul University. His work creating pathways to college for formerly incarcerated individuals is described.
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Complex modeling by researchers predicts wildfires may decline, eventually
Assoc. Prof. Maureen Kennedy is co-author on a new study that predicts impacts of climate change on wildfire frequency and intensity based on what happens to plant growth, decomposition and environmental aridity.
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How ancestral knowledge can help incarcerated Natives
This story about formerly incarcerated Native Americans on their reentry into life outside prison includes a profile of current UW Tacoma Law & Policy student Leandru Willie, program manager at Heal for Reentry.
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Housing boom around University Village: Will it be a real Seattle neighborhood?
Associate Professor Rubén Casas, who studies urban environments, is quoted on whether a privately-owned retail center can offer true public and civic engagement.
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Puget Soundkeeper announces intent to sue City of SeaTac, others over stormwater discharges
Research by Associate Professor Ed Kolodziej and the Center for Urban Waters on the role of 6PPD-quinone in the pre-spawn mortality of coho salmon is the centerpiece of Puget Soundkeeper's lawsuit.
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Mass Shooters' Most Common Trait--Their Gender--Gets Little Press Attention
Social Work & Criminal Justice associate professor Eric Madfis is quoted on socialization of men and boys in American society.
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Tacoma’s Zoning Changes Mapped: Frequency Is Freedom
Assistant Professor Rubén Casas and co-author Kevin Le explore Tacoma zoning, transit and parking issues through an imaginary conversation between long-time and new city residents.
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The crime that put Tacoma on the map: Death of a timber scion hearkens back to city’s past
An obituary for George Weyerhaeuser Sr., who died on June 11 at the age of 95, cites one of his many civic accomplishments as including development of the University of Washington Tacoma
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The Roe v. Wade decision is "pushing people into psychological crisis," mental health expert warns
Professor Carolyn West addresses the mental health impact of the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court on those dealing with unsafe intimate partner relationships.
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Partnerships fuel removal of toxic tires from Washington’s waters
Research by Associate Professor Ed Kolodziej and the Center for Urban Waters into 6PPD-quinone is giving new impetus to statewide partnerships that remove old tires from the state's marine waters.
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You didn’t get into the University of Washington’s acclaimed computer science program. Now what?
A follow-up to an earlier story about capacity constraints at UW Allen School, this showcases UW Tacoma's computer science program, with photos of and quotes from students, alumni and faculty.
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Armed teachers? More cops? None of these things prevent school shootings, UWT expert says
Associate Professor Eric Madfis is a nationally-recognized expert on school violence. News Tribune columnist Matt Driscoll talks to him about the role of threat assessment, and the importance of students having trusting relationships with school personnel.
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Seattle, Greater Puget Sound Business Affiliates Hosting Women-Owned Business Pitch Contest
KeyBank, UW Foster School of Business, UW Tacoma Milgard School of Business and TheWMarketplace are hosting a pitch contest for women-owned businesses in the Puget Sound area.
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Can researchers show that threat assessment stops mass shootings?
Associate Professor Eric Madfis is studying a threat assessment protocol developed in Oregon's Salem-Keiser school district. His preliminary results show the method works to keep students in school and to solve the issues and conflicts at the root of school violence.
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Using a Chatbot to Support Caregivers
Assistant Professor Weichao Yuwen's app and chatbot, called COCO, are meant to help caregivers take care of themselves.
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Young men, guns and the prefrontal cortex
In his research, Associate Professor Eric Madfis has found that American society's focus on raising boys to be "tough and macho and aggressive" contributes to a sense of "male grievance" in perpetrators of mass shootings.
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What role do mental health and masculinity play in mass shootings?
Associate Professor Eric Madfis is interviewed along with Northwestern University's Lori Post on the connections between mental health, masculinity and mass shootings.
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Student, activist and healer: This Native veteran fights for mental health, social justice
Greg Urquhart, now a Ph.D. student at WSU, is a 2011 UW Tacoma psychology alumnus. A military veteran, he is serving his practicum in UW Tacoma's student mental health clinic.
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Trump proposed raising age limits for gun buys after Parkland
Associate Professor Eric Madfis notes that perpetrators of mass shootings tend to commit their acts at "crucial life transition stages," and that, at age 18, high school seniors often can purchase guns legally.
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Student, activist and healer: This Native veteran fights for mental health, social justice
Military veteran and current WSU Ph.D. student Greg Urquhart, a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee Tribe, is a 2011 UW Tacoma psychology alumnus, and is serving his counseling practicum in the UW Tacoma student mental health office.
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Reopen Tacoma’s Broadway to People
The work of urban design students on the redesign of a plaza and walkway connecting Broadway to Commerce Street is mentioned, and the proximity of the UW Tacoma campus is cited as an asset to creation of a pedestrian precinct.
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California moves to curb harmful tire pollutant collecting in Bay, threatening wildlife
Research by Associate Professor Ed Kolodziej and the Center for Urban Waters is the basis of regulations proposed by California to require manufacturers to remove 6PPD from rubber tires.
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In the Line of Duty
Military veteran entrepreneurs and their start-ups are featured, including Assistant Professor Matt Tolentino and his company Namatad.
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The Hub: Federal Way Higher Education Center brings opportunity, access to south Puget Sound students
Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange spoke at the ribbon cutting for The HUB: Federal Way Higher Education Center, a collaboration of UW Tacoma, City of Federal Way, Federal Way Public Schools and Highline College.
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One Model of Tribal and University Relations
In an article describing how Miami University of Ohio built a relationship with the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Associate Professor Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn is quoted on best practices for university leaders in building such relationships.
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"Stardew Valley" has sold more than 20 million copies
The popular video game that UW Tacoma alumnus Eric Barone created single-handedly is "selling at a faster pace than ever before."
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How lack of access to abortion can impact women’s health
Psychology Professor Carolyn West says "Women and children will die" with reduced access to abortion in the U.S.
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A Hilltop uprising changed Tacoma forever. Now, new leaders find lessons in the past
ASUWT President and UW Tacoma student Andre Jimenez participated in a symposium hosted by the Institute for Black Justice on the 1969 Mother's Day Disturbance.
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Video Series Begins With Japanese Internment
The Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation is producing a video series on the history of Tacoma. The first is on Japanese internment during WWII. "Becoming Nisei: Japanese American Urban Lives in Pre-war Tacoma," by Drs. Lisa Hoffmann and Mary Hanneman, is mentioned.
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The Happiest Song at Tacoma Little Theatre
UW Tacoma is co-producing, with Tacoma Little Theatre and Toy Boat Theatre, Quiara Alegria Hudes's The Happiest Song Plays Last, starring UW Tacoma Assistant Teaching Professor Maria-Tania Bandes Becerra Weingarden.
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Economic and policy experts argue against repealing the capital gains tax
Nine economic and policy experts, including UW Tacoma's Katie Baird, Anna Lovasz and Tim Scharks, call on voters to reject I-1929, which would repeal the capital gains tax established by the legislature in 2021.
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Inslee appoints Jon Scott to Snohomish County Superior Court
Jon Scott, '96, most recently served as a senior trial attorney with the Snohomish County Public Defender Association.
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It just got much easier to access Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Cites the experience of and quotes alumna Anneliese Simons, '07, master of social work, who recently successfully got access to the loan forgiveness program.
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UW Tacoma Milgard Hall: A new home for innovation
The region's economic development agency describes Milgard Hall, UW Tacoma's newest building project.
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UW Tacoma Professor Awarded Grant to Address Youth Mental Health
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'The people are fighting.' Ukrainian students in Tacoma feel weight of war at home
Illia Meresenko, who transferred to UW Tacoma from Edmonds Community College to study information technology, is from Ukraine. He describes the impact of Russia's war on himself and his family.
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To Revive a River, Restore Its Liver
Associate Professor Ed Kolodziej led a team that identified chemicals present in Seattle's Thornton Creek, and demonstrated the effectiveness of the creek's restored hyporheic zone at removing those chemicals.
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Federal Way's Director of Economic Development Tim Johnson resigns
The article notes Tim Johnson's involvement in The HUB: Federal Way Higher Education Center, a collaboration among UW Tacoma, Federal Way, Federal Way Public Schools and Highline College.
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New restaurants: Birria ramen, wood-fired pizza, distillery tasting room and a beer bar
This roundup of new Tacoma eateries includes Crisp Greens, a UW Tacoma tenant on Pacific Avenue.
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14th Annual South Sound Sustainability Expo Set for Next Month
The South Sound Sustainability Expo will take place along UW Tacoma's Prairie Line Trail.