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Gift Brings New Feature to Library Children's Area

Professor Belinda Louie's gift allowed for the purchase of a study carrel with parents in mind

April 18, 2023
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  • Community support
  • Library
  • School of Education

Chancellor Lange on Women in STEM and Education

“I am inspired by women who get up every day and do what’s right for their families and communities.”

April 3, 2023
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  • Administration
  • Community support
  • Equity & Inclusion

Building Momentum

The creation of the Family Room and a registered student organization offer new resources to the Native and Indigenous community at UW Tacoma.

March 21, 2023
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  • Campus facilities
  • Community support
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Native & Indigenous Initiatives
  • Student Affairs
  • Student Life

Working Across Boundaries: Natural Resource Policy as Collaborative Crucible

Through an oral history of Washington’s great natural resource conflicts such as the “fish wars,” the Center for Urban Waters hopes to point the way forward on future challenges like climate change.

February 28, 2023
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  • Advancement
  • Community partnerships
  • Community support
  • Puget Sound Institute
  • Center for Urban Waters

Mushroom Farmer Wins VIBE Competition

Nathanael Engen, an Air Force veteran, took first prize in the 2023 VIBE Business Plan Competition, pitching his plan to scale up his urban gourmet mushroom farming business.

February 24, 2023
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  • Community support
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Veteran & Military Affairs
  • VIBE: Veterans Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship

Overcoming basic-needs barriers

A $100,000 grant is helping students surmount housing insecurity and other concerns that might otherwise disrupt their educational and career plans.

February 23, 2023
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  • Advancement
  • Community partnerships
  • Community support
  • Student Affairs

Teams Selected for Sweet 16 Round in 2023 VIBE Business Plan Competition

The public is invited to the Sweet 16 Trade Show on Feb. 16 to see the business proposals of teams from colleges and universities across the Puget Sound region.

February 13, 2023
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  • Campus events
  • Community support
  • Veteran & Military Affairs
  • VIBE: Veterans Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship

VIBE Business Plan Competition Returns

After a pandemic-induced hiatus, the VIBE Business Plan Competition is back, with a grand prize worth $30K.

January 24, 2023
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  • Campus events
  • Community support
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Veteran & Military Affairs
  • VIBE: Veterans Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship

A Year Undaunted

As 2022 draws to a close, revisit stories that show UW Tacoma students, faculty, staff and alumni changing lives and communities.

December 16, 2022
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Advancement
  • Alumni
  • Community support
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Research
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • School of Urban Studies
  • Student Affairs
  • Student profiles