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Space shuttle Discovery's last voyage carries UW Tacoma MSL students' signatures

Signatures of 20 middle- and high-school students from UW Tacoma's Math, Science, Leadership (MSL) will be lofted into space as part of Lockheed Martin's and NASA's "Student Signatures in Space" program.

November 1, 2010
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Water Undone: The Effort to Save the Puyallup River Watershed

An hour-long documentary written,  produced and filmed by UW Tacoma faculty, staff and students, lays out the case: to clean up Puget Sound, start with the watersheds.

October 21, 2010
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
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  • Sustainability

Helping students help others

Students taking part in UW Tacoma's Spring Breakaway program are partnering with Habitat for Humanity to help build houses.

August 18, 2010
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  • Center for Student Involvement

Mentors give girls exposure, experience, empowerment

A new mentoring organization pairs college-educated women with middle- and high-school-age girls at risk of dropping out of school.

August 18, 2010
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UW Tacoma's economic impact = $235 million

A study measured the impact of direct and indirect spending on the Washington economy of UW as a whole and each of the three campuses separately.

July 15, 2010
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TCC receives $100K for UW Tacoma scholarships

The gift from the Hites Family Community College Scholarship Foundation will support Tacoma Community College students who transfer to UW Tacoma.

June 23, 2010
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Puget Sound Institute launches in Tacoma

Serving as a bridge between the scientific community and agencies charged with restoring and protecting Puget Sound, the Institute is a collaboration of the Puget Sound Partnership, the UW College of the Environment and the UW Tacoma Center for Urban Waters.

November 5, 2009
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Learning + fun = MSL

Two high-schoolers talk about how the UW Tacoma Math-Science Leadership program furthered their interest in STEM and youth leadership.

August 10, 2009
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