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Education Outside the Classroom

Two UW Tacoma students interning at Tacomaprobono this summer are helping others and gaining valuable experience.

August 13, 2020
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
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Ken Burkart: Learning the Ropes

Ken Burkart, '20, applied the discipline and determination of rock-climbing to his academic career and his research into aquatic chemistry.

August 6, 2020
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Christopher Sim: Feels Like Home

Christopher Sim's journey took him from Malaysia to UW Tacoma.

July 31, 2020
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  • Global Innovation & Design Lab
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UW Tacoma's Puget Sound Institute Launches Salish Sea Modeling Center

The Puget Sound Institute at UW Tacoma is launching a new program that will use supercomputers to advance ecosystem recovery of the Salish Sea.

July 23, 2020
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Center for Urban Waters
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Angel Torres: The Right Direction

Education helped Angel Torres understand who he is and where he wants to go.

July 9, 2020
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  • Social and Historical Studies
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  • Veteran & Military Affairs

Erica Myron: Taking Shape

UW Tacoma alumna Erica Myron, '20, is on her way toward become a professor of American Indian Literature.

July 1, 2020
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Brooke Carlaw: Eyes Opened Wide

Brooke Carlaw, the UW Tacoma 2020 President's Medalist, had her eyes opened to the racial bias in our justice system's approach to eyewitness misidentification by Dr. Stephen Ross.

June 12, 2020
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Amica Atienza: Speaking of the Future

Amica Atienza, the UW Tacoma 2020 Commencement Student Speaker, emerged from an existential crisis with a B.S. in biomedical sciences and a platform to share her story.

June 12, 2020
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Eight UW Tacoma Faculty Recognized by UW Center for Latino Health

The fourth annual Latinx Faculty Recognition honors faculty from UW Tacoma's School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and School of Urban Studies.

June 5, 2020
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Love Story

UW Tacoma Associate Professor Riki Thompson researches online dating including how the digital age changed the way we tell stories about ourselves.

May 29, 2020
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