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'To the Promised Land'

Dr. Martin Luther King's message of economic justice is the subject of a new book by UW Tacoma historian Michael Honey.

March 29, 2018
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Faculty Update: Quinn Elected to National Mathematics Board

Dr. Jennifer Quinn has been elected to the board of directors of the Mathematical Association of America.

February 7, 2018
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Journalism Without Borders

For more than a decade, students from Moscow and Tacoma have been working together to develop an international understanding of journalism.

February 2, 2018
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Get to Know Rachel Endo

New Dean wants to build on the School of Education's already strong foundation.

July 21, 2017
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Paulo Barreto, Anderson Nascimento and Anaid Yerena Honored at Latinx Faculty Recognition Event

The UW Latino Health Center held the second annual Latinx Faculty Recognition Event in May. Three UW Tacoma faculty members were recognized: Paulo Barreto and Anderson Nascimento of the Institute of Technology, and Anaid Yerena of Urban Studies.

June 22, 2017
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University-city Partnership Seeks to Enhance Livability

Associate Professor Anne Taufen Wessells will serve as faculty co-director and the primary UW Tacoma contact throughout the 2017-18 Livable City Year partnership with the City of Tacoma.

June 20, 2017
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Madigan Pairs With UW to Improve Medicine

The Institute of Technology's Ka Yee Yeung has a growing collaboration with medical personnel in Madigan Army Medical Center, using bioinformatics to look for genetic markers of disease potential.

January 19, 2017
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A Milestone for the Milgard School of Business

For the first time in its history, the Milgard School received reaccreditation separate from the Foster and UW Bothell schools of business.

March 11, 2016
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New Faces of 2015: Students

The new academic year kicks off with Convocation, and we are proud to introduce some of the new faces on campus in 2015.

October 2, 2015
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23rd Annual UW Tacoma Commencement

1,386 degrees were awarded at the undergraduate and graduate levels as more than 6,000 well-wishers celebrated the graduation of the UW Tacoma Class of 2013.

June 6, 2013
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