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Getting Ready to Rock

A behind-the-scenes look at Theater at UW Tacoma's first musical.

March 15, 2023
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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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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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Milgard Hall Ushers In New Era

Bringing together business, technology and design thinking, UW Tacoma's newest building embodies a spirit of innovative collaboration.

November 9, 2022
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Empathy can Change the World

With accessible, everyday items like sticky notes and pipe cleaners, UW Tacoma’s Global Innovation & Design Lab brings together people of all backgrounds to solve difficult challenges, using design thinking.

November 3, 2022
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UW Tacoma Will Be Best Regional Public University in Nation

Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange shared her vision for the future of the UW Tacoma campus: more students, more academic programs, more collaboration, more equitable economic development.

October 14, 2022
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$3M Grant to Prepare Teachers of English Language Learners

A large grant from the U.S. Department of Education will expand Dr. Belinda Louie's Project TELL, now in its tenth year.

October 6, 2022
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Key4Women Pitch Competition Selects Winners

10 women-owned business finalists from the South Sound and Greater Seattle Area delivered their pitch and became winners on September 15, 2022.

September 19, 2022
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Law School and More

In addition to providing law school prep, Legal Pathways advises on careers that don't require a J.D.

July 29, 2022
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The Jury is In

UW Tacoma's Legal Pathways program succeeds in readying students and alumni for the law.

July 29, 2022
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