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UW Tacoma and YMCA announce partnership for new development

A new full-service Y health and wellness facility built in collaboration with the YMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties will serve UW Tacoma students, faculty, staff and all Y members.

January 15, 2013
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Faculty awarded grant to study juvenile justice system education

Education program researchers Greg Benner and Michelle Maike will examine the effectiveness of education in short-term juvenile justice centers.

November 28, 2012
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  • School of Education

Physician assistant training program to expand to UW Tacoma

UW Medicine's MEDEX Northwest will open a physician assistant training location at UW Tacoma to tap into the large pool of returning military veterans.

November 13, 2012
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  • Veteran & Military Affairs

'Big Data' may help congestive heart failure patients

An innovative partnership between UW Tacoma and MultiCare Health System will analyze data on congestive heart failure patients to reduce the risk of hospital readmissions.

November 6, 2012
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Meet the 2012 Next Steps Scholars

The Next Step Scholarship endowment provides significant support to allow one student each from seven local community colleges to complete their bachelor's degrees at the University of Washington Tacoma.

October 24, 2012
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Scientists building crowdsourced encyclopedia to further Puget Sound recovery

The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound, a new tool for networked science, will be curated by the Puget Sound Institute at UW Tacoma.

October 16, 2012
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  • Center for Urban Waters
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Processional, fair to celebrate UW Tacoma Convocation

The UW Tacoma Convocation is both a revival of an early campus tradition (the last one was held in 1999) and the first one ever of its type, designed to demonstrate the campus's tight affinity with its community.

September 6, 2012
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Grant will help train teachers to teach ESL students

A $2 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will establish the Communities of Practice for Teaching English Language Learners program.

May 21, 2012
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Tacoma's Center for Urban Waters awarded LEED Platinum Certification

The building, on the east bank of the Thea Foss Waterway, houses the City of Tacoma Environmental Services Division, UW Tacoma researchers and labs and the staff of the Puget Sound Partnership.

May 7, 2012
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New partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs will offer mentoring opportunities for students

The Great Futures Fund will provide financial support and practical work experience to UW Tacoma students, who will mentor underprivileged youth in the nine locations of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound.

February 28, 2012
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