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Ali Modarres Is a Man About Towns

South Sound Business magazine recently published a feature story on Dr. Ali Modarres, UW Tacoma's Director of the Urban Studies Program.

June 27, 2018
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Jim Gawel: Learning From a Lake

When Jim Gawel looks at a lake, he sees an opportunity to learn--not just for the students he instructs, but for entire populations who rely on and reside by those water bodies.

May 25, 2018
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Telling Their Stories

Assistant Professors Rachel Hershberg and Vanessa de Veritch Woodside are using interviews to understand the effects of detention on immigrants and refugees in the South Sound.

May 16, 2018
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The Bell Tolls for Us

An event marking the 50th year since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., reminds us his work is unfinished.

April 5, 2018
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Nimo Ahmed: Putting out the Welcome Mat

For UW Tacoma student Nimo Ahmed, home is more than just a location, it's a state of mind.

March 29, 2018
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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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“Water By the Spoonful” a Hit for UW Tacoma Theater

With a cast composed of UW Tacoma students, a faculty member, an alumna and renowned South Sound actors, the Pulitzer-prize-winning play sold out five on-campus performances.

May 23, 2017
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UW Tacoma Embarks on Ambitious $45-Million Philanthropic Campaign

The Campaign for UW Tacoma, set to run through 2020, has already raised more than $23-million. Funds raised will support students, innovation and campus growth.

January 13, 2017
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Linda Hurley Ishem: Woman with two lives had to start over at 41

Urban Studies Senior Lecturer Linda Ishem had an extensive career in banking and community development. Then she was in a terrible car accident. Tacoma Weekly reports on how she remade her life.

January 12, 2017
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The Giving Garden Grows a SHED

A community partnership with Clover Park Technical College yields the Giving Garden's new Sustainable Hub for Education and Demonstration (SHED).

April 19, 2016
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