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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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  • Academic Affairs
  • Administration
  • Advancement
  • Campus events
  • Campus facilities
  • Campus planning
  • Community partnerships
  • Community support
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Global Innovation & Design Lab
  • Innovation & Global Engagement
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • Sustainability

Creating a Community of Fixers

Dr. Emese Hadnagy and her new faculty colleagues are designing UW Tacoma’s new civil engineering program to be inclusive and engaged.

October 28, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Research
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • Center for Urban Waters
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Sustainability

Go Far, Quickly

For Earth Day, students, faculty and staff from all three UW campuses reflect on what it means to be sustainable during a pandemic.

April 21, 2021
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  • Campus events
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Science and Mathematics
  • Sustainability

A House in the Garden

A new greenhouse in UW Tacoma’s Giving Garden will yield more fruits, vegetables and learning opportunities.

October 7, 2020
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  • Campus planning
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  • Science and Mathematics
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Student Life
  • Student profiles
  • Sustainability

Campus Marks Progress on Resource Conservation

During Earth Week 2020, UW Tacoma is recognizing the hard work of the Facilities Services team in resource conservation, including a 40% reduction in energy use intensity between 2014 and 2018.

April 23, 2020
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  • Campus facilities
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  • Sustainability

A Blossoming Partnership

Local high-school students teamed up with UW Tacoma's Giving Garden to create habitats for bees and other pollinators.

February 4, 2020
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  • Student Affairs
  • Sustainability

So You Want to Talk about Parking?

Time is running out for you to have your say about your experience getting to and from campus (and parking!) by taking the transportation survey.

January 13, 2020
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  • Campus planning
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New Irrigation System Will Reduce Water Use

The system is part of a larger plan by Facilities Services to conserve water on campus.

August 1, 2019
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  • Administration
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The Giving Garden at Age Ten

More bees. More beds. A paid coordinator. Even hops. At age ten, UW Tacoma's community garden is growing and bearing fruit.

May 14, 2019
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
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  • Student Affairs
  • Student profiles
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Husky Green Award Recognizes McDaniel, Schmidt

UW Sustainability recognizes Sarah McDaniel, ’19, and staff member Sean Schmidt for their work to promote sustainability throughout UW.

May 6, 2019
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