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New NSF Grant Supports Toxics Research

An NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant will help the Center for Urban Waters expand its ability to detect contaminants of emerging concern.

August 17, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Campus facilities
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Center for Urban Waters
  • Science and Mathematics

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
  • Campus planning
  • Sustainability

The Gardening Mindset

Students in Lauren Montgomery’s psychology class had a quarter-long collaborative learning experience helping to replant the Grand Staircase and nurture the Giving Garden.

December 10, 2019
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  • Campus facilities
  • Campus planning
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Social, Behavioral & Human Sciences
  • Undergraduate education

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
  • Campus facilities
  • Sustainability

Rivers Run Through It

A new, permanent public art work, entitled “All the Rivers in the World,” stretches more than 250 feet through the UW Tacoma campus along the Prairie Line Trail.

July 23, 2019
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  • Art
  • Campus facilities
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Culture, Art & Communications

Reclaiming txʷəlšucid: Senior Class Gift Supports Campus Signs in Lushootseed

The Class of 2019 is leading an effort to infuse the campus with visual reminders of our Puyallup tribal heritage, both the land and the language.

May 10, 2019
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  • Advancement
  • Alumni
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  • Native & Indigenous Initiatives
  • Student Affairs
  • Student Life

Engineering degrees, new building will give interdisciplinary boost

State funding to expand engineering and construct a 50,000-sq.ft. building will be a boon for both industry and students who want STEM and business degrees.

February 20, 2019
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Campus facilities
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  • Community support
  • Global Innovation & Design Lab
  • Innovation & Global Engagement
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Engineering & Technology

Weather Closure

What does “suspended operations” mean? Where do I get current information? Here are some things you should consider when weather affects campus operations.

February 8, 2019
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Campus facilities
  • Campus safety
  • Student Affairs

Art on Campus: Picasso's "Le Visage de la Paix"

A Picasso drawing in the UW Tacoma Library has traveled from Paris to Hiroshima to Tacoma in the name of peace.

January 4, 2019
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  • Art
  • Campus facilities
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  • Library

Get Your Art Fix: Public Art on Campus

A guide to public art on the UW Tacoma campus lists more than 80 works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Dale Chihuly, Gerard Tsutakawa and Dawoud Bey.

August 5, 2015
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  • Advancement
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