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Recent mentions of UW Tacoma in the news

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UW Tacoma Professor Awarded Grant to Address Youth Mental Health

Chieh (Sunny) Cheng, of the School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership, received pilot funding from the UW Population Health Initiative to develop and test behavioral health promotion approaches in Tacoma Public Schools.
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To Revive a River, Restore Its Liver

Associate Professor Ed Kolodziej led a team that identified chemicals present in Seattle's Thornton Creek, and demonstrated the effectiveness of the creek's restored hyporheic zone at removing those chemicals.

Scientific American
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New Coins on the Block

School of Engineering and Technology Associate Professor Anderson Nascimento is quoted on the security of the technology underlying cryptocurrencies.

South Sound Business
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UW Tacoma seeks private partner for continued expansion

Campus planners are putting together a request for proposals to build a residence hall-like building that includes food service, such as a dining hall, through a public/private partnership.

Puget Sound Business Journal
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Yes, Glitter Really is Bad for the Environment

Joel Baker, professor and science director of the Center for Urban Waters, says that glitter is a constituent of microplastic pollution in the ocean.

Discover Magazine
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Amazon workers can now attend these 180 colleges for free

Amazon employees interested in attending UW Tacoma may now have up to 100% of their college tuition costs covered by the company, through its newly-expanded Career Choice program.

Fortune Education
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Wood-burning Stoves Raise New Health Concerns

Concerns are growing about woodsmoke pollution as a public health and environmental justice issue. Research by Robin Evans-Agnew of the School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership is cited.

Undark
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Scientists seek funding to look for toxic tire chemical in Minnesota waters

Based on decades of work by Pacific Northwest researchers, including Associate Professor Ed Kolodziej, scientists in Minnesota are seeking funding to test stormwater runoff in that state for the presence of 6PPD-quinone, a by-product of rubber tires known to kill coho salmon.

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Christian Scholars Think We're Spending Too Much on War

Dr. Jimmy McCarty, executive director of the Center for Equity & Inclusion, has helped coordinate an open letter to Congress, signed by more than 80 scholars of theology, ethics and Christian studies, to protest excessive defense funding.

Sojourners Magazine
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Beauty Standards, Oppression, and Empowerment

Dr. Carolyn West joins "Subjects of Desire" documentary producer Jennifer Holness to discuss Black female beauty in history and popular culture, examining the cultural shift in North American beauty standards to embrace Black features and aesthetics.

The Agenda with Steve Paikin on TVO
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Higher education facility opens doors in Federal Way

The Hub: Federal Way Higher Education Center has opened. The facility is a collaboration of UW Tacoma, Highline College, the City of Federal Way and Federal Way Public Schools.

Federal Way Mirror
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Wiley named new Port of Bremerton CFO

Jeremiah Wiley, '04, Accounting, Milgard School of Business, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Port of Bremerton, a $14M organization that manages Bremerton National Airport and marinas at Bremerton and Port Orchard.

Kitsap Daily News
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MLK Rooted His Anti-Capitalism in His Christian Ministry

The author believes that King's public and pastoral ministry were held together by his anti-capitalist outlook. Dr. Michael Honey's "All Labor Has Dignity" is mentioned.

Sojourners Magazine
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Charges filed against Electron Hydro over river pollution

Work by the Center for Urban Waters on identifying toxic chemicals present in rubber is the basis for a criminal action brought against a dam operator in Pierce County, which allegedly contaminated the river during a construction project on the dam.

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How a New Resource is Supporting Higher Education in the South Sound

The Federal Way Hub, a collaboration of UW Tacoma, Highline College, the City of Federal Way and Federal Way Public Schools, establishes a higher-education presence in downtown Federal Way blocks from the upcoming light rail station.

South Sound Business
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Faces: Adan Espino

Adan Espino, '19, Law & Policy, is now the executive director of Washington's Craft Cannabis Coalition.

Marijuana Venture
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Colleges with the best ROI in Washington

UW Tacoma has the best return on investment of any college, public or private, in Washington, according to this calculation, based on a 2019 Georgetown University study.

Stacker
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Shape Our Water: Pah-Tu Pitt

Pitt, a part-time lecturer at UW Tacoma, provides a perspective on the role of Indigenous knowledge in water management as part of Seattle Public Utilities' updating of its 50-year plan.

South Seattle Emerald
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