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Dr. Chris Schell, assistant professor, UW Tacoma School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

Urban Ecologist/Superhero

Experienced tarantula handler, compassionate coyote whisperer — Assistant Professor Christopher Schell brings a passion to his work studying how carnivores adapt to cities.

December 5, 2018

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Mud, Bugs and...Plastic

Senior Lecturer Julie Masura connects her love of teaching and her passions for geology and the health of Puget Sound.

November 23, 2018

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UW Tacoma environmental sciences student Hozoji Matheson-Margullis looking through microscope eyepiece.

The Music Inside

Environmental science student Hozoji Matheson-Margullis brings her chops as a rock-band drummer to her quest to preserve and restore Puget Sound.

September 25, 2018

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Center for Urban Waters building in Tacoma

$330,000 NSF Grant Expands Research on Toxic Pollutants in Urban Watersheds

Dr. Ed Kolodziej at the Center for Urban Waters is the lead researcher on a project with funding from the National Science Foundation that aims to identify what is killing coho salmon in urban watersheds.

July 31, 2018

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Youcef Bennour: Opportunity Can Change a Life

Youcef Bennour, ’18 Computer Science & Systems, wants to use his life experience to help others receive an education.

June 6, 2018

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Ryan Hanley: Going His Own Way

Ryan Hanley, ’18 Environmental Science, sees how the earth’s many natural, social and political processes unite into one system.

June 6, 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