News & Events

Professor Ka Yee Yeung’s research is about making life easier for researchers working with big data. Now, she has become the first UW Tacoma faculty member honored as the Virginia & Prentice Bloedel Professor. She is using the endowment to give more students experience in research.

Summer and Fall 2024 brought exciting projects to the UW Tacoma Global Innovation and Design (GID) Lab, as clients in business, industry, government, education, and non profit sectors grappled with moving policies to action and removing barriers to critical resources.

"What's the story of your name?", a Deep-Sea Adventure, and favorite foods were among IIGE faculty innovations in the classroom to integrate personal experience with global learning. The October 4, 2024, Faculty Retreat brought together professors across UW Tacoma majors.

NextGen Civic Leader Corps Student Officers create their first NextGen Link event of 2024-25 focusing on the UW Tacoma experience in earning a microcredential in civic engagement and public service.

The Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement (IIGE) orientation on October 9, 2024, celebrated 20 years of Global Honors and featured an Ideathon to brainstorm themes for the 2025 Global Engagement Conference.

Assistant Teaching Professor Nara Almeida discusses the potential of pervious concrete as a road-building material to mitigate flooding damage.

Faculty members Martine De Cock and Paulo Barreto in the School of Engineering and Technology were among the first round of 35 National Science Foundation awards to continue their work in privacy-preserving AI.

Meet the 10 faculty members who are joining the UW Tacoma community during the 2024-25 academic year.

Dr. Zhiquan (Andy) Shu’s research could help revolutionize organ transplants by extending the life of donated organs indefinitely.

Eric Barone, '11, B.S. Computer Science & Systems, created mega-hit game Stardew Valley completely on his own over four years. He describes the challenges of running a business and being a manager while still finding the time to be a creator.