When you imagine scientific research, what do you see?
Chances are, you’re picturing sprawling laboratories filled with highly specialized equipment and researchers working late into the night.
Depending on the project, you’re not too far off.
At the University of Washington Tacoma, however, research takes many forms and often starts somewhere more familiar: a lingering curiosity that won’t go away.
A student wonders why some of their peers struggle to find community on campus. Another wants to understand how harmful chemicals flow through Puget Sound. Someone else becomes fascinated by the microscopic behavior of bacteria. An aspiring mechanical engineer starts asking what happens to discarded household appliances after they’re hauled away from the curb.
The questions are different, but the impulse is the same:
Tacoma Huskies want to know more, and they want their work to make an impact in their communities.
It’s why research and scholarship have emerged as quintessential elements of the Tacoma Huskies experience, and as part of the UW research ecosystem, UW Tacoma brings its own distinct flavor to innovation.