Sciences and Mathematics - SAM in the School of IAS at UW Tacoma

Sciences and Mathematics - SAM in the School of IAS at UW Tacoma Study mathematics and natural sciences with us. Our Puget Sound location provides our students with

Our curriculum, internship opportunities and research maintain local community ties while exploring global perspectives, leading to excellent career opportunities for graduating students. Our Environmental Science and Studies program takes advantage of the Puget Sound being in our own front yard.

majors include: Environmental Studies , Mathematics , and Environmental Science with a Pre-Med Track option. Our minors and certificates include: Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Sustainability, Restoration Ecology certificate or minor and Geographic Information Systems certificate. Stay tuned for our new Biomedical Sciences degree, currently in the approval process.

Theee weeks until SAMURS! 🧬🔬Join us for the Sciences and Mathematics Undergraduate Research Symposium and come check out...
05/22/2026

Theee weeks until SAMURS! 🧬🔬

Join us for the Sciences and Mathematics Undergraduate Research Symposium and come check out the amazing research our UWT students have been working on this year.

Still looking for summer internships?Now accepting applications for three AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate positions fo...
04/24/2026

Still looking for summer internships?

Now accepting applications for three AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate positions focused on sustainability, conservation, and environmental education:

Sustainable Agriculture Fellow
Environmental Education Fellow
Habitat Improvement Fellow

These paid summer roles offer hands-on experience in farming, habitat restoration, and youth education across the Kitsap Peninsula and Hood Canal region. Open to students interested in environmental science, ecology, forestry, and related fields.

Deadlines are approaching soon (May 8 and May 25)! Use the QR codes.

Modern Physics would look very different without Emmy Noether.
03/24/2026

Modern Physics would look very different without Emmy Noether.

Happy World Day of Meteorology!
03/24/2026

Happy World Day of Meteorology!

Interested in any local paid environmental internships? Apply by April 30th to intern at Port of Tacoma! 🌿
03/16/2026

Interested in any local paid environmental internships? Apply by April 30th to intern at Port of Tacoma! 🌿

Who helped NASA send astronauts to the moon and bring them back safely? Katherine Johnson calculated the trajectories of...
03/13/2026

Who helped NASA send astronauts to the moon and bring them back safely? Katherine Johnson calculated the trajectories of numerous spaceflights, including Neil Armstrong's mission to the moon in 1961.

Lise Meitner, also known as the Physicist who never lost her humanity, she was important in the discovery of nuclear fis...
03/11/2026

Lise Meitner, also known as the Physicist who never lost her humanity, she was important in the discovery of nuclear fission (and was also the first woman to become a full physics professor in Germany!)

Happy International Women's Day!
03/11/2026

Happy International Women's Day!

Did you know who was considered the world's first ever computer programmer? Ada Lovelace was an English Mathematician an...
03/11/2026

Did you know who was considered the world's first ever computer programmer? Ada Lovelace was an English Mathematician and Writer completely changed the computer industry, and the computer language "Ada" was named after her in 1979!

Dr. Franklin, a physical chemist and crystallographer who helped discover the structure of DNA, though other scientists ...
03/11/2026

Dr. Franklin, a physical chemist and crystallographer who helped discover the structure of DNA, though other scientists took credit for her discovery. She is an important symbol for underrepresented scientists and her relentless pursuit to learn despite the many barriers she faced.

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