Features

June 1, 2000

Face to face

Forget the crises, brain drain, chronic underfunding and even the rain. After five grueling years, Richard L. McCormick still loves his job as UW president.


Top teachers of '00

The UW is honoring its best teachers, staff members and volunteers in an expanded awards program for 2000.


March 1, 2000

Charles Odegaard, 1911-1999

A community remembers the remarkable achievements of Charles Odegaard.


December 1, 1999

Magnetic relief

Depression's victims sometimes find that drugs and therapy can't help. Soon there may be a new solution — the power of magnetism.


True West

Most of us don't have a clue about the African-American experience in the West. Quintard Taylor's goal is to set us straight.


100 memorable alumni

Our unofficial listing of the most interesting 100 alumni of the 20th century.


September 1, 1999

For the heart

UW Professor Thomas Grayston is principal investigator of an $11 million grant to see if killing a form of bacteria reduces heart attacks.


Against all odds

After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust, Tom Lantos got a fresh start at the UW. Now he is serving in Congress, and his story is part of an Oscar-winning film.


June 1, 1999

Top teachers of ‘99

The University of Washington is honoring its best teachers, staff members and volunteers in an expanded awards program for 1999.


Green vision

A personal loss drove Jim Ellis toward a life of civic activism that made our lakes clean, our buses keen and our landscape more pristine.


Babies without borders

Adoptive parents need to know the health of their overseas child. Now a new UW center helps them get a head start.


‘My favorite teacher’

Nine writers recall how their classroom experiences helped mold their careers.


March 1, 1999

Bloom and gloom

As the cherries age and die, the UW faces the challenge of preserving a ‘magic’ space.


Sudden change

Husky football sees surprise coaching turnover as Colorado coach Rick Neuheisel replaces Jim Lambright.


December 1, 1998

Learning curves

UW research into learning disabilities—including new teaching tactics, genetic testing and brain imaging—may finally break some children's roadblocks to success.


Brain drain

Some top UW professors are leaving, and more will follow if nothing is done about the faculty pay gap.


Call of the wild

He wanted to be a painter. Instead, Art Wolfe broke the boundaries of nature photography, turning it into an art form.


September 1, 1998

Country doctors

From the Alaskan bush to the Wyoming range, the UW trains doctors in the rural Northwest—and many decide to stay there.


The big chill

By freezing a ship in the Arctic ice cap, scientists may get hot leads on global warming.


June 1, 1998

Columns turns 90

A comprehensive look at the history of the UW through the eyes of its alumni magazine as we celebrate 90 years of publishing.