Features
March 1, 1991
Vandalism or art?
As some try to scrub graffiti from the facades of inner cities, others defend it as a form of self-expression.
The accidental cure
New drugs and technologies that may offer a cure for multiple organ failure syndrome and related conditions.
December 1, 1990
Timber trouble
A way of life is being torn up by the roots, while the rest of the nation vilifies logging practices.
Sick & tired
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, unfairly labeled "yuppie disease," is no joke. The mysterious malady can attack anyone from 5 to 75, UW researchers warn.
Master of his fate
At the UW School of Law, Wallace Loh became the first Asian American to head a law school in the United States.
The new Allen Library
The new Kenneth S. Allen Library opened its doors to unequivocal praise from librarians, faculty, students and local architecture critics.
Crisis in the Gulf
UW Professors Jere Bacharach, Ellis Goldberg and Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak discuss developments in the Persian Gulf.
September 1, 1990
Down to business
Robert S. Leventhal takes over as dean of the UW business school, with his sights set on making it among the nation's best.
Maestro from the majors
A respected European conductor says goodbye to the concert hall to join the UW School of Music.
June 1, 1990
Best of 1990
Awards honor 10 people who have contributed greatly to the UW’'s teaching and public service missions.
Why me, doc?
The University of Washington is home to the nation’s first concentrated research effort in the budding field of ecogenetics.
Unlocking beauty
Renowned furniture artist and designer George Nakashima is the UW’s 1990 Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus.
Self-help or hoax?
Self-help books should be subject to the same rigorous testing as a new drug, a UW expert says.
Ready for Goodwill
Athletes from more than 50 countries come to Seattle, and the UW rolls out the red carpet.
March 1, 1990
The days of May
The Kent State Killings left many college campuses in revolt. UW administrators look back at how they defused a time bomb.
Revolution on film
“Communism in Crisis: The Second Revolution” is the brainchild of UW International Studies Professor Herbert Ellison.
Grad student gambit
They’re the best and the brightest: the graduate school applicants whom everyone wants. But the supply may be dwindling.
Our aching backs
A UW team received a $5 million grant to study the diagnosis and treatment of back problems.
December 1, 1989
Gorbachev as reformer
A UW expert assesses the historic changes Mikhail Gorbachev has brought to the Soviet Union.