Faculty & Staff
December 1, 1999
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.
Talking the future
President Richard L. McCormick challenged all members of the University of Washington community to participate in a yearlong conversation about the future of the UW.
September 1, 1999
Class acts
When we ran tributes on UW professors from nine alumni/authors in our last issue, we invited you to write the next page.
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.
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
History fellowship
History professors Richard Johnson and Carol Thomas created a $100,000 endowed fellowship to support graduate students in their department.
December 1, 1998
Martyrs and myths
The early Christians weren't all martyrs and they weren't all poor, says a UW sociologist whose book sheds new light on the rise of the Christianity.
Brain drain
Some top UW professors are leaving, and more will follow if nothing is done about the faculty pay gap.
June 1, 1998
Best of 1998
The UW is honoring the best teachers, staff members and volunteers in an expanded awards program for 1998.
March 1, 1998
Bonded by research
While research expands knowledge, it also forges bonds between professors and students that can't be broken by fires, disabilities or even death.
December 1, 1997
Seeing red
Fifty years ago, a hearing on “un-American” activities tore the UW campus apart, setting a precedent for faculty firings across academe.
Writers’ bloc
With its top ten ranking and its core of prize-winning faculty, the UW creative writing program is a rising star of literary America.
March 1, 1997
Character: Conor Casey
Conor Casey tells Columns about his work in the Labor Archives of Washington.
September 1, 1996
UW computer scientist awarded National Medal of Science
Computer Science and Engineering Professor Richard M. Karp, known for tackling seemingly insoluble problems, received a 1996 National Medal of Science.
Zoologist Thomas Daniel wins MacArthur ‘genius’ award
UW Zoology Professor Thomas Daniel was one of 21 people namedas 1996 fellows of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Cancer detective
After discovering the gene linked to breast cancer, Mary-Claire King now is on the hunt for ways to combat the disease.
June 1, 1996
UW honors the best of 1996
Every year faculty, students and alumni meet to decide who are the top UW teachers, public servants and volunteers, and this year they came up with a remarkable list.
December 1, 1995
UW physicist Hans Dehmelt awarded National Medal of Science
Physics Professor Hans Dehmelt, the University's first Nobel Prize-winning professor, received the nation's highest scientific honor.
Environmental scientist joins faculty, thanks to gift from alumnus
Mary Lidstrom, who joins the UW faculty thanks to the Frank Jungers Endowed Chair in Engineering, studies bacteria that can help clean up soil and water contaminated by toxic spills.