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March 1, 2008
One popular geek
Call it “Revenge of the Nerd.” Rainn Wilson was, by his own admission, a hopeless misfit in high school. But when he made a recent appearance at a Kane Hall event, the adoring undergrads had to be turned away by the hundreds.
Leading lawyer
Praised as one of the best and brightest by his peers in the most recent edition of Best Lawyers in America, Rodney Moore, ’87, has been practicing law for more than 20 years.
December 1, 2007
Joseph Eschbach, 1933-2007
Joseph Eschbach made a medical breakthrough that would improve the lives of more than a million people suffering from kidney disease.
Joseph Rantz, 1914-2007
Joseph Rantz had a key role in what would come to be known as one of the greatest athletic contests in UW history.
Pulitzer winner
David Anderson, ’86, never expected to win a Pulitzer Prize for journalism—especially as a history major with every intention of getting a law degree.
Comedy mind
For comedian and 1996 alumnus Drake Witham, the road to success has been a long, bumpy and filled with detours.
Strong medicine
Some governments may shun his straight talk, but Chris Murray's prescriptions for global health could ultimately help all of us live better and longer.
Who stays, who goes?
If you think that job satisfaction is the only reason you haven't left your workplace, think again, say two UW business professors.
Soul searchers
If you kept changing your major and rethinking your career options while you were a UW student, you had lots of company, according to the first truly comprehensive study of undergraduate education in the nation—UW SOUL.
3 ‘Geniuses’
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named three members of the UW community recipients of its famous "genius" awards Sept. 24.
Buerk honored
For his tireless volunteer efforts, Artie Buerk received the Gates Volunteer Service Award at the Sixth Annual Recognition Gala on Sept. 7.
UW ceramic arts program is in good hands with Patti Warashina
The UW’s ceramic arts program is ranked among the top five in the nation. Ceramic artist Patti Warashina, ’62, ’64, is one of the reasons why.
September 1, 2007
Star searcher
Finding the best time to buy plane tickets is just one of the amazing Web search breakthroughs created by Oren Etzioni.
Running the show
Kim Bottomly is bringing that same passion for hands-on learning to Wellesley College, where she assumed the presidency on Aug. 1.
First freshman
Surviving your first year of college is always an experience — especially if you are in the first freshman class ever admitted to your campus.
Commendations flow
Shortly before 1 a.m. on March 15, 2006, Edward Marsette woke to a loud crash outside his Auburn home. Within minutes, he was pulling people from a fiery, overturned car.
Genetics prize winner
According to the Gruber Foundation, the human genome would have been “an impossible jigsaw puzzle” without the work of UW Medicine and Genome Sciences Professor Maynard Olson.
Out of time
UW communication professors pried open a 51-year-old time capsule on April 26, revealing both its original contents and some more, um, revealing contents.
Split on Commencement
For the Columns Alumni Vote in June, we asked if alumni attended the main graduation ceremony when they completed their UW degree. The 952 responses broke down to 59 percent “yes” and 41 percent “no.”