People
March 1, 1994
Out of the classroom
Educators say volunteer service hones such important skills as critical thinking.
Spineless friends
The Smithsonian Press calls UW zoology professor Alan Kohn the world's leading authority on marine cone snails.
December 1, 1993
Ex-Regent Frayn dies
Robert Mortimer "Mort" Frayn Sr., '29, was a former president of the UW Board of Regents.
Animals’ best friend
UW alumnus Michael Hutchins administers the captive breeding program for the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums.
September 1, 1993
Rising star
C. Wayne Clough recently took over in the UW's number two position as provost, the chief academic and budget officer.
Bringing words to life
The experience of Seattle's children—and that of children everywhere—is warmer and wiser because of Beverly Cleary's work.
June 1, 1993
Naming ‘Red Square’
Former UW Daily Managing Editor and ASUW President Cassandra Amesley, '77, '81, gets the credit (or blame) for using the term.
Tales of ‘Solidarity’
UW alumnus and retired UW lecturer Richard (Dick) Carbray, '44, '51, has written a new book titled "Prophets of Human Solidarity."
New rules on Greek Row
A fracas that cost a student her eye initiated a new era in which campus officials expect to exert far greater influence over the 4,000 students who reside in the UW's Greek system.
Chihuly’s world of glass
For his distinguished career in the arts, Dale Chihuly, '65, is the 1993 UW Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus.
Football alumni give back
Ten former UW football players, including five from the 1991 national championship team, announced the UW Professional Athlete Academic Scholarship Team.
The best of 1993
Each year, the University searches for top teachers and public servants to honor for their exceptional efforts.
Guest at Commencement
Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar, '71, '75, will be the guest speaker at the University of Washington's 118th Commencement ceremonies.
March 1, 1993
Insights on race
"The challenge for America is how to live in peace with its different people. If that's not solved, the country is really in trouble."
A matter of degrees
Overhauling undergraduate education won't be easy, but the UW has already made an important start.
December 1, 1992
‘Father’ of the 747
Joseph Sutter, who received a degree in aeronautical engineering from the UW in 1943, holds the unofficial title of "father" of the Boeing 747.
Professors share Nobel
The discovery of a regulatory mechanism affecting almost all cells led to Nobel honors for two UW professors.
September 1, 1992
Fame came late
Peg Phillips plays the endearing shopkeeper, Ruth Anne, on the hit TV show Northern Exposure.
A bachelor's at 98
The UW awarded Ethel Londelius a bachelor's degree in home economics, 77 years after she first enrolled.
America on the rocks
The president is the country’s premier political leader, but he also is the nation’s top CEO, running a multitrillion-dollar enterprise.