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June 2000 issue
UW President Richard McCormick is ready for any challenge
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.
June 2000 issue
UW reaches deal with Sound Transit; light-rail work to begin in 2001
Sound Transit is planning stations at the Burke Museum and at the corner of 15th Avenue N.E. and N.E. Pacific St.
June 2000 issue
Parts of historic Suzzallo Library to close for renovations
Fences are beginning to block access to the University's premier landmark, Suzzallo Library, as its older wings undergo a 20-month renovation and seismic upgrade.
June 2000 issue
High-tech Mary Gates Hall serves undergrads
Inside the shell of a 1928 structure sits the University's first true 21st century building.
June 2000 issue
Roy Cummings, ’61, taught music to many
Roy Cummings, '61, was a trumpet and jazz-studies instructor at the UW School of Music.
June 2000 issue
Wendy Hill, ’84, earns accolades for her teaching acumen
Wendy L. Hill, who is on the faculty of Lafayette College, was named Pennsylvania's 1999 Professor of the Year.
June 2000 issue
In his lone trip to Seattle, Martin Luther King Jr. came to the UW
Martin Luther King Jr.'s lunchtime speech at the old Meany Hall on Nov. 9, 1961, came during the legendary civil rights leader's only visit to the Pacific Northwest.
June 2000 issue
UW President Richard McCormick is here to stay
How certain is Richard McCormick that he is here for the long haul? "You can schedule the interview for my 10th anniversary right now as far as I'm concerned."
June 2000 issue
UW honors the top teachers and staff of 2000
The UW is honoring its best teachers, staff members and volunteers in an expanded awards program for 2000.
June 2000 issue
Magnets could help stop spread of malaria
The power of magnets may defeat malaria, a disease that affects half a billion people a year, according to UW Bioengineering Professor Henry Lai.
June 2000 issue
Poet Robert Pinsky to salute 9,500 UW graduates
U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will be the main speaker at the 125th University of Washington Commencement ceremonies.
June 2000 issue
Former regent’s gift boosts new UW real estate program
The Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies is being launched with the help of a $1 million gift from former Regent H. Jon Runstad, '65, and his wife, Judy, '74.
March 2000 issue
Stephen Nord, Student Affairs sage, dies at 69
Stephen Edward Nord, '52, touched the lives of thousands of students in his long career in the Department of Student Affairs.
March 2000 issue
Ruth Bale, ’24, a Husky fan across three centuries
When the new millennium turned on Jan. 1, Ruth Calista Bale, '24, celebrated something very few UW alumni could share with her—having lived in three centuries.
March 2000 issue
Historic Sand Point housing to meet the wrecking ball
Starting this summer, the "temporary" housing left over from World War II will see the wrecking crew.
March 2000 issue
Bittersweet memories of an influential journalist and friend
Tom Stockley, '58, and his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Hodges Stockley, '59, died in the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.
March 2000 issue
High-tech coating resists bacteria, researchers find
Buddy Ratner is leading a UW research team that may have discovered a way to prevent thousands of deaths from hospital-acquired infections each year.
March 2000 issue
Journalist Meg Greenfield leaves nearly $3 million to UW Classics department
As editor of the Washington Post's editorial page, Meg Greenfield helped shape public and private opinion. Few people knew about her private passion—classical languages and literature.
March 2000 issue
Gene expert leaves UW to form private institute
Leroy Hood, chair of the Department of Molecular Biotechnology, announced he is leaving the UW to form the Institute for Systems Biology.
March 2000 issue
New York schools leader to head new K-12 institute
Rudy Crew, former chancellor of New York public schools, became executive director of the University of Washington's new Institute for K-12 Leadership.
