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Sept. 1999 issue
Goal postmortem: UW tries to ensure 1989 melee won’t reoccur
Today the UW has a new set of stronger goal posts that cannot be torn down.
Sept. 1999 issue
One story of resilience among thousands of Holocaust survivors
As an editor constantly trying to judge the interests of his audience, my bet is that Columns readers will want to learn about Tom Lantos.
Sept. 1999 issue
Scientists grow rare blood cells that aid cancer patients
A team of UW scientists has found a way to grow stem cells from mice in the laboratory.
Sept. 1999 issue
Columns wins national award for magazine redesign
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education recognized Columns Magazine for its 1998 redesign.
Sept. 1999 issue
Brotman Awards honor departments’ team efforts
Three UW units have won a new award that recognizes collaboration across department lines to improve undergraduate education.
Sept. 1999 issue
Seahawks to play 2000 and 2001 seasons at Husky Stadium
The UW Board of Regents approved an agreement on the use of Husky Stadium for Seahawks home games during the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
Sept. 1999 issue
$211 million in private gifts breaks UW record
Private support for the University surged ahead during 1998-99 as gifts and private grants reached record levels.
Sept. 1999 issue
UW probes whether bacteria is a factor in heart disease
UW Professor Thomas Grayston is principal investigator of an $11 million grant to see if killing a form of bacteria reduces heart attacks.
Sept. 1999 issue
Readers pay tribute to their favorite professors
When we ran tributes on UW professors from nine alumni/authors in our last issue, we invited you to write the next page.
Sept. 1999 issue
Student entrepreneurs pitch the next big idea
Student entrepreneurs gain the experience, contacts and confidence necessary to launch their own companies.
Sept. 1999 issue
Holocaust survivor and statesman Tom Lantos, ’49, ’50, keeps bucking the odds
After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust, Tom Lantos got a fresh start at the UW. Now he is serving in Congress, and his story is part of an Oscar-winning film.
June 1999 issue
Deena Umbarger, ’90, killed during relief mission in Africa
Deena Umbarger, '90, an international relief worker in Africa, was shot and killed March 20 in a remote area near the border between Kenya and Somalia. She was 35.
June 1999 issue
Ex-Mariner Jim Beattie, ’89, isn’t ‘just an ex-jock’
After receiving his M.B.A. from the UW in 1989, Jim Beattie worked in the Mariners' front office and now is challenged with making the Montreal Expos a winner.
June 1999 issue
Alex Ekwueme, ’55, ’56, ’57, among leading voices in Nigeria
As Africa's most populous nation is trying to change its legacy by making the transition to democracy, one of its guiding forces is Alex Ekwueme.
June 1999 issue
When students stood up for the beauty of bricks in the Quad
A student protest in the 1960s prevented the UW administration from tearing up the Quad's brick pathways and replacing them with blacktop.
June 1999 issue
Technique may fool bodies into accepting artificial implants
UW researchers are one step closer to creating artificial bones, tissue and organs that the human body will recognize as its own.
June 1999 issue
Three generations donate $3 million to honor two UW physicians
Three generations of the Alvord family are donating $3 million to create two new endowed chairs at the UW School of Medicine
June 1999 issue
1999 Commencement features Julian Bond, scoreboard video
Julian Bond, a participant in movements for civil rights, economic justice and peace for nearly 40 years, will be the speaker at the University of Washington's 124th Commencement ceremonies.
June 1999 issue
Football coaches penalized for recruiting violations
The UW penalized Football Coach Rick Neuheisel and five assistant coaches March 4 following an investigation of recruiting violations that occurred in January.
June 1999 issue
Public affairs school named for Gov. Dan Evans
Daniel J. Evans, '48, '49, became the second alumnus to have a UW school named after him.
