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Dec. 1997 issue
UW creative writing program is a magnet for future literary stars
With its top ten ranking and its core of prize-winning faculty, the UW creative writing program is a rising star of literary America.
Dec. 1997 issue
Accountability is the word in higher education, and UW is no exception
Despite the economic boom of the late 1990s, higher education is under the microscope. Business leaders, legislators and some educators feel our colleges and universities are just not efficient.
Dec. 1997 issue
UW’s liquid nitrogen automobile could put electric cars out in the cold
UW Professor Abe Hertzberg and his colleagues set out to create a better alternative to grandma's gas-guzzling Gremlin.
Sept. 1997 issue
Freshman class breaks record; dorms at capacity
The University of Washington expects 4,400 freshmen this fall, breaking the record of 4,373 set in 1965.
Sept. 1997 issue
Campus turns Tacoma district from an ugly duckling to a swan
You could write an epic catalog of the improvements in Tacoma's historic downtown: new brickwork, shining glass windows, atria to bring in daylight, and some new construction harmonious with the old.
Sept. 1997 issue
UW’s first mascot was a hunk of wood that got around
For three years (1920-23), the UW's mascot was Sunny Boy, a 3 1/2-foot, gold-painted wooden statue.
Sept. 1997 issue
James Sneddon captured UW history through his lens
James Sneddon, '63, '70, captured the people and events of the University of Washington on film for more than three decades as the University's chief photographer.
Sept. 1997 issue
UW researchers lead the way in understanding the changing climate
UW professors track data that may reveal future droughts, bountiful harvests and even global warming.
Sept. 1997 issue
George Aagaard, 1913-1997
George N. Aagaard served as the second dean of the University of Washington medical school during its formative years.
Sept. 1997 issue
Construction prepares UW campus for 21st century learning
Alumni returning to campus for football games, arts events or conferences this fall will find new buildings and ongoing construction.
Sept. 1997 issue
Patrick Duffy, ’71, spent more time on stage than in class
No entertainer can escape dying on stage every now and then. But Patrick Duffy, '71, is one of the few actors who has come back from the dead.
Sept. 1997 issue
Vitamins could help asthmatics, research finds
Simply taking antioxidant vitamins could help asthmatics exposed to polluted air breathe easier.
Sept. 1997 issue
Nurse midwives keep cost, Caesarean rates lower, study finds
Low-risk women who choose nurse midwives for their deliveries have fewer Caesarean sections, a UW study found.
Sept. 1997 issue
UW Tacoma carves out a place in history
The UW opens its first campus in 102 years as UW Tacoma transforms the city’s historic Warehouse District.
Sept. 1997 issue
Dollars shouldn’t define divorced dads, professor says
Social Work Professor Pauline Erera says that it's time to understand dads beyond the issue of dollars.
Sept. 1997 issue
Women’s and men’s teams capture crew championships
In a stunning sweep, both the UW men's and women's crews won national collegiate championships.
Sept. 1997 issue
UW research in mice could be a weight-loss breakthrough
UW researchers created a mouse that can eat fat and still lose weight, but can the results be transferred to humans?
June 1997 issue
‘Imagination inflation’ makes childhood events seem real, study finds
The power of human imagination may be stronger than previously suspected, blurring the line between memory and imagination.
June 1997 issue
Do pro sports pay off? Economists don’t find much reason to cheer
Pro sports' impact on the economy is closer to a bunt than a home run, but there may be other reasons to use public funding on teams.
