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March 2011 issue
Surgery offers hope for people with rare, painful disease
University of Washington surgeons in October performed the world’s first surgical procedure to implant a device that could give hope to millions of people suffering from Ménière’s disease — an insidious, mysterious disorder.
Dec. 2010 issue
Paul S. Miller, 1961-2010
Paul Steven Miller was a University of Washington law professor and a major player in the disability rights movement because of his dwarfism.
Dec. 2010 issue
Roberto Maestas, 1938-2010
Roberto F. Maestas, ’66, ’71, was the founder and longtime executive director of El Centro de la Raza.
Dec. 2010 issue
Virginia B. Smith, 1923-2010
Virginia B. Smith, ’44, ’46, ’50, helped shape American higher education.
Dec. 2010 issue
Jon K. Rider, 1940-2010
Jon K. Rider was a former Marine commander who changed careers and spent six years as executive director of the University of Washington Alumni Association.
Dec. 2010 issue
Sculpture alumnus shapes the future of Pike Place Market
Ben Franz-Knight, '96, is executive director of the Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority, the organization that oversees the 103-year-old Seattle institution.
Dec. 2010 issue
UW alumni are taking medicine to the masses
Using business, medical and engineering smarts, UW alumni are solving medical problems in Washington and beyond.
Dec. 2010 issue
Book, exhibition showcase 1920s-era Seattle Camera Club
The Henry Art Gallery, UW Libraries and UW Press are teaming up to bring the beauty of the Seattle Camera Club to the public.
Dec. 2010 issue
Entrepreneurial researchers find a market eager for their ideas
Ideas generated in the academy are creating real-world revenue.
Dec. 2010 issue
UW biologist went to Galapagos Islands to build a penguin pad
Dee Boersma and her team spent the last three weeks of September in the Galápagos Islands, building 120 nests for the endangered Galápagos penguins.
Dec. 2010 issue
Researcher seeks to reduce stigma of mental illness in news coverage
To Jennifer Stuber, the stigma associated with mental illness is black and white: that is, it’s right there in the newspaper.
Dec. 2010 issue
For educators, Elwha Dam removal is a teaching moment
Two UW instructors are using a $200,000 grant to study teaching methods regarding the Elwha River and the upcoming removal of its two dams.
Dec. 2010 issue
Golf, softball teams try to replace stars
Two Husky teams enter the 2010-2011 season having lost national players of the year to graduation.
March 2010 issue
Biology professor works to keep Willapa Bay healthy and productive
Half of the West Coast’s oyster supply and roughly one in 10 oysters harvested in the U.S. comes from Willapa Bay. Ensuring the bay will remain productive, without compromising its overall health, has become the mission of Jennifer Ruesink, ’96, an associate professor with UW Department of Biology.
Dec. 2010 issue
Travel guru Rick Steves, ’78, loves to share his worldview
Rick Steves, ’78, is an idealist. He doesn’t expect you to agree with him. But he’s not speaking his mind or advocating controversial legal reform to be popular.
Dec. 2010 issue
Editor’s Eye: Value of UW flies under the radar
A question we hear a lot at the University of Washington is: What does the state get in return for its investment in the UW? The answer: more than you know.
Dec. 2010 issue
‘What Work Is,’ from the 2010 UW Common Book
“What Work Is” was featured in the 2010 UW Common Book, You Are Never Where You Are. Since 2006 the UW has chosen one book for all freshmen to read.
Sept. 2010 issue
Whatever your role on campus, learning never ends
When you hear questions posed by people outside our campus about the UW, you realize just what an impact this institution has. It fuels the economy, helps us get jobs, provides health care.
Sept. 2010 issue
Don Coryell, 1924-2010
Don Coryell, ’50, ’51, was a Husky defensive back who went on to become one of the greatest offensive coaches in football history.
Sept. 2010 issue
Whitney Harris, 1912-2010
Whitney R. Harris, ’33, was the last of the prosecutors who brought high-ranking Nazi war criminals to justice at the Nuremberg trials, died April 21 at his home in St. Louis.
