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Sept. 2010 issue
Spencer Shaw, 1916-2010
Spencer G. Shaw was a University of Washington professor emeritus of library science who was a nationally recognized storyteller and advocate for children’s reading.
Sept. 2010 issue
Mariners’ Mike Blowers went from the diamond to the booth
Often overlooked during the Mariners' playoff runs of the 1990s was the fact that the starting third baseman was a Husky: Mike Blowers, who played two years at the University of Washington (1985-86).
Sept. 2010 issue
UW volleyball becomes a Pac-10 powerhouse
There’s more to UW volleyball than one national championship. The Huskies have been a top-10 program for nearly a decade and are 221-60 in coach Jim McLaughlin’s nine seasons.
Sept. 2010 issue
UW research fuels the war on junk food
The UW’s Center for Public Health Nutrition got in on the fat-busting act, pioneering new research into the relationship between convenient, cheap food and our nation’s ever-growing waistlines.
Sept. 2010 issue
Dentists fight to protect kids’ healthy smiles
There’s a war going on, with UW pediatric dentists on one side and childhood tooth decay and its related troubles—such as pain, speech and learning problems, and nutritional issues—on the other.
Sept. 2010 issue
Joel McHale, ’95, ’00, is hot in Hollywood
Standing 6 foot 4, Joel McHale is a tall man in Hollywood. And now, he’s a big man in Tinseltown.
Sept. 2010 issue
Football isn’t all that matters to Husky star Jake Locker
There is more to Jake Locker than just football. As he enters his final year at the UW and readies for a potentially lucrative career in the NFL, he remains a college student at heart.
Sept. 2010 issue
UW alumni find peace and seek enlightenment in Buddhist monastery
Three UW alumni live at Shasta Abbey, home to nearly 30 monks, all westerners who entered monastic life as adults.
Sept. 2010 issue
Research finds life could be more challenging in other solar systems
Weird neighbors make life more challenging. That’s a well-established principle here on Earth, but it turns out to apply in deep space as well, according to new research.
Sept. 2010 issue
UW scientists help gauge spread of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Two UW mechanical engineering professors were tapped by the federal government earlier this year to help figure out the amount of petroleum spilling from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico
Sept. 2010 issue
Blast waves might injure soldiers’ brains, research shows
A team of UW and Veterans Affairs researchers has gathered the first direct evidence that blast waves from roadside bombs can cause long-term changes in soldiers’ brains.
Sept. 2010 issue
Birds vanishing, and UW researchers say elephants are a big factor
Elephants may be the biggest factor in the impending disappearance of a tiny bird.
June 2010 issue
Lynn Shelton, ’87, switches from stage to screen
Lynn Shelton, ’87, parlayed a UW degree in drama into a 10-year career on the stages of New York. But she found her true calling when she opted to pursue a career behind a camera.
June 2010 issue
Husky basketball player Bryan-Amaning mentors young student-athletes
In addition to meeting the rigorous demands of his sport and his studies, Matthew Bryan-Amaning is a big man on campus and in the community.
June 2010 issue
Environmental challenge inspires students to innovate
Student teams from across the University of Washington and other state schools heralded their inventions of clean, green technologies at the second annual UW Environmental Innovation Challenge.
June 2010 issue
Setbacks will come, but UW endures
The President is leaving, the state government doled out yet another discouraging budget cut, and there’s a bit of uncertainty in the air at the University of Washington. But the truth is, that’s only part of the story.
June 2010 issue
Two difficult pregnancies inspired pharmacology researcher’s work
Mary Hebert is head of the UW Obstetric-Fetal Pharmacology Research Unit, which recently received a $5 million grant to continue its work on the clinical pharmacology of medications during pregnancy.
June 2010 issue
What are you thinking? It might not be what you think
You might not think what you think you think. That’s the conclusion arising from the Implicit Association Test, a tool developed by UW Psychology Professor Anthony Greenwald to measure people’s unconscious attitudes.
June 2010 issue
UW team creates way to certify sustainable road projects
A UW team has helped develop the world’s first system to rate the sustainability of road construction and maintenance projects.
June 2010 issue
Fossil find adds 10 million years to dinosaurs’ age
A new fossil find suggests that the roots of the dinosaurs’ family tree are deeper than previously thought.
