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March 1997 issue
Monkey business: The story of the UW Medicinal Herb Garden and its guardians
In the 66 years they have rested atop twin 12-foot poles at the entrance of the UW's Medicinal Herb Garden, two guardian monkeys have repeatedly been sitting ducks to vandals.
March 1997 issue
Leslianne Shedd, ’90, a victim of crash of hijacked airliner
Leslianne Shedd fulfilled a lifelong ambition to work in foreign service by joining the U.S. State Department right after graduating.
March 1997 issue
John Morefield, making a difference in children’s education
John Morefield is taking his work to a higher pulpit as an elementary district coordinator for Seattle schools.
March 1997 issue
Subliminal messages can affect cognition, researchers show
UW psychologists say there is some evidence that subliminal messages can affect human cognition.
March 1997 issue
Lab mice stay thin on a fast-food diet
UW scientists have produced a genetic mutation that keeps laboratory mice thin even on a very high-fat diet.
March 1997 issue
Seahawks drop efforts to renovate Husky Stadium
Strong resistance and a zooming price tag prompted potential Seahawks owner Paul Allen in December to drop his bid to renovate Husky Stadium for the NFL football team.
March 1997 issue
Microsoft matches quarter-million in faculty giving
The Microsoft Challenge 2000 will provide $200,000 annually until the year 2000 to match faculty gifts supporting graduate and professional students.
March 1997 issue
Spending limits put squeeze on UW budget plans in Olympia
In past sessions the Legislature often had less money than it wanted to spend, but this session it has more money than it can spend, due to the Initiative 601 spending limit.
March 1997 issue
Henry renovation shows the benefits of partnership
A public/private partnership between the state, the UW and the Henry Gallery Association produced a $17.5 million renovation.
March 1997 issue
Expanded Henry Art Gallery gives artists room to express themselves
The Henry will take a major step forward as the familiar red brick building is joined with a new, modernist three-level structure.
March 1997 issue
Crime rates are down; UW sociologists try to explain why
UW sociology professors say there are no easy answers to the mystery behind the falling crime rate.
