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Sept. 2000 issue
2 fatal shootings leave trail of grief at UW
A UW freshman, medical resident and pathology professor died in two separate shooting incidents in spring 2000.
Sept. 2000 issue
Radio days: When students turned KUOW into ‘Radio Free Seattle’
On May 7, 1970, during a student strike, a group of about 50 students walked into KUOW's studios in the Communications Building and demanded air time.
Sept. 2000 issue
Paul Heyne taught economics to thousands of UW students
Economics Lecturer Paul Theodore Heyne did not let his diagnosis with kidney cancer get in the way of his love for teaching.
June 2000 issue
Jacob Lawrence, 1917-2000, was ‘foremost black artist’ of U.S.
Jacob Lawrence rose from a rough childhood to become one of America's most passionate chroniclers of the African-American experience.
Sept. 2000 issue
Richard Evanson, ’58, turned barren sand into luxurious Turtle Island
Richard Evanson dedicated himself to revitalizing an island, turning it into an ecological paradise with the help of Fijian natives.
Sept. 2000 issue
Brotman Awards honor Technical Communication, CHID programs
The Department of Technical Communication and the Comparative History of Ideas Program won 2000 Brotman Instructional Excellence Awards.
Sept. 2000 issue
Parody distributed in The Daily draws fire
An article published in a May 19 supplement to the Daily offended students, faculty, regents, alumni and the public, causing the supplement editor to resign.
Sept. 2000 issue
Older women less likely to receive heart attack treatment
Older women are less likely to receive early treatment following a heart attack than older men and are more likely to be assigned a do-not-resuscitate order during their hospital stay, UW researchers reported.
Sept. 2000 issue
Rudy Crew brings ‘tough love’ approach from schools to UW K-12 institute
Rudy Crew was the first—and only—choice to launch the UW's K-12 leadership institute.
Sept. 2000 issue
Record gift helps students pursue nursing careers
Bob and Jean Reid of Bellingham made a $5 million deferred gift to the University of Washington School of Nursing—the largest gift in the school's history.
June 2000 issue
UW researchers are quietly making inroads on traffic
While everybody's talking traffic, the UW is actually doing something about it, but is anyone listening?
June 2000 issue
Rita Colwell, ’61, honored for a career spent breaking barriers
Enthralled by science, Rita Colwell broke through a decades-old glass ceiling to become the first woman to lead the National Science Foundation.
June 2000 issue
UW President Richard McCormick is ready for any challenge
Forget the crises, brain drain, chronic underfunding and even the rain. After five grueling years, Richard L. McCormick still loves his job as UW president.
June 2000 issue
UW reaches deal with Sound Transit; light-rail work to begin in 2001
Sound Transit is planning stations at the Burke Museum and at the corner of 15th Avenue N.E. and N.E. Pacific St.
June 2000 issue
Parts of historic Suzzallo Library to close for renovations
Fences are beginning to block access to the University's premier landmark, Suzzallo Library, as its older wings undergo a 20-month renovation and seismic upgrade.
June 2000 issue
High-tech Mary Gates Hall serves undergrads
Inside the shell of a 1928 structure sits the University's first true 21st century building.
June 2000 issue
Roy Cummings, ’61, taught music to many
Roy Cummings, '61, was a trumpet and jazz-studies instructor at the UW School of Music.
June 2000 issue
Wendy Hill, ’84, earns accolades for her teaching acumen
Wendy L. Hill, who is on the faculty of Lafayette College, was named Pennsylvania's 1999 Professor of the Year.
June 2000 issue
In his lone trip to Seattle, Martin Luther King Jr. came to the UW
Martin Luther King Jr.'s lunchtime speech at the old Meany Hall on Nov. 9, 1961, came during the legendary civil rights leader's only visit to the Pacific Northwest.
June 2000 issue
UW President Richard McCormick is here to stay
How certain is Richard McCormick that he is here for the long haul? "You can schedule the interview for my 10th anniversary right now as far as I'm concerned."
