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March 1996 issue
‘I want to move people,’ says filmmaker Mark Keegan, ’80
"I want to entertain, educate, inspire and move. To enhance our lives after we walk out of the theater."
March 1996 issue
Top science, engineering students come to UW, thanks to ARCS group
Since 1978, a group of women in Seattle has been raising money to support graduate students in science and engineering at the UW.
March 1996 issue
Some global warming may be natural, researchers say
As much as one-third of the climate warming since 1975 may come from natural variability in weather patterns, particularly the El Nino effect, say UW scientists.
March 1996 issue
Smoking, drinking warnings may backfire with older children
Could anti-alcohol and tobacco messages aimed at older children actually backfire? If they are extremely negative, they might, say UW researchers.
March 1996 issue
Ultrasound: the ultimate Band-Aid?
Sound waves could be used to control internal bleeding suffered by soldiers on the battlefield or motorists in a car wreck if a $10 million UW research project is successful.
March 1996 issue
Put students’ learning at the center of UW’s work, president says
Excerpts from an address to the University community made November 14, 1995, by President Richard L. McCormick.
March 1996 issue
Labor leader Cindy Zehnder, ’72, ’74, named Regent
Cindy Zehnder, international representative to the Teamsters Union from the Pacific Northwest, was named by Gov. Mike Lowry to the University of Washington Board of Regents.
March 1996 issue
To handle the coming wave of students, we need can-do spirit
Today, faced with the echo of that original baby boom, the attitude is all too gloomy.
March 1996 issue
It’s time to try a new approach to fighting addictions, UW professor says
Harm reduction—which European countries have used for years—has edged onto the stage as an alternative solution to devastating social and health problems.
March 1996 issue
UW astronomers use new tools to investigate the mysteries of the universe
A handful of scientists are probing previously unknown mysteries of the universe at a pace unimagined even a decade ago.
March 1996 issue
UW prepares for a tidal wave of students in next century
A population wave, primarily the "echo" of the original, post-World War II baby boom, is hitting, with 17- to 22-year-olds who expect the same access to college that their moms and dads had.
Dec. 1995 issue
Nude photos, taken in the name of research, briefly roiled UW
“Nude Photos of U.W. Girls Stir Protests" screamed the page one headline in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Dec. 1995 issue
Kathy Niccolls, 1948-1995
Kathy Niccolls Peterson served as the adviser to the UW's student body presidents from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.
Dec. 1995 issue
Don Pierce, ’39, is one of country music’s founding fathers
Don Pierce has owned several record companies and produced the first recordings of stars such as George Jones and Willie Nelson.
Dec. 1995 issue
‘Super mice’ illustrate the power of genetic engineering
Scientists using technology discovered at the UW and other research universities are inserting bits of DNA from a person into a pig or a mouse.
Dec. 1995 issue
Plugged in: UW experiments with laptop computers for 65 freshmen
The UW embarked on UWired, an ambitious experiment that integrates the computer into undergraduate education.
Dec. 1995 issue
School of Drama revives the tradition of African-American theater
The revival of a 1936 black drama, part of a controversial New Deal project, fulfills the dream of one determined UW director.
Dec. 1995 issue
Failure hurts more to people with low self-esteem, research finds
According to some psychological theories, persons with high self-esteem should hurt more than those with low self-esteem because they aren't used to seeing themselves fail. In fact, the reverse is true, according to UW Psychology Professor Jonathon Brown.
Dec. 1995 issue
UW study links low folic acid levels to heart disease
UW researchers have found a "strong link" between diets lacking folic acid—found in high levels in orange juice, spinach and dried beans—and heart-related problems.
Dec. 1995 issue
UW ranks 16th nationally in quality of doctoral programs
A study by the National Research Council recently ranked graduate programs at the University of Washington 16th in the country among 274 universities whose programs were evaluated.
