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June 1995 issue
Some blood pressure drugs may raise risk of heart attack
Calcium-channel blockers, widely prescribed to lower high blood pressure, may actually increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 60 percent.
June 1995 issue
Brent Bishop, ’93, on a mission to clean up Mount Everest
Brent Bishop's five-member team orchestrated the removal of more than 5,000 pounds of garbage from Mount Everest.
June 1995 issue
Tiny ice particles may reveal how clouds regulate the weather
Scientists are still puzzled by how clouds exactly rule the skies. At the UW, they are looking at tiny, cloud-borne ice particles.
June 1995 issue
Columns wins 6 awards in 2 regional competitions
The Washington Press Association (WPA) gave Columns its top award for general, color magazines in Washington state.
June 1995 issue
Mitchell Romero, ’92, stamped in Swaziland’s history
Mitchell Romero, 26, appears in a postage stamp commemorating 25 years of Peace Corps volunteerism in Swaziland.
June 1995 issue
$1 million in gifts honor Gerberdings
More than a million dollars has been given or pledged to honor William and Ruth Gerberding's 16 years of service to the University of Washington and the community.
June 1995 issue
State budget stalls; Senate plan more favorable to UW
As Columns went to press, the Washington State Legislature remained deadlocked on a state budget for 1995-97.
June 1995 issue
UW honors top teachers of 1995
Faculty, students and alumni met to decide whom to add to the list of top UW teachers, public servants and volunteers.
June 1995 issue
Gerberding stays on as regents continue presidential search
President William P. Gerberding has agreed to stay at the University until August 31, two months later than the date he originally set for stepping down.
June 1995 issue
UW may drop Slavic languages, environmental studies due to budget woes
UW deans decided to eliminate the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Institute for Environmental Studies.
June 1995 issue
Distinguished Teaching Awards honor the best of UW
When a group of faculty, students and alumni met in 1970 to award the first UW Distinguished Teaching Awards, they planted a seed that has grown into a mighty tree of learning.
June 1995 issue
School of Music director tasted fame at an early age
She made her Carnegie Hall debut in her 20s, but UW alumna Robin McCabe faces her greatest challenge today—running the School of Music.
March 1995 issue
Mascot’s firing cast shadow on UW’s 1960 Rose Bowl victory
Controversy loomed as the UW football team prepared for the 1960 Rose Bowl.
March 1995 issue
Ernest Conrad, 1914-1995
Ernest M. Conrad was a 1940 graduate who pushed the UW campus boundaries while preserving its beauty.
March 1995 issue
Talking sex and relationships with UW’s Pepper Schwartz
A conversation with the UW sociologist, known for her frank talk about sex and relationships.
March 1995 issue
UW research offers hope in the fight against Alzheimer’s
Almost half of all Americans over 85 have Alzheimer's, but hope is on the horizon as UW research begins to break its secrets.
March 1995 issue
A timeline of the Gerberding era at UW and beyond
Major national and international events that took place during William Gerberding's 16 years as UW president.
March 1995 issue
UW President William Gerberding looks back at 16 eventful years
William Gerberding looks back at 16 eventful years as UW president.
March 1995 issue
Study may help cities manage watersheds
UW forest resources professors and students have built probably the largest research tower for studying tree canopies in the United States.
March 1995 issue
1964 Civil Rights Act benefited women most, UW expert says
Since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, women—both black and white—have made the greatest gains in the job market, says UW Sociology Professor Paul Burstein.
