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Dec. 1997 issue
Study finds correlation between parents’ weight and kids’
New UW research shows a child's chance of obesity in adulthood is greatly increased if he or she has at least one obese parent.
Dec. 1997 issue
Fall enrollments break records at UW campuses
Records fell at all three UW campuses this fall, as Seattle’s new freshman class was the largest ever, and both Bothell and Tacoma reached the highest enrollments in their seven-year history.
Dec. 1997 issue
UW research funding tops half-billion mark
The University of Washington received $510 million in research grants during 1996-97, passing the half-billion-dollar milestone for the first time.
Dec. 1997 issue
President lists four areas for change, notes lack of investment in higher ed
The University of Washington must take responsibility for "facing and solving our own problems," said President Richard L. McCormick during his annual address to the University Oct. 7.
Dec. 1997 issue
UW remembers a dark episode from its past
Some universities would be happy to forget that the infamous Canwell Committee hearings ever happened, but the University of Washington is not afraid to examine its past.
Dec. 1997 issue
UW creative writing program is a magnet for future literary stars
With its top ten ranking and its core of prize-winning faculty, the UW creative writing program is a rising star of literary America.
Dec. 1997 issue
Accountability is the word in higher education, and UW is no exception
Despite the economic boom of the late 1990s, higher education is under the microscope. Business leaders, legislators and some educators feel our colleges and universities are just not efficient.
Dec. 1997 issue
UW’s liquid nitrogen automobile could put electric cars out in the cold
UW Professor Abe Hertzberg and his colleagues set out to create a better alternative to grandma's gas-guzzling Gremlin.
Sept. 1997 issue
Freshman class breaks record; dorms at capacity
The University of Washington expects 4,400 freshmen this fall, breaking the record of 4,373 set in 1965.
Sept. 1997 issue
Campus turns Tacoma district from an ugly duckling to a swan
You could write an epic catalog of the improvements in Tacoma's historic downtown: new brickwork, shining glass windows, atria to bring in daylight, and some new construction harmonious with the old.
Sept. 1997 issue
UW’s first mascot was a hunk of wood that got around
For three years (1920-23), the UW's mascot was Sunny Boy, a 3 1/2-foot, gold-painted wooden statue.
Sept. 1997 issue
James Sneddon captured UW history through his lens
James Sneddon, '63, '70, captured the people and events of the University of Washington on film for more than three decades as the University's chief photographer.
Sept. 1997 issue
UW researchers lead the way in understanding the changing climate
UW professors track data that may reveal future droughts, bountiful harvests and even global warming.
Sept. 1997 issue
George Aagaard, 1913-1997
George N. Aagaard served as the second dean of the University of Washington medical school during its formative years.
Sept. 1997 issue
Construction prepares UW campus for 21st century learning
Alumni returning to campus for football games, arts events or conferences this fall will find new buildings and ongoing construction.
Sept. 1997 issue
Patrick Duffy, ’71, spent more time on stage than in class
No entertainer can escape dying on stage every now and then. But Patrick Duffy, '71, is one of the few actors who has come back from the dead.
Sept. 1997 issue
Vitamins could help asthmatics, research finds
Simply taking antioxidant vitamins could help asthmatics exposed to polluted air breathe easier.
Sept. 1997 issue
Nurse midwives keep cost, Caesarean rates lower, study finds
Low-risk women who choose nurse midwives for their deliveries have fewer Caesarean sections, a UW study found.
Sept. 1997 issue
UW Tacoma carves out a place in history
The UW opens its first campus in 102 years as UW Tacoma transforms the city’s historic Warehouse District.
