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March 1999 issue
You can call Rita Colwell, ’61, ‘Dr. Science’
Rita Colwell will be juggling her research into cholera with her new job as director of the National Science Foundation.
March 1999 issue
Time is running out on Quad’s signature cherry trees
As the cherries age and die, the UW faces the challenge of preserving a ‘magic’ space.
March 1999 issue
Progress spelled doom for old University golf course
The UW golf course was doomed the day the University decided to build the School of Medicine.
March 1999 issue
The best trees in the neighborhood
While the aging trees in the Quad will put on a majestic display, the blossoms can't hide the fact that they won't be around much longer.
March 1999 issue
Brain chemical could be key to alcohol consumption
By growing mice with altered brain chemicals, UW researchers may have found a key to alcohol consumption and its sedative effects.
March 1999 issue
Faculty couple, Microsoft team to create history fellowship
History professors Richard Johnson and Carol Thomas created a $100,000 endowed fellowship to support graduate students in their department.
March 1999 issue
Most alumni would relive their UW education, survey finds
For the first time in its 138-year history, the University of Washington conducted a poll of undergraduate alumni five and 10 years after graduation. The Classes of '88 and '93 gave the UW high marks for their learning experience.
March 1999 issue
UW jumps into the hunt for extraterrestrial life
A host of UW scientists are ready to embark on a program that will train people to find life in outer space.
March 1999 issue
Olympia considers tuition hike to close faculty pay gap
Undergraduate tuition could rise from 10 to 24 percent in the next two years under several proposals currently under debate in the Washington State Legislature.
March 1999 issue
Husky football makes a sudden change on the sidelines
Husky football sees surprise coaching turnover as Colorado coach Rick Neuheisel replaces Jim Lambright.
March 1999 issue
After passage of Initiative 200, UW looks to the road ahead
The passage of I-200 means the UW has to find other ways to attract and maintain a diverse student body.
Dec. 1998 issue
UW professor hailed for his ‘masterpiece of historical sociology’
The early Christians weren't all martyrs and they weren't all poor, says a UW sociologist whose book sheds new light on the rise of the Christianity.
Dec. 1998 issue
UW researchers aim to help kids overcome learning disabilities
UW research into learning disabilities—including new teaching tactics, genetic testing and brain imaging—may finally break some children's roadblocks to success.
Dec. 1998 issue
With faculty salaries falling behind, UW faces a brain drain
Some top UW professors are leaving, and more will follow if nothing is done about the faculty pay gap.
Dec. 1998 issue
The call of the wild beckons photographer Art Wolfe
He wanted to be a painter. Instead, Art Wolfe broke the boundaries of nature photography, turning it into an art form.
Dec. 1998 issue
To Spain, Bob Reed, ’65, ’67, is a war hero
Bob Reed, '65, '67, says he is not a hero, but don't tell the Spanish government he said so.
Dec. 1998 issue
J. Scott Briar, former Social Work dean, dies at 71
J. Scott Briar led the University of Washington School of Social Work in what colleagues called its "golden period."
Dec. 1998 issue
Gifts from 2 families aid pharmacy students
There’s a lot of history behind two recent gifts to the UW School of Pharmacy.
Dec. 1998 issue
Salt cravings may stem from the womb, researchers say
Your preference for salt may have been imprinted while you were still in your mother's womb, according to UW psychologists.
Dec. 1998 issue
UW president responds to passage of Initiative 200
Initiative 200, which would dismantle affirmative action programs in state government, was approved by Washington state voters 58 percent to 42 percent in the mid-term election held Nov. 3.
