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Sept. 1996 issue
After finding breast-cancer gene, UW professor stays on the case
After discovering the gene linked to breast cancer, Mary-Claire King now is on the hunt for ways to combat the disease.
June 1996 issue
Infectious diseases are back with a vengeance, UW experts warn
Once beaten by miracle drugs, infectious diseases are back and stronger than ever.
June 1996 issue
Gates family pledges $12 million for new Law School building
Microsoft Chairman and CEO William H. Gates III and his wife, Melinda, will contribute $12 million toward construction of a new law school.
June 1996 issue
Women at greater risk of death after heart attack treatment
An international team of researchers found that women treated for heart attack with blood clot-dissolving drugs have a considerably greater risk of death and serious complications compared to men.
June 1996 issue
New hope for ways to reverse breast and ovarian cancers
Biologists have found the first direct evidence suggesting that the gene known to cause hereditary forms of breast and ovarian cancers can also halt—and in some cases reverse—both diseases.
June 1996 issue
The weaker sex? If there’s a disaster, it’s men
Women are better equipped than men to survive a long-term natural disaster, says a UW anthropology professor.
June 1996 issue
Endowed scholarships help Husky athletes
Husky athletes have given their fans a lot to cheer about over the years. A recent gift from Wayne and Anne Gittinger gives student athletes something to celebrate.
June 1996 issue
Faculty debate new ethnic studies requirement
Students who enter the UW in 1998 may have to meet a five-credit Cultural and Ethnic Diversity requirement.
June 1996 issue
UW to see higher enrollments, better technology, thanks to state budget
Students will graduate faster and citizens will have more degree options, thanks to the 1996 legislative session which ended March 7.
June 1996 issue
1995 bombing highlighted a disturbing rise in anti-government fervor
But as the shock waves from the Oklahoma City bombing still echo, we can hope that reasonable discussion will turn down the fever.
June 1996 issue
UW honors Nobel Prize winner with top alumni award
Fate, fortitude and frustration were part of the path to a Nobel Prize for Alumnus of the Year Martin Rodbell.
June 1996 issue
Why don’t Americans trust their government?
Distrust in government today is rated by some experts to be second only to pre-Civil War times.
June 1996 issue
1969 bombing of UW building remains an unsolved mystery
About 3:30 a.m. on June 29, 1969, a terrifying explosion rocked the campus.
June 1996 issue
J. Hans Lehmann, 1912-1996
J. Hans Lehman fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s and went on to serve as a faculty member and regent at the University of Washington.
June 1996 issue
Ray Clough, ’42, wins renown as earthquake expert
A 1942 graduate of the UW civil engineering program, Ray Clough was presented with a National Medal of Science by President Clinton.
June 1996 issue
UW honors the best of 1996
Every year faculty, students and alumni meet to decide who are the top UW teachers, public servants and volunteers, and this year they came up with a remarkable list.
March 1996 issue
Montlake lot isn’t the dump it once was
Commuting students still groan when told to park in the Montlake Lot, far from the heart of campus. But it isn't the first time that stretch of nearly 200 acres has been dumped on.
March 1996 issue
Leon Lishner, who made his mark on opera stage, dies at 82
Leon Lishner was a former University of Washington professor whose bass voice made him famous on opera stages worldwide.
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.
