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March 1994 issue
1949 fire silenced bells of UW’s Chimes Tower
A 37-year tradition suddenly went up in smoke on May 24, 1949, when the University of Washington's Chimes Tower burned down.
March 1994 issue
Dixy Lee Ray, 1914-1994
Dixy Lee Ray was controversial, outspoken, iconoclastic, but also an esteemed teacher and scientist, former governor and UW Zoology professor.
March 1994 issue
Linda Hartzell, ’83, raises standards of children’s theater
Linda Hartzell is now the artistic director of the Seattle Children's Theatre and an internationally recognized voice in the field.
March 1994 issue
Volunteer work gives some students a richer college experience
Educators say volunteer service hones such important skills as critical thinking.
March 1994 issue
Spineless, quirky snails have much to teach us, UW expert shows
The Smithsonian Press calls UW zoology professor Alan Kohn the world's leading authority on marine cone snails.
March 1994 issue
UW research leads to life-saving vaccine against hepatitis B
Through their discoveries about yeast, researchers have already saved millions of lives.
Dec. 1993 issue
Human volunteers are the key to UW research, and to potential cures
Without human volunteers, vital UW research and the possible cures it generates wouldn't take place.
Dec. 1993 issue
‘Frosh Pond’ has always invited pranks
From the moment the UW inherited the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exhibition's "Geyser Basin," the pool on Rainier Vista has been the site of sanctioned exhibits and unsanctioned spectacles.
Dec. 1993 issue
Former Regent Robert ‘Mort’ Frayn Sr. dies
Robert Mortimer "Mort" Frayn Sr., '29, was a former president of the UW Board of Regents.
Dec. 1993 issue
Michael Hutchins, ’75, ’84, is among global animals’ best friends
UW alumnus Michael Hutchins administers the captive breeding program for the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums.
Dec. 1993 issue
UW football program moves on after stinging Pac-10 sanctions
Can anything good come out of the Pac-10 sanctions and subsequent retirement of Don James?
Dec. 1993 issue
He says, she says: Views split on gender differences in speech
Research on the links, if any, between gender and language has raised hackles on both sides of the gender line.
Dec. 1993 issue
Buiness school receives $5 million bequest from UPS heir
The School of Business Administration has received the first part of a $5-million bequest from the estate of Ruth McCabe Bertauche.
Dec. 1993 issue
Recalling abuse more common than forgetting, research shows
Psychology Professor Elizabeth Loftus recently interviewed 105 women about their memories of childhood abuse.
Dec. 1993 issue
UW experts sharpen ski maker’s edge
UW engineers say they can help the last major U.S. manufacturer of downhill skis—Washington-based K2 Corp.—keep its competitive edge.
Dec. 1993 issue
Treatment may disarm long-term effects of Type I diabetes
Diabetic complications affecting the eyes, kidneys and possibly the nerves and heart don't have to happen, say UW diabetes experts.
Dec. 1993 issue
Enrollment steady; non-resident applications rise
When classroom doors opened Sept. 27, the UW had exactly 34,000 students, slightly down from last year's enrollment of 34,598.
Dec. 1993 issue
UW reaches record $430 million in research funding
Federal, private and other research funding to the University of Washington for 1992-93 reached the $430 million mark.
Dec. 1993 issue
Review places UW among ‘top rank’ of U.S. universities
The results of the accreditation process, held every 10 years, earned the UW the equivalent of an A+.
