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Dec. 1991 issue
UW grad overcomes near-fatal disorder to succeed in marathons and medicine
Jeffrey Dutton, a 3:30 marathon runner and 1991 UW medical school graduate, obtains all his nutrition from fluid that is pumped into his body through a shunt.
Dec. 1991 issue
UW research funds reach new highs
The University of Washington received more than $356 million in grant and contract awards for 1990-91, up 3 percent over the previous record.
Dec. 1991 issue
Faculty vote rejects pluralism requirement
The University of Washington faculty voted 921 to 434 against establishing a new undergraduate requirement in the study of American pluralism.
Dec. 1991 issue
Branch numbers rise; design starts on sites
University of Washington branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell attracted scores of new students as they began their second year of classes Sept. 30.
Dec. 1991 issue
Microsoft CEO Gates gives UW record $12 million
William Gates III will give the University of Washington $12 million to establish a new Department of Molecular Biotechnology in the School of Medicine.
Dec. 1991 issue
Warm memories of off-campus hangouts
In this issue, as we take a look at student hangouts from the 1930s to the present.
Sept. 1991 issue
Ann Rule, ’53, is the queen of true crime
A former policewoman, Ann Rule began writing true-detective crime in 1968, after a divorce left her with four children to support.
Sept. 1991 issue
Would light rail lead us down the wrong path?
Light rail isn't the cure-all for the Puget Sound area's traffic mess, UW experts warn.
Sept. 1991 issue
Labor group endows chair in honor of Harry Bridges
ILWU locals and rank-and-file members are helping to establish the first endowed chair in the country to honor a labor leader.
Sept. 1991 issue
Stories of winners and losers in this edition of Columns
What a difference a decade can make. While our football team is still a winner, so is the entire University.
Sept. 1991 issue
Zoller’s gift: After brain injury, professor makes new memories
It's not Hollywood fiction, but the true story of a UW professor whose brain injury forced him to start life over.
Sept. 1991 issue
Barbara Hedges takes the helm as UW athletic director
The UW has a winner as its new athletic director, hiring Barbara Hedges as only the second woman to head a top collegiate sports program.
Sept. 1991 issue
Buried memories? Many are works of fiction, UW professor says
Our remembrances of things past—even of child abuse—may be more fiction than fact, says one UW professor.
Sept. 1991 issue
UW gains ground in new state budget
The University of Washington will be more competitive and more accessible, thanks to an 11.6 percent increase in its state funding.
Sept. 1991 issue
Faculty to vote on pluralism requirement
The Faculty Senate polls 2,500 professors on establishing an American pluralism requirement.
Sept. 1991 issue
UW graduates 8,206; Tacoma gives first BAs
About 8,206 degrees were awarded at the University of Washington's 116th Commencement held June 15.
June 1991 issue
Ed Rossbach, ’40, finds art in the oddest materials
Ed Rossbach's work has not only earned him worldwide acclaim but redefined conventional notions about what materials are potentially precious.
June 1991 issue
Fouad Ajami, ’69, ’73, is a trusted voice on Middle East politics
UW alumnus Fouad Ajami became a familiar face to millions as the CBS News Middle Eastern expert during the Persian Gulf crisis.
June 1991 issue
How did Gulf War change America? 4 UW experts weigh in
The victorious outcome of the war—and the few American casualties—have created a watershed in American public opinion, four UW historians say.
June 1991 issue
Virginia Smith: a champion of education
The 1991 Alumna Summa Laude Dignata has been fighting for higher education since she graduated. Her latest mission: Hold together a college torn by strife.
