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september_1995: Sept. 1995 issue
100 years on Montlake: how the UW campus has evolved
How fate, vision and some shameless boosters transformed logged-over land into a beloved campus.
september_1995: Sept. 1995 issue
Mike Luckovich, ’82, draws attention as Pulitzer-winning cartoonist
Cartoonist Mike Luckovich, who is internationally syndicated, has received virtually every major award in his field.
september_1995: Sept. 1995 issue
New President Richard McCormick took a detour-filled road to Seattle
Richard L. McCormick was born to the academic life, but it wasn't a straight line to the presidency at the University of Washington.
september_1995: Sept. 1995 issue
It may be only once a year, but Denny Bell keeps ringing
The Denny Bell is one of two relics brought to the current campus from the Territorial University site in downtown Seattle.
september_1995: Sept. 1995 issue
Robert Waldo, 1923-1995
Robert Waldo, '46, devoted more than 30 years to helping chart the course for the University of Washington.
september_1995: Sept. 1995 issue
Richard Karn, ’79, finds his voice on ‘Home Improvement’
Now, he is a star on one of the highest rated television shows in the land. But not that long ago, Richard Karn was on the brink of being expelled.
september_1995: Sept. 1995 issue
Mount St. Helens still most likely to blow, UW seismologist says
After blowing its top off 15 years ago, Mount St. Helens still remains the number one threat along the line of Cascade Mountain volcanoes.
september_1995: Sept. 1995 issue
No breast cancer risk found in therapy for postmenopausal women
Women who take estrogen or a combination of estrogen and progestin as hormone replacement therapy apparently do not face an increased risk of breast cancer.
June 1995 issue
Problems below the belt? It’s time guys confront their reproductive health
Work on male fertility and potency have also made the UW a national leader in advancing men's sexual health.
June 1995 issue
Chimes ring again after digital restoration
The Bells of Washington are back, though in a digital format, thanks to a gift from the President's Fund for Excellence.
June 1995 issue
First UW president is best known for bringing women to the Northwest
Asa Mercer is gained fame for bringing shiploads of women around Cape Horn to the then-wild Puget Sound area in the 1860s.
June 1995 issue
Poor relationships with mothers linked to teens’ bad behavior
When it comes to raising children through what can be perilous years of early adolescence, mothers can be powerful if they just hang in there.
June 1995 issue
Arthur Bestor, constitutional law expert, dies at 86
Arthur Bestor was one of the nation's leading authorities on constitutional law and a UW history professor from 1962 to 1976.
June 1995 issue
Some blood pressure drugs may raise risk of heart attack
Calcium-channel blockers, widely prescribed to lower high blood pressure, may actually increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 60 percent.
June 1995 issue
Brent Bishop, ’93, on a mission to clean up Mount Everest
Brent Bishop's five-member team orchestrated the removal of more than 5,000 pounds of garbage from Mount Everest.
June 1995 issue
Tiny ice particles may reveal how clouds regulate the weather
Scientists are still puzzled by how clouds exactly rule the skies. At the UW, they are looking at tiny, cloud-borne ice particles.
June 1995 issue
Columns wins 6 awards in 2 regional competitions
The Washington Press Association (WPA) gave Columns its top award for general, color magazines in Washington state.
June 1995 issue
Mitchell Romero, ’92, stamped in Swaziland’s history
Mitchell Romero, 26, appears in a postage stamp commemorating 25 years of Peace Corps volunteerism in Swaziland.
June 1995 issue
$1 million in gifts honor Gerberdings
More than a million dollars has been given or pledged to honor William and Ruth Gerberding's 16 years of service to the University of Washington and the community.
June 1995 issue
State budget stalls; Senate plan more favorable to UW
As Columns went to press, the Washington State Legislature remained deadlocked on a state budget for 1995-97.
