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Dec. 1994 issue
Columns comes to your computer through Internet connections
Starting Dec. 1, 1994, the text of Columns magazine are available through the Internet.
Dec. 1994 issue
High-tech network may ease traffic woes
Several hundred Puget Sound commuters will use an existing FM wireless messaging network to plan their trips.
Dec. 1994 issue
Counseling reduces risk of binge drinking, researchers report
UW psychologists reduced the dangers of binge drinking in college students through specialized counseling.
Dec. 1994 issue
UW researchers develop new test for chlamydia
UW researchers have demonstrated new tests that can accurately detect the presence of chlamydia in a simple urine sample.
Dec. 1994 issue
UW branch campuses plan for permanent homes
Permanent homes for the UW's two branch campuses came closer to reality, as plans for UW Tacoma cleared an important landmarks panel.
Dec. 1994 issue
UW sees $19 million cut; environmental institute may close
UW deans, vice presidents, vice provosts and the director of libraries submitted plans in November for $19 million in budget reductions at the Seattle campus.
Dec. 1994 issue
Martin Rodbell, ’54, receives Nobel Prize in medicine
Martin Rodbell was honored for research on G proteins, a key component of the communication system that regulates cellular activity.
Dec. 1994 issue
Lots of impressive numbers, and one that spells trouble
There are plenty of numbers in this issue of Columns—maybe too many.
Dec. 1994 issue
Regal statue of Washington once was stuck in the mud
For 18 years of humiliation at the University of Washington, the Father of Our Country had his feet in the mud.
Dec. 1994 issue
John Bonica devoted his life to easing people’s pain
John J. Bonica was the UW anesthesiology professor considered by many to be the founding father of the field of pain relief.
Dec. 1994 issue
Robert Osborne, ’54, became an authority on Hollywood
Osborne is a longtime columnist for the Hollywood Reporter, host of a movie classic series on the Turner Channel, and author of eight books chronicling the Academy Awards.
Dec. 1994 issue
For grad students, the reward is worth the hardship
Despite the financial hardship, incredibly long days and stiff competition for funding, graduate school has never been more popular.
Dec. 1994 issue
UW computer scientists work to make computers smarter
Software engineers are creating programs that will turn computers into the ultimate in personal assistants.
Sept. 1994 issue
UW psychologists show sportsmanship is a winning strategy
Two UW psychologists are teaching players and coaches how to play the game, no matter who wins or loses.
Sept. 1994 issue
Record number graduate; demand for access remains high
Records were broken in June when 9,019 students graduated from the UW. At the same time pressure to get into the UW remains steady.
Sept. 1994 issue
UW receives record $122 million in private support
It was a record-setting year for private support at the University of Washington, with more than $122 million in gifts and private grants received during 1993-94.
Sept. 1994 issue
Columns wins 8 awards in 2 regional contests
Columns won two First Place Awards and two Second Place Awards in the 1993 Excellence in Journalism Competition.
Sept. 1994 issue
UW device freezes out certain forms of cancer
Tumors in the prostate and liver have a new nemesis in the Pacific Northwest—a UW Medical Center machine that can freeze and destroy cancer cells.
Sept. 1994 issue
Researcher tracks traffic accident risks by gender
A UW survey has found that both sexes have about the same number of accidents in their driving career, but it found some differences in the data.
Sept. 1994 issue
UW study explores link between hormones, SIDS deaths
UW medical student Michael Emery published the first experiment that links infant steroid hormones to breathing patterns during sleep.
