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Sept. 1994 issue
Timeless formulae chosen for Physics/Astronomy Building
In the ever-changing world of physics and astronomy, the UW took a bit of a risk to inscribe 30 formulae and diagrams on the side of a building.
Sept. 1994 issue
Last residents moving out of historic Conibear Shellhouse
For 45 years the Conibear Shellhouse on Lake Washington was the home not only of racing shells, but also of many of the men who rowed in them.
Sept. 1994 issue
Longtime UW advocate and regent Mary Gates dies
The University of Washington lost one of its closest friends and biggest supporters when Mary Maxwell Gates, '50, a civic leader and longtime UW regent, died of cancer.
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William Bolcom, ’58, returns to impart musical wisdom
Bolcom, '58, returned to the UW for a two-week residency with his wife, noted mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.
Sept. 1994 issue
Physics/Astronomy Building is built for 21st century science
A landmark building ties high-tech science to traditional architecture, forging a link to the southwest campus.
Sept. 1994 issue
Seminars connect freshmen to faculty, UW community
A group of professors and administrators is working hard to transform the first year at the University of Washington from lonely to inspiring.
Sept. 1994 issue
Images could soon be beamed straight to eyeballs
Take a good long look at your laptop computer screen. It soon could become a collector's item. And it will have company.
June 1994 issue
To some at UW, violence epidemic is a public-health issue
In the roaring political debate about how to curtail rampant violence, Harborview Medical Center is in the line of fire.
June 1994 issue
African-American alumni share the good and bad of their UW experience
To preserve the memories of other African-American students, we interviewed black alumni who went here during the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s.
June 1994 issue
UW honors the best of 1994
Faculty, students and alumni met to decide who are the best teachers, public servants and volunteers of the year.
June 1994 issue
William Foege, ’61, honored for his role in eradicating smallpox
William Foege, a 1961 graduate of the UW School of Medicine, has been named the 1994 UW Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus.
June 1994 issue
Final curtain falls on historic Showboat Theatre
Like an aging star of the stage, the Showboat Theatre took its final bow as wrecking crews dismantled the 56-year-old dowager on the UW's Portage Bay waterfront.
June 1994 issue
UW appeals NCAA penalties against Husky football
UW officials announced they would challenge an NCAA proposal to impose extra penalties on the Husky football program, including banning a season of TV broadcasts.
June 1994 issue
18 named to search for new UW president
UW Board of Regents President Mari Clack named a panel of 18 to begin the search for a new UW president.
June 1994 issue
Faculty to test diversity requirement
Starting in fall 1994, UW students can be part of a test to see if a five-credit requirement in cultural and ethnic diversity can work at the University.
June 1994 issue
Hugh Bone, former political science professor, dies at 85
Hugh A. Bone was a former UW political science professor known nationally for his scholarship and throughout campus for his warm teaching style.
June 1994 issue
Randall Hardy, ’72, faces big challenges as head of BPA
Randall W. Hardy, '72, is working to meet the power needs in the rapidly growing Pacific Northwest.
June 1994 issue
Computer engineers pave the way for video
Electrical Engineering Professor Yongmin Kim's computer system compresses and decompresses full-motion video signals at 30 frames a second.
June 1994 issue
Floating TV images may help Parkinson’s sufferers
Sport glasses that allow a viewer to watch TV while mowing the lawn may someday allow Parkinson's disease victims to walk at a normal pace.
June 1994 issue
Gum-disease vaccine could make flossing a thing of the past
Dental researchers at the UW reported that an experimental vaccine protects monkeys from gum disease.
