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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.
Sept. 1994 issue
After years of debate, Southwest Campus plan wins approval
The Seattle City Council voted to approve the University's master plan for its Southwest Campus—completing a five-year process.
Sept. 1994 issue
NCAA limits football to 4 televised games in 1995
Retreating from a possible yearlong television ban, the NCAA infractions committee imposed additional penalties on the UW football program.
Sept. 1994 issue
Undergraduate college, semester system part of plan to revamp UW
A yearlong Presidential Task Force proposed substantial changes to prepare the UW for the 21st century.
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.
