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Sept. 1993 issue
End of UW football probe may bring sanctions
The Pac-10 is expected to rule on 31 alleged NCAA rule violations made by players or boosters associated with the UW football program.
Sept. 1993 issue
Impact of Initiative 602 could be $73 million cut for UW
Initiative 602's projected effects are outlined below in an article prepared by the UW Office of University Relations.
Sept. 1993 issue
Like a small child, we’re learning the language
Though Columns is little more than a baby (4 years old in December), we've been trying to learn the language of this amazing University.
Sept. 1993 issue
Emerging biotechnology promises to transform the materials we use to work and live
The emerging field of biomimetics draws on some of the most powerful source material imaginable: hundreds of millions of years of evolution.
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Patent on gene procedure leads to $1 million gift for graduate fellowships
The Washington Research Foundation has given the University $1 million to establish endowed fellowships for promising graduate students.
Sept. 1993 issue
In 1943, a much more serious game came to Husky Stadium
The UW campus sustained a full-fledged amphibious landing in October 1943 as part of a war exercise.
Sept. 1993 issue
Beverly Cleary, ’39, brings words to life for children everywhere
The experience of Seattle's children—and that of children everywhere—is warmer and wiser because of Beverly Cleary's work.
Sept. 1993 issue
True fitness requires a balanced approach, UW experts say
Fitness is more than jogging, aerobics or lifting weights, say UW sports medicine experts. Here's how to reach a balance and avoid injuries.
Sept. 1993 issue
There’s more to ‘baby talk’ than meets the ear, UW researchers show
UW findings challenge traditional theories of speech development and indicate that experience shapes language perception far earlier than once thought.
June 1993 issue
How UW’s Central Plaza became ‘Red Square’
Former UW Daily Managing Editor and ASUW President Cassandra Amesley, '77, '81, gets the credit (or blame) for using the term.
June 1993 issue
UW alumnus writes tales of ‘Human Solidarity’
UW alumnus and retired UW lecturer Richard (Dick) Carbray, '44, '51, has written a new book titled "Prophets of Human Solidarity."
June 1993 issue
Honor house or ‘Animal House’? Greeks face strict new UW rules
A fracas that cost a student her eye initiated a new era in which campus officials expect to exert far greater influence over the 4,000 students who reside in the UW's Greek system.
June 1993 issue
Spontaneous combustions: the glass art of Dale Chihuly, ’65
For his distinguished career in the arts, Dale Chihuly, '65, is the 1993 UW Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus.
June 1993 issue
Fountain of ‘maturity’ may make an insect old
Farmers need a way to turn harmful insects into grown-ups long before their natural time, a kind of "fountain of maturity" treatment. UW Zoology Professor Lynn Riddiford reported a breakthrough.
June 1993 issue
Scientist turns cancer on or off inside cell
UW researchers have discovered a way to artificially make a cell cancerous and then reverse the process of unchecked cell growth.
June 1993 issue
Paint that ‘feels’ makes aircraft test like a breeze
A UW researcher has invented a new paint for aircraft that promises better pressure readings at a lower cost.
June 1993 issue
10 football alumni give back through scholarships
Ten former UW football players, including five from the 1991 national championship team, announced the UW Professional Athlete Academic Scholarship Team.
June 1993 issue
The Best of 1993
Each year, the University searches for top teachers and public servants to honor for their exceptional efforts.
June 1993 issue
Bender replaces Nance as UW men’s basketball coach
Athletics Director Barbara Hedges hired Illinois State Head Coach Bob Bender to replace Lynn Nance as the chief of the UW men's basketball program.
June 1993 issue
Regents approve new-look Southwest Campus
Development of the University's Southwest Campus moved a step closer to reality when the Board of Regents approved a plan that would meet academic requirements and preserve some of the working waterfront on Portage Bay.
