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June 1990 issue
UW honors the best of 1990
Awards honor 10 people who have contributed greatly to the UW’'s teaching and public service missions.
June 1990 issue
UW alum recounts 13 days in the hands of Colombian guerrillas
David Kent, ’79, was abducted and held prisoner by an ultra-left-wing group while working in Colombia.
June 1990 issue
UW scientists probe link between genes and environmental health risks
The University of Washington is home to the nation’s first concentrated research effort in the budding field of ecogenetics.
June 1990 issue
George Nakashima: Unlocking the beauty beneath the bark
Renowned furniture artist and designer George Nakashima is the UW’s 1990 Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus.
June 1990 issue
Do self-help books offer a remedy or a delusion?
Self-help books should be subject to the same rigorous testing as a new drug, a UW expert says.
June 1990 issue
World comes to UW campus for 1990 Goodwill Games
Athletes from more than 50 countries come to Seattle, and the UW rolls out the red carpet.
March 1990 issue
Actor Harry Groener, ’76, on a bigger stage in ‘Dear John’
Harry Groener has been busy since his 1976 graduation from the UW’s Professional Actors Training Program.
March 1990 issue
Pilot William Records, ’63, helps save dozens in plane crash
William Records, who received a UW business degree in 1963, was among 184 passengers and crew who miraculously survived a crash.
March 1990 issue
Bonnie Dunbar, ’71, ’75, leads mission to space
UW alum Bonnie Dunbar, '71, '75, was the astronaut-in-charge Jan. 12 when the crew of the space shuttle Columbia successfully retrieved a satellite.
March 1990 issue
Key players at UW recall the tense days of May 1970
The Kent State Killings left many college campuses in revolt. UW administrators look back at how they defused a time bomb.
March 1990 issue
Corporate gifts spark opening of campaign’s public phase
The Campaign for Washington, the UW's first major fund drive, is off to a splendid start with more than $135 million raised in gifts and pledges.
March 1990 issue
Parents of boys less likely to divorce, professor says
Couples with sons are 9 percent more likely to stay together than are couples with daughters, according to a sociology professor.
March 1990 issue
Apple Cup melee investigated after successful football season
A University committee appointed by President William P. Gerberding investigated a melee that occurred after the Apple Cup victory over WSU.
March 1990 issue
Tracy King leaves UW Alumni Association bigger and stronger
Tracy King retires as alumni director after 10 years of remarkable growth.
March 1990 issue
Temporary branch campus sites chosen
The Higher Education Coordinating Board approved proposed lease space for temporary facilities for University of Washington branch campuses
March 1990 issue
Fall of the Berlin Wall is cause for celebration
News that the Berlin Wall has come down fills Columns editor Tom Griffin with joy.
March 1990 issue
UW professor spearheads documentary on communism’s crisis
“Communism in Crisis: The Second Revolution” is the brainchild of UW International Studies Professor Herbert Ellison.
March 1990 issue
UW tries new approaches to attract graduate students
They’re the best and the brightest: the graduate school applicants whom everyone wants. But the supply may be dwindling.
March 1990 issue
Why do our backs ache? UW researchers look for answers
A UW team received a $5 million grant to study the diagnosis and treatment of back problems.
Dec. 1989 issue
Nearing the ’90s: Gorbachev as reformer
A UW expert assesses the historic changes Mikhail Gorbachev has brought to the Soviet Union.
