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Dec. 2001 issue
Researchers hope to find scientific secrets hidden on ocean floor
Exploring the ocean floor by remote control could yield breakthroughs in weather forecasting, salmon migration and even earthquake prediction.
Dec. 2001 issue
Huskies head to San Diego for Holiday Bowl
After a 26-14 victory over Washington State in the Apple Cup, the Huskies are headed for the Holiday Bowl.
Dec. 2001 issue
Genetics Professor Lee Hartwell wins Nobel Prize in medicine
UW Genetics Professor Lee Hartwell won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine/Physiology for his basic research on cell division.
Dec. 2001 issue
9/12/2001: Remember the Huskies
On a trip that turned into a tragedy, a plane crash took the lives of 16 UW alumni and fans.
Dec. 2001 issue
To fight hearing loss, UW scientists find potential in dead cells
UW scientists, with the aid of some bird brains, may have found an answer to hearing loss: bringing dead cells back to life.
Dec. 2001 issue
9/11: What we saw, what we felt, what it means
From the December 2001 issue: Voices from the UW community on the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Dec. 2001 issue
Librarian Betty Wagner, ’51, has spent a career in service
For more than 50 years, Betty Wagner, ’51, has stayed a remarkable professional course-librarian and head of the UW’s Architecture-Urban Planning Library.
Dec. 2001 issue
Minoru Yamasaki, ’34, was the man who designed the Towers
A native of Seattle, Minoru Yamasaki, ’34, was born on Dec. 1, 1912, in a cold-water tenement in the Yesler Hill district of Seattle. His most famous work was the World Trade Center.
Dec. 2001 issue
Amid tragedy, a ribbon of hope
After tragedies, Columns traces the impact on the University of Washington.
Dec. 2001 issue
New dentistry chair honors mentors’ efforts
To honor his mentors, Lloyd Chapman and his wife, Kay, donated $1 million to endow the Lloyd and Kay Chapman Chair for Oral Health at the UW School of Dentistry.
Dec. 2001 issue
2001 freshman enrollment hits record; getting into UW may be harder in future
The largest freshman class in the history of the University of Washington arrived at the Seattle campus Oct. 1, with 5,382 members of the Class of 2005 filling residence halls and classrooms to capacity.
Dec. 2001 issue
Universities are a ‘power for good,’ president says in annual address
n a sometimes emotional address to the University of Washington community, President Richard L. McCormick reviewed the state of the UW—and the state of the world—four weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
Dec. 2001 issue
Errors persist in appendix removal, UW study shows
In nearly one of four appendectomies performed in women of childbearing age, the removed appendix is actually not infected, according to a UW study.
