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Dec. 2006 issue
100 top books by 100 UW authors
To celebrate the literary achievements of our UW community, the editors of Columns asked 15 faculty, alumni and book publishing professionals to help choose 100 outstanding books by 100 UW authors.
Dec. 2006 issue
New Ruckelshaus Center aims to resolve tough issues
A new, joint center to address hard-to-resolve social, economic and environmental issues in Washington was launched Oct. 10 by the University of Washington and Washington State University.
Dec. 2006 issue
Rankings confirm UW is among world’s top universities
Late-summer rankings from three magazines all listed the University of Washington as one of the best in the country—or the world.
Dec. 2006 issue
UW researchers take new approach to repairing damaged livers
UW scientists have made important first steps toward the day when they will be able to grow livers, hearts and other replacement tissue from stem cells.
Dec. 2006 issue
Author Kathleen Fearn-Banks wrote the book on African-American TV
Kathleen Fearn-Banks once worked in TV, and now has written the dictionary on an important part of its history.
Dec. 2006 issue
Book report: How we arrived at the top 100
For a long time we’ve wanted to celebrate the creative power of the University of Washington by presenting 100 top books by 100 UW authors. While the idea sounds great on paper, coming up with the final list was no easy task. What follows is an editor’s diary of the selection process.
Dec. 2006 issue
It’s time for state to address funding gap, UW President Emmert says
There’s a huge difference between state funding for the UW and what our competition is getting, says President Mark Emmert, but he has a plan to help the Huskies keep up with the pack.
Dec. 2006 issue
A tall order: UW buys Safeco property in U District
Beating out several other real estate interests, the UW announced that it successfully negotiated the purchase of the Safeco property in the University District.
Dec. 2006 issue
UWAA seeks new executive director as John Buller joins Tully’s Coffee
UW Alumni Association Executive Director John Buller, ’69, ’71, announced that he is leaving the UWAA to become president and CEO of Tully’s Coffee in Seattle.
Dec. 2006 issue
When people arrive at the UW by rail, it won’t be the first time
The difference between the crowded confusion of the trolley of 1895 and the quiet comfort of the yet-to-be-seen Sound Transit light rail will be a clear indication of the passage of over 120 years.
Dec. 2006 issue
Daniel Lev, 1933-2006
A professor of political science at the UW and a renowned scholar of Indonesia, Daniel Lev, who died of lung cancer at the age of 72, was well loved and influential on both sides of the Pacific.
Dec. 2006 issue
Enrollment hits record, includes increased diversity
The UW’s Seattle campus broke several records when it opened its doors Sept. 28, including setting a new enrollment record of 39,524 students, beating last year by 273.
Dec. 2006 issue
Ward Serrill, ’79, changes the game as a filmmaker
Ward Serrill found his passion in the form of a documentary called "The Heart of the Game," a film that chronicles seven years with the Roosevelt High School girls’ basketball team and its unconventional coach. Film Critic Roger Ebert called it “a triumph.”
Dec. 2006 issue
Gates volunteer award winners endow brain cancer research center
Moments after Ellsworth C. “Buster” and Nancy D. Alvord received the Gates Volunteer Service Award at the Fifth Annual Recognition Gala Sept. 8, the couple made a surprise announcement. They will help create a Center of Excellence for Neuro-oncology at the University by establishing with their family six new endowed faculty chairs.
Dec. 2006 issue
2 confess to helping firebomb UW facility in 2001
Two defendants pleaded guilty Oct. 4 to participating in the firebombing of the UW Center for Urban Horticulture in 2001.
Dec. 2006 issue
UW researchers have a cool idea for computer chips
University of Washington researchers have succeeded in building a cooling device tiny enough to fit on a computer chip.
Dec. 2006 issue
‘Husky Promise’ will cover tuition for 5,000 in-state students
A revolutionary financial aid program called Husky Promise will allow about 5,000 in-state undergraduates to attend the University of Washington tuition-free next fall, President Mark A. Emmert, ’75, announced.
