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June 1995 issue
25 years of Distinguished Teaching Award winners
On the silver anniversary of the Distinguished Teaching Awards, we are taking a look at what all our "Oscar-winners" are doing today.
June 1995 issue
Problems below the belt? It’s time guys confront their reproductive health
Work on male fertility and potency have also made the UW a national leader in advancing men's sexual health.
June 1995 issue
Chimes ring again after digital restoration
The Bells of Washington are back, though in a digital format, thanks to a gift from the President's Fund for Excellence.
June 1995 issue
First UW president is best known for bringing women to the Northwest
Asa Mercer is gained fame for bringing shiploads of women around Cape Horn to the then-wild Puget Sound area in the 1860s.
June 1995 issue
Poor relationships with mothers linked to teens’ bad behavior
When it comes to raising children through what can be perilous years of early adolescence, mothers can be powerful if they just hang in there.
June 1995 issue
Arthur Bestor, constitutional law expert, dies at 86
Arthur Bestor was one of the nation's leading authorities on constitutional law and a UW history professor from 1962 to 1976.
June 1995 issue
Some blood pressure drugs may raise risk of heart attack
Calcium-channel blockers, widely prescribed to lower high blood pressure, may actually increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 60 percent.
June 1995 issue
Brent Bishop, ’93, on a mission to clean up Mount Everest
Brent Bishop's five-member team orchestrated the removal of more than 5,000 pounds of garbage from Mount Everest.
June 1995 issue
Tiny ice particles may reveal how clouds regulate the weather
Scientists are still puzzled by how clouds exactly rule the skies. At the UW, they are looking at tiny, cloud-borne ice particles.
June 1995 issue
Columns wins 6 awards in 2 regional competitions
The Washington Press Association (WPA) gave Columns its top award for general, color magazines in Washington state.
June 1995 issue
Mitchell Romero, ’92, stamped in Swaziland’s history
Mitchell Romero, 26, appears in a postage stamp commemorating 25 years of Peace Corps volunteerism in Swaziland.
June 1995 issue
$1 million in gifts honor Gerberdings
More than a million dollars has been given or pledged to honor William and Ruth Gerberding's 16 years of service to the University of Washington and the community.
June 1995 issue
State budget stalls; Senate plan more favorable to UW
As Columns went to press, the Washington State Legislature remained deadlocked on a state budget for 1995-97.
June 1995 issue
UW honors top teachers of 1995
Faculty, students and alumni met to decide whom to add to the list of top UW teachers, public servants and volunteers.
June 1995 issue
Gerberding stays on as regents continue presidential search
President William P. Gerberding has agreed to stay at the University until August 31, two months later than the date he originally set for stepping down.
June 1995 issue
UW may drop Slavic languages, environmental studies due to budget woes
UW deans decided to eliminate the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Institute for Environmental Studies.
June 1995 issue
Distinguished Teaching Awards honor the best of UW
When a group of faculty, students and alumni met in 1970 to award the first UW Distinguished Teaching Awards, they planted a seed that has grown into a mighty tree of learning.
June 1995 issue
School of Music director tasted fame at an early age
She made her Carnegie Hall debut in her 20s, but UW alumna Robin McCabe faces her greatest challenge today—running the School of Music.
June 1995 issue
Gerberding made a lasting mark on the UW
William P. Gerberding has put his imprint on the University of Washington as few presidents have.
