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Sept. 2010 issue
Whatever your role on campus, learning never ends
When you hear questions posed by people outside our campus about the UW, you realize just what an impact this institution has. It fuels the economy, helps us get jobs, provides health care.
Sept. 2010 issue
Don Coryell, 1924-2010
Don Coryell, ’50, ’51, was a Husky defensive back who went on to become one of the greatest offensive coaches in football history.
Sept. 2010 issue
Whitney Harris, 1912-2010
Whitney R. Harris, ’33, was the last of the prosecutors who brought high-ranking Nazi war criminals to justice at the Nuremberg trials, died April 21 at his home in St. Louis.
Sept. 2010 issue
Spencer Shaw, 1916-2010
Spencer G. Shaw was a University of Washington professor emeritus of library science who was a nationally recognized storyteller and advocate for children’s reading.
Sept. 2010 issue
Mariners’ Mike Blowers went from the diamond to the booth
Often overlooked during the Mariners' playoff runs of the 1990s was the fact that the starting third baseman was a Husky: Mike Blowers, who played two years at the University of Washington (1985-86).
Sept. 2010 issue
UW volleyball becomes a Pac-10 powerhouse
There’s more to UW volleyball than one national championship. The Huskies have been a top-10 program for nearly a decade and are 221-60 in coach Jim McLaughlin’s nine seasons.
Sept. 2010 issue
UW research fuels the war on junk food
The UW’s Center for Public Health Nutrition got in on the fat-busting act, pioneering new research into the relationship between convenient, cheap food and our nation’s ever-growing waistlines.
Sept. 2010 issue
Dentists fight to protect kids’ healthy smiles
There’s a war going on, with UW pediatric dentists on one side and childhood tooth decay and its related troubles—such as pain, speech and learning problems, and nutritional issues—on the other.
Sept. 2010 issue
Joel McHale, ’95, ’00, is hot in Hollywood
Standing 6 foot 4, Joel McHale is a tall man in Hollywood. And now, he’s a big man in Tinseltown.
Sept. 2010 issue
Football isn’t all that matters to Husky star Jake Locker
There is more to Jake Locker than just football. As he enters his final year at the UW and readies for a potentially lucrative career in the NFL, he remains a college student at heart.
Sept. 2010 issue
UW alumni find peace and seek enlightenment in Buddhist monastery
Three UW alumni live at Shasta Abbey, home to nearly 30 monks, all westerners who entered monastic life as adults.
Sept. 2010 issue
Research finds life could be more challenging in other solar systems
Weird neighbors make life more challenging. That’s a well-established principle here on Earth, but it turns out to apply in deep space as well, according to new research.
Sept. 2010 issue
UW scientists help gauge spread of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Two UW mechanical engineering professors were tapped by the federal government earlier this year to help figure out the amount of petroleum spilling from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico
Sept. 2010 issue
Blast waves might injure soldiers’ brains, research shows
A team of UW and Veterans Affairs researchers has gathered the first direct evidence that blast waves from roadside bombs can cause long-term changes in soldiers’ brains.
Sept. 2010 issue
Birds vanishing, and UW researchers say elephants are a big factor
Elephants may be the biggest factor in the impending disappearance of a tiny bird.
