faculty
March 1, 1998
Bonded by research
While research expands knowledge, it also forges bonds between professors and students that can't be broken by fires, disabilities or even death.
Carol Eastman dies at 56
Carol Eastman was a respected anthropology professor, graduate school dean and administrator who served the University of Washington for 27 years.
December 1, 1997
Seeing red
Fifty years ago, a hearing on “un-American” activities tore the UW campus apart, setting a precedent for faculty firings across academe.
Passing grades
Despite the economic boom of the late 1990s, higher education is under the microscope. Business leaders, legislators and some educators feel our colleges and universities are just not efficient.
June 1, 1997
Gregory Falls, 1922-1997
Gregory A. Falls was a former chair of the UW School of Drama who is credited with creating Seattle's vibrant theater scene.
March 1, 1997
Microsoft matches quarter-million in faculty giving
The Microsoft Challenge 2000 will provide $200,000 annually until the year 2000 to match faculty gifts supporting graduate and professional students.
December 1, 1996
Medical School dean, wife and guides killed in Nepal
The Fialkows had been vacationing in Nepal on a trek with six guides to visit the 800-year-old Tse Gomba Buddhist monastery.
September 1, 1996
Donald Bevan, key figure in UW School of Fisheries, dies at 75
Donald Bevan helped lead the University of Washington School of Fisheries to national prominence and worked to save the Northwest salmon from extinction.
UW computer scientist awarded National Medal of Science
Computer Science and Engineering Professor Richard M. Karp, known for tackling seemingly insoluble problems, received a 1996 National Medal of Science.
Cancer detective
After discovering the gene linked to breast cancer, Mary-Claire King now is on the hunt for ways to combat the disease.
June 1, 1996
Faculty debate new ethnic studies requirement
Students who enter the UW in 1998 may have to meet a five-credit Cultural and Ethnic Diversity requirement.
UW honors the best of 1996
Every year faculty, students and alumni meet to decide who are the top UW teachers, public servants and volunteers, and this year they came up with a remarkable list.
December 1, 1995
UW physicist Hans Dehmelt awarded National Medal of Science
Physics Professor Hans Dehmelt, the University's first Nobel Prize-winning professor, received the nation's highest scientific honor.
Environmental scientist joins faculty, thanks to gift from alumnus
Mary Lidstrom, who joins the UW faculty thanks to the Frank Jungers Endowed Chair in Engineering, studies bacteria that can help clean up soil and water contaminated by toxic spills.
June 1, 1995
The real McCabe
She made her Carnegie Hall debut in her 20s, but UW alumna Robin McCabe faces her greatest challenge today—running the School of Music.
March 1, 1995
Meet Pepper Schwartz
A conversation with the UW sociologist, known for her frank talk about sex and relationships.
Faculty philanthropy
Over the last three years, faculty members at the University have contributed more than half a million dollars to support graduate and professional students.
September 1, 1994
Freshman connection
A group of professors and administrators is working hard to transform the first year at the University of Washington from lonely to inspiring.
June 1, 1994
Diversity test
Starting in fall 1994, UW students can be part of a test to see if a five-credit requirement in cultural and ethnic diversity can work at the University.