December 2005 Features
The Stolen Years: Part OneAfter Pearl Harbor, as the U.S. Imprisoned Thousands of Its Own Citizens in Internment Camps, More Than 400 Japanese American Students Had to Drop Out of the UW. This the Story of Some Forced to Leave—and the Efforts the UW Made to Protect Them.
By Tom Griffin
Web Special: Letters to the Editor
Masters of DisastersBefore Katrina and the South Asia Tsunami, Departments Across the UW Had Already Come Together to Help Professionalize Humanitarian Relief Efforts. Afterwards, They Were Far Too Busy to Say, "I Told You So."
By Eric McHenry
Dangerous MindsA UW Professor's New Therapy Is Being Hailed as a Breakthrough in Treating Self-Destructive Patients Who Live Their Lives on the Borderline.
By Nancy Wick
Discovery IslandEnvironmental Science Took a Decisive Turn on an Obscure Island off the Nortwest Corner of Washington. The Way We Look at—and Try to Save—Our World Has Never Been the Same.
By Sarah DeWeerdt
- UW Sets New Record in Student Enrollment; Freshman SAT Scores Rise
- UW Ranks Among Top 20 in the World; Alumni Asked to Vote on Peers, Assessing Higher Ed
- The Big One May Smack Seattle with a $33 Billion Hit
- UW Earns Nearly $1 Billion in Research Funding
- 'Quiet Leaders' Honored with Gates Service Award .
- Columns Q&A
- Milestones. Updates, Appointments, and Honors.
Departments
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Prelude
Detective Story -
Letters to the Editor
History and Diversity -
From The President
Great Achievements, Great Expectations -
First Take
Flighty Alumna -
Our Back Pages
Final Honors
Extras
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Ja'Warren Hooker
The former football star is running to Beijing. -
Anthony Qamar, 1943 - 2005
The UW professor known for his adventurous spirit as much as his innovations in seismology.
- Career Discovery Week: Now in its seventh year, there will be more than 100 career sessions for students and alumni.
- West Side Story: Lecturees reveal the hidden history of African Americans in the West.
- Honoring the Finest: UWAA seeks nominations for the annual alumni awards.
- Bridging the Gap: Multicultural Alumni Partnership honors six who teach, lead and serve.
- A Benefit of Belonging: Student Emily Angell is the first recipient of the UWAA's Legacy Scholarship.
- UWAA Clubs and Chapters
- UWAA Events Calendar
- UW Alumni Association Board of Trustees
- How to Join the UW Alumni Association
There were no "paparazzi" in 1955, but Homecoming Queen Marikay Searles, '56, sure had trouble keeping the cameras away. Memories are for all time, but a 50year reunion only happens once - and if you were Marikey's classmate, yours is coming up. The Class of '56 will be guests of honor on Washington Weekend, April 27-29, at UW.
- Alumnotes: News of classmates from 1944 to 2004.
- Obituaries: Alumni, faculty and friends of the University.
- Alumnotes Page: How to submit a class note plus our Alumnotes Archive
