Newsletter of the University of Washington
College of Arts and Sciences
Winter 1999
Letter
from the Dean
What's
News
News from around the college.
Sometimes You Can Go Home Again
Alumni working abroad share their perspectives on international living.
Student Art Makes the Rounds
Through the Art on Loan program, artworks by students are on display in
various campus locations.
A Winning Equation for Applied Math
Through a unique partnership, graduate students in two A&S departments
are working as math specialists in the Northshore School District.
Through
the Ashes, Gregoire Shines
Washington State Attorney General Christine Gregoire, an A&S alumnus,
negotiated a $206 billion settlement with the nation's tobacco companies--the
largest legal settlement in U.S. history.
"Brain
Drain" Leads to New Professorships
Friends of the College have established seven endowed professorships in
the past nine months, which will help with the recruitment of talented
faculty.
A&S
Research
Behold, The Once Ferocious Gorgon
An Expanding Universe
Mix Paganism and Christianity? No Problem
Uncovering Unconscious Roots of Prejudice
Awards
and Honors
©1999 A&S Perspectives - Editor: Nancy Joseph
University of Washington, College of Arts and Sciences
Box 353765, Seattle, WA 98195-3765
(206) 543-5340 - nancyj@u.washington.edu
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