Charles E. Odegaard, who served as the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's 25th president from 1958 to 1973, died in his sleep Nov. 14 of heart failure. He was 88. During his tenure, Odegaard transformed the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ into a major, national research university. His achievements include boosting minority enrollment,
preparing the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ for the "baby boom" of the 1960s, and securing a $195 million construction budget for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. See also .
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Dyslexics Use More Brain Area for Simple Tasks
Dyslexic children use nearly five times the brain area as normal children while performing a simple language task, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary team of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ researchers. The study shows for the first time that there are chemical differences in the brain function of dyslexic and non-dyslexic children. See also .
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The Seattle City Attorney's Office filed misdemeanor charges Aug. 25 against three
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ football players following a May 22nd melee at the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house.
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Football Coach Rick Neuheisel is the highest paid coach in the Pac-10 and among the top 10 coaches in college football based on compensation. The pay package includes a base salary, broadcast fees, endorsements and bonuses tied to academic and athletic performance.
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A long-awaited agreement was reached May 21 between the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and the Seahawks for the NFL team's use of Husky Stadium during the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ President Begins Conversation of the Century
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ President McCormick has called for a yearlong conversation about the future of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. "We want to invite everyone into this look at the future, listen hard to what they say, and give them some ownership of the results," McCormick said. See also website.
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Huskies Out Of the Dawghouse
Both the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Men's and women's basketball teams will play at the Seattle Center this season as Hec Edmundson Pavilion undergoes a $38 million renovation. The teams will return to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus in November 2000, when the "Old Barn" will reopen with an additional 2,000 seats and seismic retrofitting.
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Huskies Head for Holiday Bowl
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ football team has earned a trip to the 1999 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Calif. The game is scheduled for Dec. 29, at 5 p.m., and will be televised by ESPN.
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I-200 Aftermath: Enrollment Rises, Ethnic Numbers Down
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ officials reported a 32 percent drop in three underrepresented ethnic groups in this year's freshman class, while total enrollment climbed slightly. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Director of Admissions W.W. Washburn said the decline in ethnic group enrollment was anticipated after the passage of I-200, which dismantled affirmative action programs across Washington State. See also .
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Two Foundations Help High Tech Programs Retain, Recruit Faculty
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Department of Computer Science and Engineering is the recipient of two gifts: $3 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to be used to endow two chairs, and $500,000 from the Washington Research Foundation, also to be applied toward an endowed professorship. See also .
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Sets Record With $600 Million in Grants
Grant and contract awards to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ for the 1998-1999 year totalled $600 million, an 8 percent increase from the previous year. 75 percent of the total amount comes from the federal government for the support of research and teaching.
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