Inventing Tomorrow
| Spring 2000
Cover story
Into the
heart of the storm
Led by the University, a team of research institutions
will build NASA's IMEX satellite, which will be deployed
during the peak of the current geomagnetic storm cycle.
It's part of a larger effort to improve the ability to
predict space weather that affects power grids and satellite-based
systems on earth. Full story
Features
Going with the
flow
Physicist Heinrich Jaeger is a pioneer in the burgeoning
field of granular physics. Full story
My life
as a quadriplegic
Alumnus Harry Lewenstein tells the story of the
accident that paralyzed him and his remarkable adjustment to a
new way of life. Full story
Reinventing
Tomorrow
Inventing Tomorrow celebrates its 25th anniversary
with a brief retrospective and a look at how technology has revolutionized
the magazine's production. Full story
All-American
scholar
Gopher lineman Ben Hamilton keeps his head in the
game and his mind on the books. Full story
Pondering our
origins
A popular honors colloquium examines the theory
of evolution, science, religion, and ways of knowing. Full story
Teaching ethics
A new Graduate School initiative emphasizes formal
ethics education. Full story
Random queues
Maury Bramson explores the paradoxical nature of
probability theory. Full story
Efficiency
expert
Jennifer Alexander examines the social and cultural
dimensions of efficiency from medieval times to the present. Full
story
Setting the
pace
Art and Nancy Schwalm built their American Dream
from humble beginnings, with a little help from the University.
Full story
Fifty
years of memories
The class of 1949 remembers
postwar student life and marvels at a high-tech U during
an “unforgettable” homecoming. Full story
Regular columns
From the
dean
Regents
Professor H. Ted Davis
Full story
Investing
in IT
Opportunities and impact
Full story Retrospect
People
and events that shaped our world
Full story
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