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Eliana Hechter, who enrolled at the UW at age 14, is now graduating--with a Rhodes Scholarship. 

Geography major Loyce Mbewa founded the Rabour Village Project to support ongoing sustainable community health projects in her Kenyan village. 

American Indian Studies offers a course on the history and significance of pow wow, which includes working on one of the University's two annual pow wow events. 

Alumni in fields ranging from biotechnology to finance believe their UW English degree has been a valuable asset throughout their career. Related stories: A poetry group created by an English alum and friends is still going strong after 15 years; a donor has funded "Ask Betty," an interactive website on English grammar and usage, in his mother's honor. 

Students in an Exploration Seminar in Guatemala last September were so moved by the experience that they have been raising funds for Guatemalan children since their return. 

A space capsule will return to Earth in January 2006, ending a seven-year journey to capture comet dust. 

Ed Viesturs’ (’81) first climbs were in the Northwest, during his years as a UW undergraduate. Now he has become the first American to successfully summit all 14 of the world's 8,000+ meter peaks without supplemental oxygen. 

Sociology professor Katherine Stovel studies teens’ sexual behavior and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. 

A feature-length film was the focus of a new DXARTS "Digital Production Studio" course. Most students arrived with little or no experience, but they quickly proved they had the talent and determination to make a film.