Kathy Sauber

A van crushed by falling bricks in Pioneer Square is part of the new Burke exhibit, “The Big One,” which opens today. In addition to looking back by viewing TV news coverage of the Feb. 28, 2001 earthquake and listening to tapes of 911 calls, visitors will be able to walk through a retrofitted “house” where they can get an up-close look at home safety measures. The exhibit — which also includes a traveling exhibit for communities in the region — runs through Sept. 2

White House Photo

Michael Reagan watches while First Lady Laura Bush signs her portrait

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Liz Nesbitt, standing, works with teachers in her earth science for teachers class as they evaluate a prospective test question. The course is designed to help teachers unfamiliar with earth science learn the basics of the discipline as well as how best to teach the subject.

Buddy Ratner

Barnard

Photo by Gavin Sisk

Photo by Gavin Sisk

Countess Sonja Bernadotte of the Swedish royal family, above, was at the UW Monday to describe a program that brings Nobel laureates and college-age students from around the world to Lindau Island in Germany for informal meetings each year. Dr. Edmond Fischer, below, professor emeritus of biochemistry and one of the UW’s five Nobel Prize winners, is an enthusiastic participant in the gatherings. The countess hopes to expand the program to include disadvantaged students and those from third-world countries. She and others spoke at a breakfast reception on campus.

Photo by Gavin Sisk

Marder

Photo by Gavin Sisk

Wylie Burke

In this historical photo, Le Corbusier, left, the architect of Chandigarh’s capitol buildings, walks with then Prime Minister Nehru, who had brought him to India for the project.

Above is the Open Hand monument designed by Le Corbusier in the 1950s but not constructed until the ’80s.