Husky Stadium 100 years of glory by the lake p24 Campaign Success Taking a moment to celebrate p58 Strengthening the World’s Safety Nets By engaging disciplines and disseminating data, the UW embraces the work of population health Ruff Work WASHINGTON OF Julianne Ubigau, an animal technician with the UW Center for Conservation Biology, explores the foothills of Mount Rainier with Jasper and Casey from the Conservation Canine program. Rescue dogs like Jasper are trained to find wildlife scat and other fragrant objects. Samples allow researchers to learn genetic, toxi- cological and dietary information about the animals that produced it. The scat also FOREST PACK provides details about certain species’ abundance, health and distribution. While traditional wildlife detection requires radio collars, remote cameras and trapping, the dogs make it faster and less invasive. “I feel privileged to work with dogs that can show me what I am unable to see on my own,” Ubigau says. The canine program was started in 1997 by Biology Professor Samuel Wasser, ’81. During the University's Be Boundless— For Washington, For the World campaign, the conservation center received funding from several donors including the Dawkins Charitable Trust. Conservation Canine-trained dogs have worked around the world helping monitor threatened and endangered species in- cluding orcas, bears and jaguars. Photo by Mark Stone WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT When the University of Washington launched Be Boundless—For Washington, For the World, our most ambitious fundraising campaign IS CHANGING ever, more than half a million donors answered the call. Every single one of you made a difference. You invested through the UW in big ideas that matter: shaping the next generation of leaders, improving health THE WORLD and unlocking cures, building stronger communities—and altering the trajectory of people’s lives, both at home and around the globe. The campaign may be closed, but our work moves ever forward. We are grateful for your support as we continue this journey. A decade ago, we set our sights Thank you for your generosity and your vision. on changing the world. And together, we already are. A special thanks to our Be Boundless campaign chairs: GENERAL CHAIRS HONORARY CHAIRS IN MEMORIAM Susan Brotman Mimi Gates Jeff Brotman Bob Flowers William H. Gates Sr. Orin Smith Micki Flowers Jodi Green Mike Halperin Janet Smith To read Ayan Hassan’s story and learn more about how philanthropy supports programs that change lives, see page 62. About the cover: Graphic artist Alex Williamson VOLUME 31 uses collage to explore dissonances between im- NUMBER 3 ages, forms, color and textures. His clients include �he Wall Street Journal, Adidas and the World FALL 2020 Health Organization. For this assignment, he worked with images from the University of Wash- ington, including the new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health and a South Seattle health pro- ubookstore.com gram for Somali mothers. �he graphics are from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. 206-634-3400 ONLINE magazine.uw.edu HUSKIES JAIME DAHL JAIME A LWAYS H AV E PRINTMAKING LIKE A PRO Make fine art from EACH OTHER your kitchen with UW Professor Curt Labitzke, whose University Book Store is proud to be part of class was featured the UW legacy. Founded in 1900, we on page 38. continue to offer the best selection of officially licensed Husky gear and give a portion of every COURTESY OF LACHRIS JORDAN LACHRIS OF COURTESY sale back to our ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ATHLETICS community. MOVING MOVIES A new short film written and FORWARD Gorgeous artwork directed by LaChris 24 Grand Stand adorns the cover Jordan, ’11, tells the One century ago, Husky Stadium rose on the shore of Lake 6 Unbreakable Bonds 8 Community of the program for heartbreaking and Washington and became America’s best venue for college football 10 Roar From the Crowd Washington’s all-too-common By Jim Caple Homecoming game story of an African THE HUB against Stanford on American victim of 30 13 State of the Art Nov. 9, 1929 at Husky police violence. Population Health 20 Expert Stadium, then known Here in Washington, around the country and throughout the world, 22 Scorecard as Washington Field. UW experts work across disciplines to improve lives everywhere 23 Athletics �he game was ugly: By Jake Ellison �he Washington COLUMNS Sun Dodgers, as 47 Sketches they were known 38 Homework then, lost 6-0. 51 Media DICKIE CURTIS Taking online classes from home during a pandemic may not be 65 Tribute a normal experience, but it sure doesn’t stifle the creative process 66 Memorial By Quinn Russell Brown IMPACT HERE’S TO THE 58 Campaign Success CLASS OF 2024 42 Rome Home A father of an A group of UW-educated architects honor the colorful Astra UDUB incoming fresh- Thank you to the Aragons — Zarina, a beloved professor and creator of the UW Rome Center 68 Campus Glory man imagines the By Hannelore Sudermann journey. three generations of Huskies and superfans! 4 UW MAGAZINE OPINION AND THOUGHT FROM THE UW FAMILY them, and where economic and educational opportunity is available to all. The pandemic has revealed how vulner- able all of us are to a highly communicable disease, but it has also cast a bright light on the ways in which economic inequity and health disparities make this disease even more lethal to some. For the low-wage worker who is deemed “essential” or the immunocompromised person whose health is already undermined by lack of resources, COVID-19 looms larger. Your philanthropic support has been key to the work we are doing to minimize these kinds of health disparities. This year we mark the successful con- clusion of Be Boundless—For Washington, For the World, a campaign in which hun- dreds of thousands of supporters have given through the UW to support the causes they care about. Your vision and generosity have improved countless lives and created untold opportunity for our students and our community of learning, discovery and service. Support for the Population Health Initiative is just one example of how phil- anthropic support for cutting-edge teaching, research and innovation can develop and amplify our existing resources to advance the greatest possible good. MESSAGE FROM THE UW PRESIDENT From UW Medicine’s leadership on the front lines to test and treat COVID-19 patients, to the groundbreaking work on a vaccine and antibody tests, to the dozens Unbreakable Bonds of grants issued to researchers to help build a healthier, more equitable and more pros- Your generosity helps us create change and build a safer and more equitable world perous “new normal,” our University is attacking the virus from all angles, including its economic and social repercussions. The world is smaller than we realize. As coffee with a co-worker or classmate. Across the UW, philanthropic support has each day shows us in new ways, our health, In the face of all this loss, we have also advanced learning and discovery in so well-being and opportunities are all deeply gained something: a united and unwav- many ways that contribute to a better world connected to the lives of those both near ering resolve to defeat this pandemic. for all. Your generosity speaks volumes: and far. Across our great public University, re- We can create change and build a world These complex linkages make up the searchers, teachers, clinicians and that is safer, healthier and fairer for all. We communities that define us and enrich our caregivers are seeking solutions. This can invest in science, research, public lives, vital ties that have been ravaged by multidimensional, interdisciplinary col- health education and preventive measures the COVID-19 pandemic. Grandparents laboration is at the heart of our University’s to try to ensure that future generations will are separated from their children and Population Health Initiative. never have to suffer the effects of a pan- grandchildren, a generation has sacrificed Population health is grounded in the demic like this one. its rites of passage, communities have lost understanding that the health of an indi- Through your extraordinary generosity, jobs and businesses, and more than 172,000 vidual is inextricable from the health of you have shown that giving through the Americans have died, with many more their community, and that healthy com- University of Washington is an investment suffering from the ravages of this disease— munities not only have preventive care in impact. Your gifts are a reflection of the and we still don’t fully understand the and medical treatment, but also access to character and spirit that unites us. Our potential long-term effects. Even the luck- clean water, healthy food, green spaces community is strong, much stronger than iest of us have paid a price: We have lost and high-quality schools. Healthy commu- the virus that is keeping us physically apart neighborhood block parties and birthday nities also have safe streets, where Black, right now. Our bonds remain unbreakable. celebrations, rooting with thousands of Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) For that, I am profoundly grateful. fellow fans at a baseball game or just getting are not victimized by those sworn to protect —Ana Mari Cauce 6 UW MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION BY ANTHONY RUSSO STAFF A publication of the UW Alumni Association and the University of Washington since 1908 PUBLISHER Paul Rucker, ’95, ’02 ASST. 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