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ALUMNI MAGAZINE SPRING 2018

Publisher
The University of Arizona Alumni Association

Executive Office of the President
Robert C. Robbins, president
The University of Arizona

UA Alumni Association Officers of the Governing Board
UA students at the 2018 McGuire Innovation Expo Brad East, chair
Cortez Smith, chair-elect
Chad Becker, vice chair and secretary
Cover Story Gilbert Davidson, past chair

24 NAVIGATING A COMPLEX DIGITAL WORLD Ex Officio Members
by Jessica Andrews-Hanna and University Communications Melinda Burke, president, UA Alumni Association
John-Paul Roczniak, president and CEO, UA Foundation
From developing an app for mind fitness to exploring artificial
intelligence and social wellness, UA researchers create meaning Arizona Alumni Magazine Staff
and improve lives in an increasingly digital world.
Sarah Beaudry, editor
Features Jaynelle Ramon, online editor
Chris Richards, manager of photography
32 WATER IS LIFE Xinyu Zhang, senior designer
Ford Burkhart, contributing editor
by Margaret Regan Elizabeth Holaday, contributing editor
Alumnus and preservationist Wallace J. Nichols believes that if
people understand the importance of wild water, they are more The University of Arizona Alumni Association
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36 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP HUB Website: arizonaalumni.com
by Ford Burkhart
Social impact offerings are new as formal educational tracks Departments
for the Eller College of Management’s McGuire Center, but the
long-established New Venture Development Program has been
helping students launch common-good businesses for years. 6 Letter from the President
10 Campus Updates
42 BOOKENDING AN ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHER’S CAREER
by Katy Smith 18 In Philanthropy
Photographer Bill Silano brought surrealism to fashion
photography using scale and color. Now, his photos will expand 48 Sports
the fashion collection at the University of Arizona’s Center for
Creative Photography, thanks to his brother George Silano. 50 Class Notes
64 Parting Shot

The University of Arizona is committed to creating and maintaining an environment Arizona Alumni Magazine Fall 2017 Issue Correction
free of discrimination, including harassment and retaliation, based on race, color, In “Brightening the Future of Solar,” on p. 37,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender Kevin Koch’s name was misspelled.
identity or genetic information.

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