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Why Mohsen Shahini (PhD '11) surrounds himself with people who challenge him.

When Olivia Kwok (BES '11) graduated from Waterloo, she didn't go after her dream job. Here's what she did instead — and why she finds it so fulfilling.

Natasha Knier (BSc '18) shares how the knowledge of social media communications that she gained at Waterloo enriches her current life as a Master's candidate in medical biophysics.

Martin Timmerman (BMath ’78) relives the moment that ignited his passion for Warriors basketball, and reveals the secret to a long and happy career.

Interdisciplinary research and development help Jeff Guerin (BMath ’91) and his colleagues solve an important industry problem. 

After formative experiences at Waterloo, John Free and Rob McGeachy (BASc '94) build a community of passionate problem solvers to shape the boutique consulting firm of their dreams. Read the full story on uwaterloo impact stories.

Alumnus builds community through giving. Michael Robson (BA ’13) found his support among African, Caribbean and Black student groups at Waterloo when an unfortunate hip surgery kept him from the football field. 

All I knew was that I wanted to do something with nature.

The last thing Brittany Russo (BASc in progress) thought she was going to do was seismically monitor a volcano.

In the fall of 1980, I sat in Sunny Sundberg's office in Health Services Counselling Centre at the University of Waterloo - a confused 19 year old wondering what I was doing in university, and what life was all about anyway.