Motivational speaker/success coach Heather Wilson (BA '95, Recreation and Leisure Studies) recently published Your Life According to You!, showing you how to live with purpose and passion.
Portraits from Above, an award-winning exhibition co-created by Rufina Wu (BES '02, Pre-Professional Architecture; BArch '05, and March '07) documents self-built settlements on the roofs of Hong Kong's high-rise buildings.
Avvasi, a mobile video startup founded by Mate Prgin (BASc '00, Systems Design), Alex Leyn (BASc '92, Computer Engineering) and Michael Gallant (BA '91, Fine Arts), has attracted $15M in venture capital.
The Calvin Ayre Foundation, created by Calvin Ayre (BSc '84, Science) has challenged members of the iGaming industry to reach into their pockets for Haiti with a pledge to match any donations up to $1,000,000.
Romesh C. Batra, MASc '69), professor of engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech, is a 2010 recipient of the Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award.
Francis MacDougall (BMath, '85, Mathematics), co-founder of GestureTek Technologies, plans to change the way we interact with electronics such as television sets and computers - no remote required.
Zenn Motor Company, a developer of zero emission transportation solutions and technologies, has appointed Patrick Kinsie (BASc '88, Mechanical Engineering) as Vice President of Business Development.
Peat Resources Limited has named Robert T. Wright (BMath '84, Math/Chartered Accounting Option) as vice chairman of the company.
eSentire Inc., started by Edmund Dengler (MMath '94, Computer Science) and Eldon Sprickerhoff (BMath '91, Computer Science) has become a security force and detective agency that sleuths through the data from computer networks all over the world.
Jonathan Wellum (BSc '86, Science), former CEO of fund manager AIC Ltd., has opened his own money-management firm to advise private clients.