Stephen Douglass (BSc '65, Science) has recently published his first book, The Bridge to Caracas, a Canadian crime fiction novel.
Tim Wynne-Jones (BA '74, Fine Arts) has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Reviews of Lauren Hall's (BA '06, Fine Arts) work have appeared in Canadian Art Online, The Toronto Star, C Magazine and The Globe & Mail. Her collection With Crystal Column and Clear Shrines of Pearl is being exhibited at University of Waterloo's Art Gallery (uwag) January 12 to March 3.
J. Frank Clifford (Honourary LLD '02) is one of nine Catholic men and women who received the Papal Honours presented by the Hamilton Diocese. He will receive his award and medal, the Knight of St. Gregory the Great, on January 21.
Astrophysicist Michael Fich (BSc '78, Physics) discusses why astronomers are excited about the discovery of a planet similar to Earth outside our solar system, now called Kepler-22b.
Archbishop of Toronto, Tom Collins (BA '68, English), has been promoted to the Pope's international circle of advisers, the College of Cardinals.
Patryk Laskowski (BASc '07, Electrical Engineering) and three others have started the magazine Pivotr, dedicated to startups in this region and around southern Ontario. Laskowski calls it "... a magazine written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs."
Patryk Laskowski (BASc '07, Electrical Engineering) and three others have started the magazine Pivotr, dedicated to startups in this region and around southern Ontario. Laskowski calls it "... a magazine written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs."
Mark Losch (BMath '87, Combinatorics & Optimization/Computer Science) talks about how computers modernized his family's business, North Simcoe Tool and Manufacturing, in Midland, Ontario.
Kevin O'Leary's (BES '77, Man-Environment) new television show, Redemption Inc., is similar to Donald Trump's popular The Apprentice reality series, but instead of celebrities or budding entrepreneurs being put through business-related challenges, the contestants are ex-convicts. O'Leary also discusses financial habits in a recent interview for the Star.