Dave Burnett (BSc '10, Biomedical Sciences), a fixture on the Warriors men's basketball team for five seasons, is taking his experience to the streets of Nairobi, where he'll volunteer at a basketball program in one of the city's most troubled neighbourhoods.
Tom Rand (BASc '91, Electrical Engineering) and Anthony Aarts (BA '94, Economics) have built Planet Traveler in Toronto, "the greenest hotel in North America."
Roger Skubowius's (BMath '91, Computer Science; MMath '94, Computer Science) business PicoWireless launched their flagship application PicoMail as a free, ad-supported, full-featured e-mail client aimed squarely at mobile users who don't own a BlackBerry or an iPhone.
Alison Burkett (BMath '72), board chair of The Clay & Glass (formerly known as the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery), discusses the public art gallery's new name and logo and the plan to steer it back on course.
Eric Migicovsky (BASc '09, Systems Design Engineering), founder of Allerta Inc., explains how he came up with his InPulse smart watch idea while riding along a Dutch canal.
Mike Peasgood (BASc '98, Systems Design Engineering; MASc '04, Systems Design Engineering; PhD '08, Mechanical Engineering) and Dave Kroetsch (BASc '02, Computer Engineering; MASc '07, Mechanical Engineering) of Aeryon Labs talk about their Scout radio-controlled crime-fighting robot.
Gerry Remers (BA '82, Philosophy), Christie Digital's president and chief operating officer, discusses the booming demand for Micro Tiles.
CrossChasm's chief executive officer, Matt Stevens (BASc '04, Chemical Engineering; PhD '09, Chemical Engineering), talks about helping companies with the challenge of "greening" their fleets of vehicles.
Stefan Alexander (BASc '01, Electrical Engineering); MASc '02, Electrical & Computer Engineering) at IGNIS Innovative Inc. predicts LCDs will eventually be replaced with better technology.
Robin Speziale (BA '10, Psychology) has developed a website, Buddingup.com, that combines job postings and social networking.