Product development team at Ford Motor Co., including Paul Aldighieri (BSc '91, Kinesiology), creates new driver interface called MyFord Touch.
Jeff Lederer (BES '92, Geography; PhD '07, Planning) calls on the community to "step up" and demand that abandoned and neglected buildings be turned into beautifully-designed affordable housing.
Aaron Helleman (BASc '97, Electrical Engineering) announces his candidacy for the city council seat of Kanata South.
Bobby Saini (BMath '03, Computer Science) placed fifth out of 1200 participants in the Doritos Viralocity Contest, which asked Canadians to name the newest Doritos flavour, create a video about what that flavour inspires in them and make it go viral.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. has promoted Ronald Parisotto (BMath '88, Mathematics) to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Janice Deakin (PhD '87, Kinesiology) will be The University of Western Ontario's next Provost and Vice-President (Academic).
Grade 8 science teacher, Ed Piva (BES '00, Environment & Resource Studies/Geography), uses rap music to help students with science.
John Vellinga (BASc '91), owner of Slava Ultra Premium Vodka, has won the Dragon's Den Armchair Dragon contest.
Kevin K. Rooney (BASc '94, Mechanical Engineering) has joined the Silicon Valley office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm's Corporate practice group.
Tim Jackson (BA '92, Chartered Accountancy Studies) was reappointed to the Waterloo North Hydro Board.