Iba Abbasi | 6 min read
Stepping outside his comfort zone took Vivek Upadhyay from Canada's public service to Japan's technology industry, where co-op reshaped both his career goals and his perspective on growth.
With the increase of remote work over recent years, many of you have probably been asked by your employer to work remotely.
Jarett Dewbury (he/him), a third-year Engineering student majoring in Biomedical Engineering, is the Faculty of Engineering Co-op Student of the Year for his outstanding contributions at the Tadesse Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Kennedy Taylor (she/her), a fourth-year Arts and Business student majoring in Legal Studies, is the Faculty of Arts Co-op Student of the Year! She received this award in recognition of her dedication and innovative work integrating AI into health care at Coeus Health.
Sarah Larochelle (she/her), a fourth-year Honours Kinesiology student with a Medical Physiology Minor, is the Faculty of Health Co-op Student of the Year! Her dedication to patient care and clinic efficiency at PhysioMira Physiotherapy earned her this distinction.
Linda Wang (she/her), a third-year Computer Science student, is the Co-op Student of the Year for the Faculty of Math! Her incredible work at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) played a pivotal role in developing one of the company’s first generative AI (GenAI) use cases in human resources (HR).
Michelle Kao (she/her), a third-year Physics and Astronomy student, has been recognized as the Faculty of Science Co-op Student of the Year for her outstanding contributions at the National Research Council, Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre. Michelle is also the 2024 winner of the Experiential & Work Integrated Learning Ontario (EWO) Co-op Student of the Year.
Hoang Do (he/him), a third-year Environment and Business student, is the Faculty of Environment Co-op Student of the Year! Hoang received this award in recognition of his dedication and innovative work in advancing sustainability initiatives at Purolator.
By: Lauren Ballard | 5 min read
Bhagya Chandani (he/him) is a Master of Management Sciences student. He speaks about how he approached co-op when he already had more than three years of work experience across various industries.
By: Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan | 4 min read
Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan is a Master of a Engineering Co-op (MEng Co-op) student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He started the program in fall 2022 and is specializing in Sustainable Energy. As part of his degree, he completed a four-month co-op as an electrical engineering intern at Shell Canada in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.