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Allyson Stokes, Assistant Professor in Knowledge Integration, was quoted in an article in Glamour magazine about her research on workers in the arts and culture sector, examining how social inequalities connect to the development of creative economies. Her current project examines the experiences of filmmakers, fashion designers, and musicians in Austin, Texas.

Three KI students worked hard to helped make the TEDxUW 2016 event a success!

Danielle Cruz was the outreach manager, Anne Fillion was the participant experience manager, and Samir Reynolds was the livestream manager.

The theme this year, "The Interconnectedness of Things", was especially relevant to KI students because of their interdisciplinary and interconnected approach to problem-solving and learning.

Alexandra Olarnyk, BKI '15, Adam Thorsteinson, BKI '14, and Rebecca Mendes from Waterloo's GBDA program, recently worked on a very cool project.

They entered a package design competition and their design was chosen into the top 40 of the best works, after a jury analyzed over 700 entries from 46 countries. It was displayed in Prague at the CZECHDESIGN Gallery.

The challenge was to design a cardboard package that can be used again after its initial use.

Congratulations to Knowledge Integration faculty members on recent funding support for their research.

Rob Gorbet and the Living Architecture Systems Group (LASG) have been awarded a $2,476,738 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant for their "Living architecture systems".

Sarah Dolman, BKI Class of 2016, was nominated by the Department of Knowledge Integration for the Faculty of Environment Alumni Gold Medal Award.

read more about Sarah's accomplishments

The Waterloo Unlimited high school enrichment program, hosted by the Department of Knowledge Integration, is running the grade 10 program this week, exploring the theme of Change.

read more in the Waterloo Unlimited students meet for change article in the Daily Bulletin

Check out photos from the trip!

Ed Jernigan, founding director of Knowledge Integration and former Chair of Systems Design Engineering, retires in 2016 after 40 years of dedication and inspiration to the University of Waterloo.

We honoured and thanked him at a reception on Wednesday, April 6. It was a wonderful opportunity for friends, colleagues, and current and former students to recognize the significance of Ed's impact.

photos from the Thank You Ed Jernigan event