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Fall 2022
The Faculty of Environment said farewell to Jean Andrey
The Faculty of Environment said farewell to Jean Andrey (PhD ’89), who retired this year after serving as dean for eight years.
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Spring 2022
Adapting to hybrid work models
While there are challenges — from clunky collaboration to spotty communication — Liane Davey says hybrid work will have advantages over the long haul
While there are challenges — from clunky collaboration to spotty communication — Liane Davey says hybrid work will have advantages over the long haul
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Fall 2021
Cystic fibrosis is my superpower
Lisa Bentley shares how a lung disease connected her to new people and gave her life purpose
After opening up about my illness, every race had meaning. CF connected me to others who needed hope, and that connection became fuel for my success.
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Spring 2021
Graduating from university — 36 years after I started
I walked into my first math lecture in 1984. Finishing my degree decades later gave me the opportunity to study with the smartest, most welcoming group of people to ever grace this planet.
I was accepted into a Waterloo math program back in the early 1980s. Unfortunately, I was far too immature to be successful. I lasted a few terms but eventually I had “required to withdraw” on my transcript.
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Fall 2020
Proposal writer by day, poet by night
Sara Kannan (BA '16)
Irony is struggling to write about my passion for writing / But love is difficult to put into words / Instead, let me tell you why I write
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Spring 2020
Coming home
John Haddock (BA ’78)
I was in French-speaking Senegal, unplugged from the media and unaware of how rapidly things were changing back in Canada. It was unsettling to receive emails from family and friends indicating it was time to return home … NOW.
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Fall 2019
Shifting the focus of MRI
Cameron Piron (BASc ’98)
A new system developed by Cameron Piron (BASc ’98) and his team at Synaptive Medical will give emergency patients access to MRI technology — when and where they need it.
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Spring 2019
Beyond comfort zones
Mohsen Shahini (PhD '11)
Mohsen Shahini (PhD '11), founder and CAO of Top Hat, explains why he pushes for diversity, in business and in life.
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Fall 2018
21st-century universities need to build lifelong relationships
Jim Estill (BASc ’80) is the CEO of Danby in Guelph, ON. He recently was honoured with a Global Hope Coalition award for sponsoring 58 Syrian families.
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Spring 2018
Planning for uncertainty in a world of change
Growing the cities of the future
The new generation of planners will tackle big challenges from climate change to autonomous vehicles.
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Fall 2017
Sixty years through the eyes of a Waterloo student
Hannah Beckett shares her perspective on life at Waterloo
What's like life at Waterloo? One of our best and brightest reflects on her experience.
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Spring 2017
Investing in the next generation of impact
Waterloo’s research is vital to our social fabric
For 60 years, tools for societal change have been placed in the hands of University of Waterloo students, who used those tools to enhance their communities.
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Fall 2016
Creativity, computer science fusion fuels an animated career
Waterloo provided the foundation to follow her dreams
Computer science and arts education came together for Lenore Hume, leading to a globe-spanning career as an animation executive
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Spring 2016
Forever grateful that I chose Waterloo, and that Waterloo chose me
A degree from Waterloo changes lives
At 14, Ebele Mogo made a life-changing decision: leaving her home in Nigeria to pursue a science degree at Waterloo
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Fall 2015
I can’t see her!
Shining a spotlight on faces in the shadows
Leslie Woo explores how we can be greater champions for women in our organizations and communities
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Spring 2015
Ever-changing campus still feels like home
Different paths, same roots
As one of Waterloo’s earliest alumni, Ron Stoltz reflects on how Waterloo has changed in the last five decades
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Fall 2014
Jean Creighton: An ambassador for astronomy
From Waterloo to the stratosphere
Alumnus Jean Creighton tells us how her time at Waterloo lead her to share her passion for science with others — and a unique opportunity with NASA
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Spring 2014
The absurdity of inequity
Getting medications to those who need them most
Find out how Waterloo’s public health program inspired this alumnus to develop a better away to distribute life-saving medications throughout developing countries.
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