Inside Spring 2021
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Cancer survivor builds startup for pelvic health and better sex
Rachel Bartholomew (MBET ’14) was shocked to learn that rehab involved a vaginal dilator invented in 1938
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Drag queen math teacher rises up from loss and shame
Kyne Santos (BMath '21) reflects on being eliminated from Canada's Drag Race and what her late father taught her about life
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Looking to the land around us during lockdown
Illustrator Julia Nakanishi (BAS ’18, MArch ’20) reflects on her research in Japan and how the pandemic changed her experience of nature
Also in this issue
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COVID-19 and a cross-country challenge
The pandemic brought anxiety and unexpected expenses to hundreds of Waterloo students like Bryce Giesbrecht (OD '21). Then generous donors stepped in to help. -
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. -
Dean Pearl Sullivan was a warrior and beacon of courage
Waterloo Engineering Dean Mary Wells reflects on the legacy of the faculty's first woman dean -
In memoriam
All of us at the University of Waterloo send sincere condolences to the family and friends of alumni who have passed away. -
Class notes
Catch up with news from old classmates and friends. -
Alumni Awards
Meet our 2020 Alumni Award recipients, and see how they're making an impact.
