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WINTER 2018

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTOPHER BOFFOLI, REPRESENTED BY MARCIA RAFELMAN FINE ARTS IN TORONTO; (EDWARDS) JENNIFER ROBERTS

O'neil Edwards
believes in the power
of education to
transform lives.

Gould Street

Alumni Diary

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President's message
Life after Syria

How hundreds of refugees
found support
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President Lachemi
on the future

Economic Club speech
addressed disruption

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New VPs join Ryerson

Denise O'Neil Green
and Ian Mishkel named
vice-presidents
The MAC turns five

Celebrating a building
steeped in history
Q&A

Science professor
Bryan Koivisto on an
experimental place

Features

14 The ripple effect
Bridging program connects community
with post-secondary studies

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By Wendy Glauser

20 I heart robot
Researchers find inventive ways to use AI
By Antoinette Mercurio

24 Indigenous justice
The story of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake
By Sharon Aschaiek

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RTA in L.A.

Bootcamp event
brings students and
grads together
Volunteer spotlight

Supporting tomorrow's
community planners
Life story

Jessica Wynne Lockhart
makes herself at home
Down Under
Alumni profiles

Adnan Virk at ESPN;
Tracy Lackraj's passion
for medical research; and
Anna Amy Ho nurtures
seeds of resilience
Class notes

Updates from alumni
Remember when?

A look back on the
university's first computer

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