Contents

WINTER 2018

Gould Street

3  President’s message

5  Life after Syria

How hundreds of refugees found support

6  President Lachemi on the future

Economic Club speech addressed disruption

7  New VPs join Ryerson

Denise O’Neil Green and Ian Mishkel named vice-presidents

10 The MAC turns five

Celebrating a building steeped in history

12 Q & A

Science professor Bryan Koivisto on an experimental place

Features

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

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

Alumni Diary

29 RTA in L.A.

Bootcamp event brings students and grads together

30 Volunteer spotlight

Supporting tomorrow’s community planners

32 Life story

Jessica Wynne Lockhart makes herself at home Down Under

34 Alumni profiles

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

42 Class notes

Updates from alumni

48 Remember when?

A look back on the university’s first computer