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Then and Now

May 1, 2017 — 
As we hit the 140-year mark, we look at what was and what is.

Governor General David Johnston

May 1, 2017 — 
As the nation marks a big birthday, the Queen’s representative in Canada—one of a select 28 since Confederation—wants to know what your gift to this country will be.

Photo of Murmur Exhibit by Kevin Bertram

The Art of Science

May 1, 2017 — 
As both scientist and artist, Seema Goel is intentionally unconventional.

Field Notes - Brian Dobie

Field Notes

May 1, 2017 — 
Items found in the office of Brian Dobie [BPE/74, CertEd/75], Bison football head coach

A car sits atop one of the towers of Tier building.

How’d they do that?

May 1, 2017 — 
For memorable campus moments, this one’s up there.

Order of Canada medal

The Order of Canada

May 1, 2017 — 
How fitting that a snowflake be the design motif around which Bruce Beatty created the Order of Canada’s iconic insignia in 1967.

Quotable by David Johnson

Quotable: Spring 2017

May 1, 2017 — 
Self reflection is a good thing, especially if it is not too focused on the self.

PhD Candidate Fereshteh Amini // PHOTO BY ADAM DOLMAN

Fereshteh Amini

September 26, 2016 — 
PhD Candidate Fereshteh Amini is a software developer—the only female PhD student in her lab—whose research focuses on democratizing big data.

It’s where protesters come to be heard, where hockey fans wave their flags and where musicians like Randy Bachman and Neil Young find their inspiration: Portage and Main.

At the Crossroads

September 26, 2016 — 
It’s where protesters come to be heard, where hockey fans wave their flags and where musicians like Randy Bachman find their inspiration: Portage and Main.

David T. Barnard, President and Vice-Chancellor // PHOTO BY THOMAS FRICKE

Disruption Abounds

September 26, 2016 — 
Though some associate a university with permanency and tradition, disruption, too, has a place here, as it does throughout our world.

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