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SUMMER 2019

Sport media graduate Maria Papadakis is the TV host for Toronto FC.

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK BLINCH, IMAGE ARTS ‘06; (THIS PAGE) NATALIA DOLAN, IMAGE ARTS ’09

Gould Street

3 President’s message

5 We are Rams!
Ryerson hosted the Women’s Basketball National Championships

6 Indigenous research space opens
Saagajiwe fosters Indigenous research

9 Introducing Ryerson law
Setting a new precedent through access and diversity

10 Carnival life in 3D
Creative collaboration puts high-tech costumes on parade

13 Q & A
Meet Board of Governors chair Mitch Frazer

Features

14 Bright lights, better city
Solving urban problems at new research centre

By Dan Falk

20 Numbers game
How alumni in the sports world are tapping into technology

By Mary Teresa Bitti

26 The art of the cure
A big-picture look at cancer

By Connie Jeske Crane

Alumni Diary

31 Human impact
Alumni in Ottawa take guided tour of Edward Burtynsky exhibition

32 Volunteer spotlight
Building a network

34 Life story
How Maayan Ziv opens doors with an accessibility app

36 Alumni profiles
The powerhouse duo behind Opera Atelier; transportation engineer Karla Avis-Birch; and a whole latte love at Jimmy’s Coffee

40 Class notes
Updates from alumni

44 Remember when?
The evolution of Victoria Street

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