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Contributors and letter from the editor
NATALIA DOLAN
Image Arts ’09
Photographer, Tech’s got game (p. 20)
Natalia is a commercial portrait photographer with clients such as Google Canada, Bank of Montreal, Ryerson DMZ and Sidewalk Labs. Natalia is the founder of two big photography projects: The Girl Friends Project, and Who Run The STEM World. Her favourite things about Ryerson were her genius design teacher Alex Alter, and meeting her much louder best friend, Jess. Check out her work: @nataliadolan_
DEBORAH SMYTH
Writer, Two to Tango (p.36)
As a freelance writer, Deborah Smyth’s bylines have appeared in The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Cottage Life and Seventeen Magazine. In this issue, she profiles Opera Atelier co-founders Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg and Marshall Pynkoski. “It was truly inspiring to hear how they’ve followed their passion to create something so unique and beautiful,” says Smyth.
NATHAN CYPRYS
Photographer, Bright lights, better city (p.14)
Nathan Cyprys is a Torontobased artist and photographer whose work explores the cosmic perspective and natural world. “Seeing students tackle sustainability in the city was a really uplifting experience,” he says about his visit to Centre for Urban Innovation. Nathan’s work has appeared in The Washington Post, American Photography, Flash Forward and PDN Magazine.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A dedicated research facility opened on campus this year—the first one in the university’s history. Read our cover story to find out how researchers are collaborating at the Centre for Urban Innovation to solve complex urban problems. The centre also houses two startup zones—the Clean Energy Zone, and the Science Discovery Zone, the only incubator in the GTA with a chemistry lab, where more than 40 companies are in development.
—Colleen Mellor, Journalism ’86
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Volume 23, Issue 2, Summer 2019
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