Contents SUMMER 2019 Sport media graduate Maria Papadakis is the TV host for Toronto FC. Alumni Diary Gould Street COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK BLINCH, IMAGE ARTS '06; (THIS PAGE) NATALIA DOLAN, IMAGE ARTS '09 3 5 31 President's message We are Rams! Ryerson hosted the Women's Basketball National Championships 32 34 6 Indigenous research space opens Saagajiwe fosters Indigenous research 9 10 13 Human impact Alumni in Ottawa take guided tour of Edward Burtynsky exhibition Introducing Ryerson law Setting a new precedent through access and diversity Carnival life in 3D Creative collaboration puts high-tech costumes on parade Q&A Meet Board of Governors chair Mitch Frazer Features 14 Bright lights, better city Solving urban problems at new research centre 36 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 40 44 Volunteer spotlight Building a network Life story How Maayan Ziv opens doors with an accessibility app Alumni profiles The powerhouse duo behind Opera Atelier; transportation engineer Karla Avis-Birch; and a whole latte love at Jimmy's Coffee Class notes Updates from alumni Remember when? The evolution of Victoria Street Summer 2019 / Ryerson University Magazine 1