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Transforming spaces with light
Even a magnificent piece of architecture wouldn’t look quite right if its lighting wasn’t thoughtfully designed. That’s where architectural lighting expert Conor Sampson, BArch’96, comes in. Chances are good that you’re familiar with his work.
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Not your typical retirement reporter
Meera Raman, BA’21, might not be who you had pictured in your mind as The Globe and Mail’s retirement and personal finances reporter. She is still in her twenties, for one thing. She prides herself on taking a non-stodgy approach to subject matter that affects practically everyone.
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Bringing new worlds to life
Visual effects compositor Jordan Catracchia, BSc’11, has worked on some of Hollywood’s most popular movies in recent years, including two Oscar-winning Avatar films. When you watch one of the movies he has contributed to, he wants you to feel like you’ve been transported to another world.
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“The best time of the year”
David Amber, BA’93, has covered the Olympics, the NBA Finals, and the World Series, but the Hockey Night in Canada host says there is no sports event that quite matches the intensity of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “It’s amazing to watch the sacrifices the players will make this time of year.”
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They shoot, they score – and he dives into the data
The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the best hockey teams in the NHL, thanks, in part, to their commitment to analytics. Jonathan Arsenault, BEng’17, MEng’19, PhD’23, a data scientist for the Hurricanes, plays a key role in uncovering below-the-radar information that might help the team earn some extra wins.
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Navigating the highs and lows of making change
From taking part in high-stakes climate negotiations to weathering toxic online abuse, former federal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna, LLB’99, reflects on her life in politics and beyond in her recent book Run Like a Girl.
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Funny how her career turned out
A rising young star in the field of comedy production (she works with Wanda Sykes), Natalie Coffen, BA’18, talks about the roles that Mary Tyler Moore, Just for Laughs and a McGill entertainment management conference played in steering her towards the world of comedy.
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Olympian, CEO, and chef de mission – Jennifer Heil’s next move
A former Olympic gold medallist, Jennifer Heil, BCom’13, knows all about the pressures that the Canadian athletes taking part in the upcoming Winter Games will have to contend with. She is drawing on that experience to serve as Canada’s chef de mission for the Games.
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Overseeing The Jilly Box experience
The Jilly Box, the brainchild of former The Bachelorette star Jillian Harris, provides a boost to many small, socially responsible businesses, most of them owned by women. As its CEO, Julia Freeman, BCom’07, is focused on steering The Jilly Box to new heights.
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‘Head over heels in love with economics’
Thanks to his pioneering work on ‘creative destruction’, Peter Howitt recently became the 13th member of the McGill community to win a Nobel Prize. In an interview, he discusses his award-winning research, the AI revolution, and how his curiosity about the price of wool led him to McGill.
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Tinkering on his projects – to the delight of millions
Using a 3D printer, discarded pallets and other inexpensive materials, Morley Kert, BEng’19, designs and builds unique items and recreates high-end designer furniture. Millions of viewers on YouTube take pleasure in his ingenuity and enthusiasm.
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His new job? Building a Stanley Cup contender
When Mathieu Darche, BCom’00, the new general manager of the New York Islanders, was studying management at McGill and playing for the University’s hockey team, he couldn’t have imagined how those two sides of his life would end up being combined.