How I got here

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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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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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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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