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A $21M gift from Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis

a news release from the media relations department

Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis continue to show their generous support of post-secondary education and world-class research with a gift of $21 million to the University of Waterloo’s faculties of science and mathematics.

Professor elected Fellow of American Physical Society

From the Daily Bulletin, November 24, 2011

Magnets. How do they work?

Professor Michel Gingras (right) of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and who is considered an expert in the field of magnetism, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

His citation reads, "For theory of geometrically-frustrated magnetic materials and the spin ice ground state in pyrochlore magnets."

Late nights, hard work pay off for entrepreneur

By LAURA STRICKER, THE SUDBURY STAR
He's 23-years-old, a Lively native and the founder of a national company with more than 25,000 loyal members.

Dave Wilkin is also the second-youngest person on Profit Magazine's Canadian Top 20 Entrepreneurs Under 30 list.

Wilkin, who was born and raised in Lively and attended Lively District Secondary School, founded Redwood Strategic, and launched CampusPerks.ca, less than two years ago.

from the Daily Bulletin, November 15, 2011

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