rapid response covid 19

Autumn 2018

Dementia steals people away from the lives they knew. What a new approach could mean for families. Plus, meet 23 alumni doing great things in the world.

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In This Issue

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How Long Until We Eat the Zoo?
Your city in tough times: true hunger is never far away
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Have Your Burger and Eat It, Too
Have we seen the future of meat?
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Alumni Awards
‘I think back with horror’
Fear and misconceptions in the early days of HIV
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Trails
Tilting
Author Jason Lee Norman, '06 BA, transforms a campus memory into a work of flash fiction
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Feature
Dementia Sets Lives Adrift. Research Is Finding a Better Way Forward
Reimagining the way we care for people
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Health
The Elusive Cure
Hopes for an Alzheimer's treatment are raised, then dashed, but can we tilt the odds?
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Good News for Picky Eaters
Understanding how you perceive flavour is the first step to expanding your palate
Alumni Awards
For being a coach and a leader
David Breakwell, '79 BCom, hockey player and coach
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Deserts and Swamps
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Just For Fun
Registration Woes
Ah, registration. Get alumni together and eventually the conversation will turn to their experiences signing up for classes. We asked you to share your memories.
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Environment
Not a Drop Wasted
Urban water systems risk running dry. Can research help?
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Our Daily Bread
However we slice it (or bake it), bread is so much more than something we eat
Alumni Awards
For a career of coaching excellence
Rob Daum, '82 BPE, '84 BEd, hockey coach
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Continuing Education
Creature of Habit
My wife's extended holiday at home has rattled my routine and taxed my, er, productivity
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Living
How to Support a Loved One With Dementia
10 ways to make the time together more meaningful
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Health
It Takes a Village: Dementia Is Becoming Everyone’s Concern
Countries and communities are taking action to change attitudes and keep people safe