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The Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) Connected Vehicle Technology Demonstrator, also known as the Connected Lexus

The vehicles of tomorrow are taking shape today at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ — home to the largest concentration of automotive researchers at any Canadian university.

It’s just one of the stories of real-world impact that you’ll find in the Fall 2014 issue of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Magazine. Published in print and online, the magazine goes out this week to more than 140,000 alumni and supporters around the globe. Extended content in the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Magazine online edition offers an even deeper look at some of the innovations putting À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ on the map as a global research and education leader, including:

• Vehicles and technology that warn drivers of risks they can’t see, make more efficient use of resources and keep passengers safer than ever before are being developed at the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR)
• Breakthrough research into better sex positions for back pain sufferers
• Hands-on learning takes flight for students in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s undergraduate aviation program — a demanding bachelor degree that puts students in the pilot seat

This issue also introduces readers to some of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s remarkable alumni:

• Alison Brooks (BArch, ’88), an award-winning, U.K.-based architect, recently named one of the 500 Most Influential People in Britain, shares her vision for Future Heritage with students at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s School of Architecture.
• Jean Creighton (PhD, ’98, Astrophysics), director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was one of 24 Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors selected by NASA to fly aboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
• Dr. Tom Chau (PhD ’98, Systems Design Engineering), vice-president and director of research at the Bloorview Research Institute in Toronto’s Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, leads a team that creates technologies to help children with severe disabilities communicate.

That’s just the tip of the innovation iceberg. Find out more about how À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ research can help you — on the road, in the bedroom, or with your career in the print edition or online with extended content. We’re proud to share this content with our University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ family. We encourage you to share your À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Magazine with friends and colleagues and to contact us with feedback or ideas for future issues.