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To help us cope with the isolation of a pandemic, especially in the winter, some experts say we need a winter strategy to encourage us to get outside. Troy Glover, chair of the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, tells us what a winter strategy might look like. Waterloo announces plans for two memorials for Pearl Sullivan. There are two options for staff when it comes to performance appraisals this year. And a blockchain startup raises US$3.75 million in seed funding from Silicon Valley investors.

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Anti-racism website: https://uwaterloo.ca/anti-racism/

Anti-racism efforts: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2020-12-15#students-employees-to-lead-campus-wide-anti-racism-efforts

Axelar: https://axelar.network/

Axelar fundraising: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2020-12-10#professor-raises-3-75m-for-blockchain-startup
Accessing campus: https://uwaterloo.ca/coronavirus/campus-access