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As the title says, the university's newest building, the Dr. Gerald and Reesa Niznick Centre, is under construction as we speak.

A bit of history first. Dr. Gerald Niznick was actually a student at the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, which I believe was called the Faculty of Dentistry back then. During that time, he met his now wife, Reesa. As per this LinkedIn post, they have since celebrated 61 years of marriage. He went on to develop innovate dental implant systems. That's how he amassed his fortune.

Well, he decided to donate $7,500,000 to the College of Dentistry, which resulted in the faculty being named after him. Check out this article titled Implanting a Legacy. The pun makes me chuckle.

Back to the building itself, as per this other article, his newest donation, which is of $5,000,000, resulted in the building being named after him and his wife. The building will house the new and improved dental clinics, classrooms, as well as a childcare centre. This YouTube video features Dr. Anastasia Cholakis, dean of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, talking about what's expected. Among improvements will be better accessibility. This is important given that most of the patients are seniors.

The new building will help students in the Doctor of Dental Medicine program, the Diploma in Dental Hygiene program, and various other graduate-level programs.

Now what goes up must come down, meaning that, as per the Building Bold livestream, the current Dentistry Building will be coming down to make room for newer buildings. In fact, most buildings on Bannatyne Campus are going to be given the boot within the next 30 years! I'll miss most of these buildings, but I really do look forward to the Dr. Gerald and Reesa Niznick Centre even though it has a long name.

If you haven't yet checked out Bannatyne Campus, why not give it a visit this summer?

This room is located in the basements on Bannatyne Campus. I'm not sure exactly what goes on in here though.

Well, it looks like the white willow tree near Tier and Isbister, right near the final bus stops, is coming to an end. As per the article, it's too sick to remain.

I remember sitting on this tree during my undergrad years. A couple of years ago or so, they put a fence around the area. I was sad as I had wanted to sit on that tree, but I suppose that they didn't want to risk the sickness or whatever spreading, so they fenced it off.

Do you have any specific memories of this tree?