Good science communication about the pandemic “gives people a reason to be hopeful while also being cautious,” said Cassidy Swanston, the creator of SciComm School Podcast.
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“[We are] a very unique team — there isn’t any other team like it. Being able to design something that’s supposed to go on another planet,” said Cameron Paul, the co-captain of the University of Ottawa’s Mars Rover Team.
Medical Laboratory Technologists are “hidden heroes, because nobody hears them and nobody sees them. Yet, a technologist finds-out, before anyone else, what is wrong with a patient,” said Michelle Hoad, the CEO of MLPAO.
“The Ocean Decade is an opportunity for marine nations to work together to turn the tide on ocean health by using science to tackle the many challenges facing our marine environment,” said the Hon. Bernadette Jordan.
“Facebook and Google are not the only good tech companies to work for, there are tons of local tech companies that look for new talent, especially in Ottawa,” said Cameron Thompson, a junior software developer at Magnet Forensics.
“Many students who complete UROP go on to secure research contracts in their fields of study. Or, their UROP research propels them into great co-ops or graduate programs,” said Julie Vaillancourt, a UROP coordinator.
“Based on my experience working for the government, I know that if you’re sharing around a spreadsheet, it’s easy to make a mistake or accidentally delete something. These kinds of human errors are mitigated with [our] app”, said Matthew Gaerke, an account executive for Rain Technologies.
“This event pushes students to look at the problems our society faces and how we can apply our engineering skills to contribute to the well-being of others”, said Susan Peters, VP Events for the U of O’s Engineers Without Borders.
“Patients in long-term care are medically complex. For this reason, we want to know if the immunity they can gain from the vaccine continues to protect them over an extended period of time”, said Dr. Amy Hsu, principal investigator of C19 Immunity Study.
“Three weeks ago, if someone would have told me that Woroni’s posts were going to get wiped from Facebook, I would’ve freaked-out. And although it was a stressful day, we handled it quite well”, said Ben Rowley, Woroni’s managing editor.
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