If successful, these viruses could become an effective therapy in fighting breast and ovarian cancers providing hope to those who need it the most.
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Thirty years after the Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, women in the world of STEM continue to face gender inequality and discrimination. Students in STEM at the U of O reflect on the tragedy and highlight issues persisting within their fields.
“We care for patients — we have been for 25 years — using basic science and role models with collaborators in various fields including chemistry, molecular biology, imaging, and others, to try and really characterize the changes between mobility to better prevent and treat them,” says U of O professor Guy Trudel.
Saturday’s event featured 12 scientists giving hour-long synopses of their area of research and looked to spark interest in younger generations to pursue futures in science, technology, engineering, medicine and math.
Comprehension on the chemical reactions was lowest when students only looked at structural components.
NSERC’s vision is to provide financial support to students in the hopes of new discoveries and innovative ideas to help advance the fields of science and engineering.
The possibility of a bionic eye might, in fact, be more of a reality than one would expect, thanks to Ross Cheriton, a PhD student at the University of Ottawa’s Chair for Research in Photonics.
Recently, the Ontario government floated the idea of scrapping the mandatory half-credit that is grade 10 civics class, where high school students are supposed to learn what it means to be a Canadian citizen. Is this a good idea?
From Oct. 14 to 15, the semi-annual deCODE: Hackathon will be returning to the University of Ottawa, this time with a few changes—namely, a smaller group of participants to boost competition.
This November, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the oldest scholarly group in the country, will be welcoming University of Ottawa history professor Dr. Chad Gaffield into their midst as their new president.
