STEM

• Calgary engineer’s new children’s book promotes girls in STEM

  Children's book author Maria Marianayagam is exploring powerful possibilities with her latest book release, The Amazing Power of Girls.

  Features

  May 30
  
• Boys and Girls Club South East preparing for in-house robotics workshop

  After securing grants from the federal and provincial governments the Boys and Girls Club South East is preparing to add a robotics workshop to its Bath Road facility.

  Canada

  Apr 5
  
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• B.C.’s Lucas Yao, 9, has memorized pi to 2,030 digits

  Nine-year-old Lucas Mason Yao loves the Vancouver Canucks, his pet bunny Chomp and pi, the mathematical constant that's celebrated every March 14 around the world.

  Science

  Mar 14
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• Award-winning robotics club in Montreal is growing and has hopes for a new home

  The West Island Black Community Association's robotics club aims at inspiring students to take on STEM projects and ventures. But they'd like a space of their own to call home.

  Canada

  Feb 18
• Manitoba mentor advocates for girls in STEM across schools

  Dr. Anju Bajaj is mentoring and advocating for hundreds of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) across schools in Manitoba. 

  Education

  Feb 13
• ‘Ultimate science project’: Edmonton students send worm experiment into space

  An experiment developed by four Edmonton students has been selected for testing aboard the International Space Station. The experiment looks at how to feed future space colonies.

  Science

  Jan 19
• Portable planetarium unveiled at University of Guelph

  A demonstration was held at the Gryphon Fieldhouse on Monday and it will aim to educate people in Guelph and Wellington County on astronomy, including Canadian Space missions.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2023
• Calgary teacher wins ‘very prestigious’ prime minister’s STEM award

  Kathryn Richards’ hard work is inspiring students and has earned the Calgary teacher the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in STEM Teaching.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023
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• Edmonton student wins international science contest with cancer-treatment project

  Elizabeth Chen, a Grade 12 student at Old Scona Academic School, was awarded a first prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Brussels.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023
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• Who are digital nomads and is Canada ready to welcome them?

  Last month, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced that Canada was launching a special visa for digital nomads to come and live in Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2023