12 Aug 2018
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STEMing UP Spotlight (Interview with Dhwani Vaishnav) – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 11

Hello readers! I hope you enjoyed last week’s Spotlight with Naomi Thomas. This week, we will be featuring Dhwani Vaishnav. This series, spanning over the duration of Phase III of the STEMing UP program will showcase the girls in the program, one each Saturday! Check back here every weekend to learn more about the incredible girls in the STEMing UP program and what they are working on.

Dhwani will be in grade 11 this September at J Clarke Richardson Collegiate and she enjoys reading, Bharatanatyam dance, and playing the violin. Fun fact: Dhwani loves to travel and has visited five countries so far!

Let’s get into the interview!

  1. Why did you join the STEMing UP program?

I joined the STEMing UP program because although I have always been interested in STEM, I had not received the opportunity to learn about content that would help me in the future other than soft skills. I received an email from the Girls-E-Mentorship (GEM) program, where I was a mentee, and immediately applied. After all, a chance to learn skills such as financial metrics, marketing, how to pitch, and coding skills such as Python and coding with the Django framework are irreplaceable skills! More

03 Aug 2018
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STEMing UP Spotlight (Interview with Sanaa Syed) – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 09

Hello, readers, and welcome back to another blog post and another STEMing UP Spotlight! This series, spanning over the duration of Phase III of the STEMing UP program will showcase the girls in the program, one each Saturday! Check back here every weekend to learn more about the incredible girls in the STEMing UP program and what they are working on.

This week we will be featuring Sanaa Syed, who is 16 years old and will be in grade 12 this September. She enjoys playing the guitar, photography, and writing short stories.

Now what you’ve all been waiting for- let’s get into the interview!

 

  1. Why did you join the STEMing UP program?

I joined the STEMing UP program in hopes to get an idea of my future career path, expand my extracurricular list, for networking opportunities, to gain soft skills such as working with a team, communication and leadership skills.

  1. What interests you about STEM?

Personally, all sciences (physics, chemistry and biology) interest me especially chemistry and physics as those are my strong subjects at school. I enjoy the aspect that it is such a broad path that has been expanding and continues to expand. More

22 Jul 2018
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STEMing UP Spotlight (Interview with Jasmyn Asuro) – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 08

     Hello everyone! Thank you for clicking on this blog post, the second STEMing UP Spotlight! This series, spanning over the duration of Phase III of the STEMing UP program will showcase the girls in the program, one each Saturday! Check back here every weekend to learn more about the incredible girls in the STEMing UP program and what they are working on.

     This week, we will be featuring Jasmyn Asuro, who will be in grade 12 this coming September. She enjoys photography, baking, and filming/editing videos. She can also solve the Rubik’s cube!

     Now, let’s get into the interview with Jasmyn!

 

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18 Jul 2018
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Who’s behind the #STEMCamp2018? Jane, Helen & Sophia Young Women in STEM Fields

Jane Huynh: Currently working in the healthcare profession at a research hospital. Interested in the world of science and new discoveries.

Helen Chen: Helen Chen is a high school student in a specialized STEM program called “TOPS”. She is extremely passionate about chemistry, public health, and the intersections between business and STEAM. She has been part of the Foundation for Student Science and Technology for three years now, first as an ambassador, then as a GTA coordinator, and now as the conference director. Through this, she is also working on her own research on Zika and cancer with Dr. Brad Bass.

Sophia Fan: I am a second-year student at U of T pursuing a double major in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity & Conservation Biology, with a minor in Mathematics. I am working in Dr. Bass’ lab on the Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland project as a research-opportunity student in the fall, but I am currently helping out in the lab for the summer as well.

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11 Jul 2018
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Who’s behind the #STEMCamp2018? Shyam Mehta, Double Major in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences

Hi, I am Shyam Mehta. I am a third-year student at UofT double majoring in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences. I worked with Professor Brad Bass and 2 peers in a research course to create a computer simulation model of the Hpo cell growth and proliferation pathway with the COBWEB software program.

Why did you get involved with hEr VOLUTION’s camps?

I wanted to share my love for science and illuminate the plethora of opportunities in STEM!

How are you involved with the STEM Camps?

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08 Jul 2018
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Introduction to Software Development – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 06

     Hello readers, and welcome to yet another weekly write up! This week was the first week of Phase III for the STEMing UP girls, and this past Saturday was the big day- four groups pitched their ideas to the Knixteen brand surrounding marketing, creating an app, and more!

     They brainstormed ideas throughout Phase II, and using the skills learnt in previous sessions such as pricing, marketing, and pitching, presented their idea to a representative of Knixteen and a panel of judges. The event was a great success, and the students, parents, and judges had an amazing time!

     This week of Phase III was hosted at Humber College. Huge thanks to Humber College North Campus for having us, as well as Checkout 51 for providing TTC tickets for the duration of Phase III! This summer, the girls will be learning Python, a backend programming language. Here are some of the basics of software development! More