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Reflections by Selena Jagdeo and Dania Sherif: In April, we co-facilitated the STEM Design Experience workshop in collaboration with McMaster University’s MePLUS Program. The workshop invited high school students to reflect on critical social and environmental challenges while encouraging them to think deeply about the systems that shape their communities. These topics are essential to understanding broader societal and structural determinants of health. For many students, th

This summer, I had the opportunity to work with Up4 The Challenge, an initiative that leverages scientific and technological innovation...

Within my own experience in my education, and I’m sure for many others, there has always felt like there exists a firm distinction...

The cornerstone of our community work at Up4 The Challenge is the STEM Design Experience workshop, where students from grades 7 to 12...

By: Attilio Tonin (Volunteer and Student in Education Program at the University of Ottawa) Up4 The Challenge and their workshops inspire...

By: Madeleine Graham (Volunteer with Up4 The Challenge and B. Ed Candidate at University of Ottawa) “In problem-posing education, people...

The beginning of the academic year is often an exciting time - a chance to meet new teachers, students, and friends and to consider the...

Parichart Sonchaiya spent six weeks with us at Up4 The Challenge in the spring of 2021 as part of her Ryerson Fellowship. Here's what she...

We are thrilled to have four volunteers working with us and wanted to introduce you to them! Hello! My name is Megan Provost and I am...

Most of us are probably aware of how challenging the last year has been for students, educators, and parents as we navigate between...

Exciting news! Our very own Andrea Hemmerich was interviewed by the Toronto Star as part of an article about girls in STEM. Check out the...

I am not alone in having zigzagged in and out of traditional science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations because of my...

We use #HumanCentredDesign to show how #STEM can help change the world. (This post was originally published by National Engineering Month...

(This post was originally published on LinkedIn in November 2017.) When I completed my undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, my...