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Why Care About the Higgs Boson?
STEM Explained
Physicists are a bit like chefs, except they’re trying to figure out the recipe for the universe.
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Megan Chambers
Structural Design Technologist
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The Hidden Heroes of Hockey!
STEM Explained
Ice Technicians use math and physics in order to keep the ice ready for hockey.
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Telescopes and Astronomy
Backgrounders
Visible light is only part of what astronomers study. They use different types of telescopes to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
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Nichole Rama
Civil Inspector
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Katie Au
Career Profiles
Project Manager and Partner
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Serina Hall
Career Profiles
Mechanical Designer
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Mahadeo Sukhai
Vice President of Research & International Affairs and Chief Accessibility Officer
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Light Pollution
STEM Explained
Light can be a type of pollution. Learn about the damage it causes to people and living things as well as how you can prevent it.
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Antimatter and Why It Matters to Me
STEM Explained
Melissa Valdez talks about her exciting work on antimatter at CERN when she was a graduate student at York University.
Catherine Roome
Career Profiles
President & Lead Executive Officer
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The Solutioneers Week 9: Renewable Energy
Interactives
This week's episodes and hands-on activity explore renewable energy.
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Anne Simonen
Career Profiles
Civil Engineering Technologist
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Diane Standen-Downie
Project Controls Manager
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Martina Bona
Career Profiles
Process Discipline Specialist