Overcoming Math Anxiety with Confidence
Backgrounders
Learn about math anxiety, including what it is, why it happens, and how you can overcome it.
Alyssa Smith
Career Profiles
PhD Candidate in Cognitive Science
Jasmin Chahal
Career Profiles
Assistant Professor
Dr. Rod Russell
Professor of Virology and Immunology
Dr. Shelina Babul (she/her)
Associate Director, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
Introduction to Homeostasis and Regulation
Backgrounders
Learn about homeostasis and how the body regulates temperature, blood pressure, blood pH and blood sugar.
Summer Symposium Series: Health Sciences Career Resources
Backgrounders
A career in the health sciences would let you help people directly in a very 'hands-on' way!
Resources on Stem Cells
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to stem cells.
Resources on Immunology
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to immunology.
What’s Special About the New COVID-19 Vaccines?
STEM Explained
Learn about viruses, vaccines and why the new COVID-19 vaccines are innovative.
Resources on Brains
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles, videos, and career profiles related to brains.
Creating a Vaccine for COVID-19 in Canada
STEM Explained
Learn how vaccines are developed, how they work and how some scientists in Canada are researching vaccines for COVID-19.
Herd Immunity: How Vaccines Protect the Most Vulnerable
Backgrounders
What is herd immunity and how does it protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities?
Stress and the Brain
Backgrounders
Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!