Thank you science championElizabeth Weretilnyk
Professor
Department of
Biology
Elizabeth champions science with the
STEM Engagement Project
Elizabeth, together with colleagues Rosa Da Silva and Peter Summers, is inspiring the next generation of scientists and supporting high school science teachers with the Department of Biology's STEM Engagement Project. The long-running STEM Engagement Project by the Department of Biology connects McMaster with hundreds of high school students and teachers each year and includes immersive in-person and virtual science workshops and an equipment loaner program. A STEM education certificate for teachers is also in development.
"see themselves" as future members, as youth who will experience a successful transition to university. Outreach supports positive interactions between McMaster mentors and students, inspiring connections that ease the move from high school to university.
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