SCIENCE

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The case for reinventing scientific academia

Mathula Muhundan October 11, 2022
Why the current system fails to retain bright scientific talent, and how we can fix it
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“Green” clothing?

Kieran Guimond September 20, 2022
Environmental impacts of the fast fashion industry
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Too much safety?

Victoria Allder September 20, 2022
Why safety measures can result in dangerous behaviours
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Field research at the university

Kieran Guimond August 23, 2022
Opportunities, experiences, and advice
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Satire: Melina Milk—The New Cow’s Milk

Gwendolyn Pooglow March 29, 2022
Poog.com Blog Post #1038
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A tale of two studies

Albert Cheng March 15, 2022
The duality of STEAM degrees
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Choosing your program of study

Jess Nash March 15, 2022
Experiences and advice from upper-year students in STEM
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Para“social” activity

Albert Cheng February 15, 2022
The spooky influence our parasocial friends wield
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Eight LGBTQ+ scientists you should know about

Kieran Guimond February 15, 2022
Science is queerer than you think
Artistic depiction of members of Black Scientists' Task Force on Vaccine Equity

Dismantling racial disparities in healthcare: the Black Scientists’ Task Force on Vaccine Equity

Jasmine Ryu Won Kang February 1, 2022
In the fall of 2020, the Black Scientists’ Task Force on Vaccine Equity was assembled upon recommendation by the City of Toronto to address the stark inequalities in COVID-19 vaccination rates and barriers to vaccine uptake in Black communities.  The Task Force, comprising a group of Black physicians, healthcare professionals, ...