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Maydianne Andrade

Maydianne Andrade is an award-winning biologist and University Professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Her research examines how social...

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Roselaide Decker (Photo credit: UTSC Development and Alumni Relations Office)

News | Tuesday, February 25, 2025

‘Science and possibility’: UTSC student steps towards research career with national funding program

When Roselaide Decker first started at the University of Toronto Scarborough, she made a list of research programs to pursue. A top...

Natural Sciences STEM UTSC

News | Wednesday, March 27, 2024

‘A black box in astronomy knowledge’: PhD researcher probes the earliest stars in the universe

As a child, Margaret Ikape had a prime view of the stars from her hometown of Lagos, Nigeria. “When I was really...

Natural Sciences STEM UofT

News | Thursday, February 15, 2024

Canadian Black Scientists Network to foster discussions about equity in STEMM through the untold stories of Black astronauts

It’s only been a few months since Maydianne Andrade first watched The Space Race, National Geographic’s documentary which spotlights the little-known stories of...

Black Excellence Black History Month STEM UTSC

News | Tuesday, November 7, 2023

UTSC undergrad De-Mario Knowles is here to make an impact

De-Mario Knowles wears many hats. Whether he is in the classroom studying neuroscience or taking pen to paper to write...

Black Excellence Leadership Medical, Health, and Life Sciences STEM Student Stories UTSC

News | Tuesday, February 21, 2023

How mentorship is inspiring the next generation of Black engineering researchers

As a high school student in Brampton, Ont., Bettina Oghinan (Year 3 MechE) was drawn to mathematics and physics. She wanted...

Black Excellence Engineering and technology equity Leadership STEM UofT

News | Tuesday, February 7, 2023

UTM staff member set to spotlight Black brilliance in STEM

Corrine Bent-Womack wears many hats at the University of Toronto as a staff member and PhD student. Throughout her roles,...

Black Excellence Black History Month Curriculum, pedagogy, and didactics STEM UTM

News | Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Science and community: Canadian Black Scientists Network launch second BE-STEMM conference

Last year, the inaugural conference for Black excellence in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine and health (BE-STEMM), hosted by the...

Black Excellence Black History Month Community Education Humanities and the Arts STEM UofT UTSC

News | Thursday, January 5, 2023

Building momentum: Canadian Black Scientists Network partners with U of T Scarborough

When Maydianne Andrade co-founded the non-profit Canadian Black Scientists Network with other Black scientists across Canada two years ago, she felt there was a...

Leadership STEM UTSC

News | Friday, February 4, 2022

Virtual conference draws Black scientists, inspires university students

U of T Associate Professor, Maydianne Andrade recently spoke with CBC about BE-STEMM 2022, a virtual conference that aims to...

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