< 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 spotlight Black Canadians within science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.
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