STEM Education for Indigenous Youth in Canada
This message was sent to all faculty and staff at UBC Okanagan on behalf of the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan.
April 6, 2021
A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan
Dear colleagues,
On April 15, I invite you to join me for a discussion on the importance of STEM education for Indigenous youth in Canada.
Elder Wilfred Barnes from Westbank First Nation will share opening remarks, followed by an interactive discussion with Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University and Dr. Jason Pennington, Assistant Professor, General Surgery at the University of Toronto.
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