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By: Aadya Dixit | 3 min read

Jaspreet Kaur Gill (she/her) is a third-year BSc. Honours Health Sciences (minor in Medical Physiology, Health Research specialization) student. She highlights her experience presenting and travelling to the American Society of Clinical Oncology – Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, CA, one of the key prostate cancer events globally.

By: Lauren Ballard | 4.5 min read

Sharmi Sritharan (she/her) is a fourth-year Public Health student who’s minoring in addictions, mental health and policy. She speaks about how she learned to consider research positions, even though she doesn’t have a traditional science background.

By: Lauren Ballard | 5 min read

Thenuja Vittanachchi (she/her) is a third-year Environmental Science student specializing in Ecology. She details her experience having a co-op term in South Africa and how she dealt with the challenges of living on the other side of the world.

By: Aadya Dixit | 4 min read

Sophia Devinyak (she/her) is a fourth-year Physics and Astronomy student. Having completed five co-op terms, she shares her unique experience working a diverse range of jobs and problem solving as a co-op student.

By: Lauren Ballard | 6.5 min read

Shawn Benedict (he/him) is a fourth-year Nanotechnology Engineering student who worked in a wide range of industries. He speaks about how co-op helped him solidify his career goals.

By: Aadya Dixit | 3.5 min read

Stanley Miao (he/him) is a fourth-year Computer Science student. Sharing his experience, he talks about co-op broadening his perspective and the excitement associated with research.

By: Aadya Dixit | 4 min read

Genevie Tran (she/her) is in her third year of Biology. She discusses her passion for wet lab research and her advice for staying motivated throughout the work term.

By: Jacqueline Cardoso | 5 min read

Rahul Desai (he/him), a third-year Health student, discusses his experience at the Odette Cancer Center, his love for research and the wide variety of work within healthcare.

By: Aadya Dixit | 5 min read

Stephanie Davis (she/her) is a Master of Public Service student in her second year. Co-operative and Experiential Education is recognizing her as the Faculty of Arts Co-op Student of the Year for her remarkable work at the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs. Stephanie discusses her determination to make a difference and how it led to her making great strides in her co-op role.

By: Aadya Dixit | 4 min read

The Co-op Student of the Year for the Faculty of Mathematics is Jessica Bohm (she/her). Jessica combined her passion for computer science and curiosity for physics at TRIUMF. During her work term she enhanced her already sharp critical thinking and problem-solving skills. She discusses pursuing a career in research and getting to work with complex machinery.