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BreakFastTelevision
CKEM (CKEM)International Programming, DMA: 0
Aug 14 2009 8:05AM MDT
Programming Type: Talk Newsmagazine
bacteria. and weing i we sequester that clear flow is geting $125,000 from the national research council. the company is working on water treatment technology for the oil sands tailgs ponds as wel. >> asha: the dowson bridge wil shut down in january for lam year for a new paint job, concrete deck and wider sidewalks. >> we're work on making games that are easier and more interactive for rehabilitation patientpatient so they actually stick with it. amanda ferguson: no easy task, especially for a 16-year-old. but there's another act of rehabilitation going on here. as a program that focuses on math and science, no question that wisest is all about the numbers. it's all about fixing the gender and balance in male-dominated fields. so in signs right now, 53%. entry level into undergraduate are women, right. when you get to the graduate level that drops to 38%; when you get to faculty level that drops to 17%. and that's in science alone. >> to level the numbers organizers put deeps like jordan in research jobs for six weks and have them work with the brightest minds signs has to offer. >> it was really inspiring and made me realize how fun my future could be. >> it has a huge value to the lab. we have someone who comes in, who's very excited, and in the case of the student we had, is suddenly doing, because of their drive for hard work, doing what i would say is close to masters level research. >> for the first time the other half were invited to work in female-dominated fields. >> you get 60 students together and all of a sudden you have a boy's perspective and you have a girl's perspective. i think each one of those have learned that it's okay for women to be chemical engineers from a guy's perspective, but it's okay for a guy to be a nurse from a girl's perspective. and that's going to change society. >> asha: the wisest program is so popular they have to turn students away. this year more than 100 students applied for 60 spots. >> asha: it was edmonton versus calgary, battle of alberta. was it a nail-biter? it sure was, down to the last minute ... >> play action fake, tou touchdown! [ applause ]
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