U of S Training Camp Prepares Team Canada for Biology Olympiad in Australia
Posted April 26, 2004
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 26, 2004 2004-04-18-OTHER
U of S Training Camp Prepares Team Canada for Biology Olympiad in Australia
The University of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce that Vishvajit Singh
(Markham, ON) and Jenny Wang (Toronto, ON) were selected to represent Canada
at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Brisbane, Australia July
11-18, 2004. The two runners up were Ralph Zhang (Edmonton, AB) and Jeffrey
Anchan (Calgary, AB).
Singh and Wang were selected from ten participants who attended the
week-long National Biology Training Camp at the U of S held April 16-25. It
was a rigorous week of laboratory work and testing where students were
exposed to theory by U of S professors and researchers who are authorities
in their fields. Students also performed experiments in state-of-the-art
laboratories.
The IBO is a competition for secondary school students, testing their skills
in tackling biology problems and performing biology experiments. In bringing
together gifted students, the IBO tries to challenge and stimulate these
students to expand their talents and to promote careers in the field so
biology talents are nurtured.
It is expected that 45 countries will participate in IBO 2004 and will
attract around 500 international visitors to Australia.
Canada has been awarded the hosting duties for the 2007 IBO to coincide with
centennial celebrations at the U of S. It is expected that more than 200
students from a various countries will come to compete in Canada. Training
Camps will be held annually at the U of S leading up to the IBO in 2007. In
the long term, these Camps will be a means to entice the youth of the
country to be more engaged in biology and life science education.
With projects like the Canadian Light Source synchrotron (CLS) and the
expansion of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) it is of
particular value to the Prairies to make investments in young people
interested in these areas.
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For more information, please contact:
Professor Chary Rangacharyulu
University of Saskatchewan
Tel:(306) 966-6412
Email: chary.r@usask.ca
Website: www.usask.ca/biology/cbo/training.html
Erin Taman
Communications
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: (306) 966-6919
Email: erin.taman@usask.ca
