Biotech Brain Game, Sept. 21, 2010

As part of NBW, MindSet has organized the Biotech Brain Game for provincial, national or international participation.  This year 15 questions related to biomedical engineering will be sent out to high school students registered for the program.   In addition to Manitoba students involved in SABC, this will include students from Japan, Australia and Germany who are involved in the BioInnovations Student Conference.  Students from Ho Yu Primary School and College will represent Hong Kong.   In addition, high schools in Worthington and St. Paul, Minnesota have been invited to participate.

Students can enter as individuals or in teams of two. Winners for each category will be selected based on the number of questions they answer correctly.  If there is a tie in  the number of correct responses, the winning entry will be selected based on the team that returned their answers first. 

Categories for the contest include a winner from each of the SABC programs in Manitoba, an overall Manitoba winner as well as an overall winner from all the students including those from Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and Germany, each of which will have a country winner.

Post-graduate students from the Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba are creating this year’s questions.  The questions should deal with introductory knowledge to biomedical engineering reflecting the importance of physics.  Last year’s questions surveyed students’ knowledge of H1N1 with students from Swan River Regional Secondary School emerging as the winners of the Manitoba and overall categories.

BioOlympics, St. Boniface Research Centre, Sept. 22, 2010

The BioOlympics are organized and supported by MindSet and the Life Sciences Association of Manitoba to introduce bioscience and biotechnology to students in the middle years.  Students from 10 schools will have a half day to try hands-on activities, related to these areas in the spirit of friendly competition.  Among the activities are  laser surgery, endoscopy bad DNA extraction.  St. Boniface Research Centre will again host the event. 

Biomedical Engineering Workshop, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Sept. 24, 2010

Biomedical engineering, including nanotechnology applications, is the theme for MindSet’s involvement in NBW,  In partnership with the Biomedical Engineering Group of the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, MindSet has organized a one day workshop for students and teachers to learn more about this extremely important area of scientific development.