2004-05 Toronto PIR Essay Winners
"Pathways to Discovery"
Partners in Research is pleased to announce the
winners* of the 2004-05 Essay Contest for the Greater Toronto Area. The theme of the
contest was "The Scientific Journey: Pathways to Discovery" with
an emphasis on the role of biomedical research in Canadian society.
Winners (Secondary School level
only)
|
|
Grade
|
Award
|
Name
|
School
|
Essay Title
|
| 9 |
1st |
Billy Zhao |
Zion Heights Junior High |
Pharmaceutical Companies and the Patenting of Genes |
| 10 |
1st |
Sabrina Kun Tang |
University of Toronto Schools |
With the Flick of a Switch |
| 11 |
1st |
Jaclyn Chiang |
University of Toronto Schools |
Small is the New Big |
| 12 |
1st |
Will Goldbloom |
University of Toronto Schools |
Education and Animal Rights - A New Compromise |
|
(All)
|
*Grand Prize, Secondary Level: The
June Callwood Prize
Presented to Will Goldbloom (Grade 12, University of Toronto Schools) for his essay
Education and Animal Rights - A New Compromise
|
Thank you to all the students who submitted essays!
The contest will be held once again for the 2005-2006 school
year. Please check back for details this fall!
* 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes are not always awarded
in each grade category. Prizes may be withheld in some levels depending on
submissions.