STEAM Sisters win 2021 Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence
Published: July 14, 2021
The University of Toronto鈥檚 Sandhya and Swapna Mylabathula, creators of a YouTube show called STEAM Stars, which celebrates women in science, technology, engineering, art and math, have been recognized with.
, the twins won the award for best program, short form, for , an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency.
鈥淚t is such an amazing honour to get this award,鈥 said Sandhya, a PhD student at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education. 鈥淚t is also really meaningful to see that STEAM-specific content is being recognized, especially since this one was focused on featuring diverse women in STEAM careers, because it really is so important for under-represented groups to see themselves in these positions.鈥
Before the pandemic, the sisters were able to film the show on various locations in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. They now use the show to do some of their STEAM outreach.
鈥淚t is very rewarding to hear the wonderful feedback from students,鈥 says Swapna, a PhD student in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. 鈥淭hey often say that they find it inspiring and feel motivated to explore the various fields featured.鈥
