President George Vella recently presented the awards of the first edition of the Malta STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education Awards. The competition is organised by the Science Centre, Pembroke, which forms part of the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes (DLAP), under the president’s patronage.
The Malta STEM Education Awards were established to celebrate outstanding practitioners and entities that foster high quality STEM education practices.
The president said the awards acknowledge the added value of a national policy that focuses on the cohesion of science education, the well-being of the community and development in the world of work. He expressed the wish that more female students take up STEM subjects.
Malta-based company improve therapeutical care through the analysis of microbiomes
BioArte participates in international programmes for molecular testing including testing for COVID-19.
Photo: James Galea (DOI)
A Maltese company, which is focused on research in the field of microbiology, has created an innovative method through the analysis of microbiomes which can assist better doctors in the therapeutic care they provide to their patients relating to an array of diseases, including COVID-19.
While visiting the company at its premises, the Life Sciences Park, Minister for Research, Innovation and the Co-ordination of post Covid-19 Strategy Owen Bonnici stated that, “It is of great satisfaction for us to be showing our support to this company which is based in Malta building a solid reputation in the field of research in the areas of health and life sciences, even abroad, by working with important international entities to find innovative solutions we can all benefit from”.
You would need to be a pretty tough customer to come up against the Bentley farmers, yet, that is exactly what Rob and Sarah McKenzie, the operators of the Bentley Quarry, what they say is a local, family-operated business, are doing. James Galea presents Poof!, sharing the secrets of a magician at NORPA, Lismore Hall on Friday 4 & Saturday 5 June.
James Galea is no ordinary magician. He’s not the smarmy guy in purple velvet with a cage full of pigeons sawing women in half. In fact, James is proud to say he has never cut anyone in half. James is an award-winning magician/writer/producer and Australia’s foremost magician. He has been producing and writing magic-based television and theatre internationally for 15 years.
Through wizardry, story, and original songs, Galea said he peels back the curtain in an outrageous magical cabaret. There are some deeply personal stories shared and secrets brought into the light. It s exciting to be challenged and nervous again. I miss that, he said. Galea explains how he came up with the idea for the show. I remember being at a magic convention and looking around and then having a moment where I just thought, Hold on - are all magicians gay? It served as a jumping off point for a ridiculous world to live inside. I ve always been fascinated that the word poof in Australia (where I grew up) can have such a negative and visceral reaction - whereas poof in the USA (pronounced pouf ) is the most magical word in the vocabulary, he said.
Where are the Sound of Music cast now? As tributes are paid to the late Christopher Plummer, Femail reveals the varied fortunes of the actors who played the von Trapps - including one who became a florist and another who starred in a Quentin Tarantino film
Christopher Plummer, who played Captain von Trapp, died peacefully at home on Friday in Connecticut
Sound of Music co-star Julie Andrews was already household name after playing Mary Poppins in 1964
Seven child stars who played Von Trapp children remained close though two have now passed away