12-year-old Alex Pasichnyk is looking for a bone marrow donor for her rare condition. Aplastic anemia is a disease where the body doesn’t produce enough blood cells to sustain life. Only one in every one million children are diagnosed with this disease every year, which is why it can be difficult to find a bone […]

The third annual robotics competition took place at NAIT on November 25. Hundreds of high school students from across the province took part in this competition. Each year a new engineering challenge is introduced, with this year’s challenge being called In The Zone. This challenge involved robots stacking up to 80 cones on 10 goal […]

Angela Marino’s mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis nine years ago. Although it’s been a difficult road, Marino uses her experience and her art to create awareness for those living with disabilities. “I want people to understand that this is a disease that affects the internalization of a person. So being confronted by an image of […]

All in for Alex was organized after 12-year-old Alex Pasichnyk went into total bone marrow failure over the summer. She was diagnosed with a rare form of aplastic anemia and is in need of a bone marrow donor. Since the start of the event on November 25th, they have seen an overwhelming amount of support. […]

The NAIT NewsWatch team has been working hard all semester to create news and entertainment features. This week we take a look at some of those features on NewsWatch Extra. From generational farming to an Instagram-based business, we’ve got all that and more.