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Bugs and bones: the most fascinating thing at this school you’ve never heard of

By: Umer Altaf  Unknown to most students and hidden behind the dreary hallways of the Shrum Science Centre, an immaculate organisms collection resides within our university. Magnificently curated and remarkably comprehensive, the Biological Sciences Teaching Collection is likely the most fascinating thing at this school you’ve never heard of. Last week I got a chance to sit down with Tiia Haapalainen, the current teaching and collections technician at the facility, and ask her what exactly they are hiding in this place. [caption id="attachment_103456" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Rita Vityaz[/caption] Tiia manages the facility and is responsible for providing teaching…

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