Ethos Lab

Five grade 8–12 students sit around a table and smile for the camera as they participate in the 2025 Blackathon at Microsoft Offices.
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Creativity shines at Ethọ́s Lab’s annual Blackathon

Peak Web February 2, 2026

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On February 27, Ethọ́s Lab will host its Black Futures Month Blackathon. The fourth annual hackathon event will build “on a tradition of honouring Black innovation while equipping youth with real-world problem-solving skills.” Past years have focused on Black inventors, like video game console revolutionary Gerald Lawson, or locomotive safety visionary Andrew Jackson Beard. The lab itself is a non-profit designed to “make STEAM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, Applied Arts, and Math) accessible and exciting by offering afterschool project-based programs and in-school activations for youth in Grades 5–12.” They shared that their “approach to innovation…

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This is a photo of the SFU Vancouver campus. The lobby contains the security booth, seating for students to study, escalators, and a location directory.
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Ethọ́s Lab and CDM work toward inclusivity in XR

Peak Web October 12, 2023

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer In October 2022, a partnership was struck between the Centre for Digital Media (CDM) and Ethọ́s Lab. The goal of the collaboration is to “increase the representation of Black youth and girls in extended reality…

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