安大略省科学中心宣布2020年韦斯顿青年创新奖的五位获奖者，他们开展了创新项目，包括一个监测肾脏疾病数据的机器，用于降低公共洗手间烘手器噪音水平的原型，测量焦虑和抑郁的可穿戴设备，以及为无家可归者提供的便携住房。

来自加拿大各地的获奖者运用科学、技术和创新，从数据收集和计算机编程到工程学等方面开展项目，以为他们的社区带来积极的变革。将于7月举行一个线上颁奖典礼。

14岁的诺拉·基根，是布兰顿学校的九年级学生，她凭借她对公共洗手间烘手器声音音量测量的研究赢得了第二名奖，奖金为8,500美元。她只有9岁时开始着手这项研究，现已开发出一个降低噪音水平的原型。

“当烘手器打开时，我注意到我的耳朵会疼痛，我看到其他孩子也会捂住耳朵。我想知道这是不是太吵了，”诺拉说。“在我学校安装了一个更安静的烘手器这一瞬间，我感到非常高兴。"

祝贺诺拉！

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​The Ontario Science Centre announced the five winners of the 2020 Weston Youth Innovation Award for their work developing innovative projects—including a machine to monitor kidney disease data, prototypes to lower noise levels of hand dryers in public washrooms, a wearable device to measure anxiety and depression, and a portable shelter for homeless people.

The winners, from across Canada, used science, technology and innovation—everything from data collection and computer coding to engineering—to develop projects that can bring positive change to their communities. An online award ceremony for the winners is being planned for July.

Nora Keegan, 14, Grade 9 student at Branton School, won the second-place prize of $8,500 for her work on measuring the sound volume of hand dryers in public washrooms, research she started when she was only 9 years old, which has led to a prototype to reduce noise levels.

"I noticed my ears were hurting when hand dryers were on, and I saw other kids would cover their ears. I wondered if it was too loud," Nora said. "It was a big moment to see a quieter hand dryer installed at my school this year. I was very happy to see it."

Congratulations Nora!

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