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Yahaya Alphonse has a BSc in Biology and pursuing a second degree in Political Science(Hons). He is the President of the AlgomaU Students Union. He has extensive experience in Model UN and debates. Yahaya was one of the 3 delegates chosen from Canada, to attend the Global Diplomatic Forum with 100 other delegates from over 75 countries. He sits on the steering committee of the African and Caribbean Cultural Association of Northern Ontario. Yahaya Alphonse has background knowledge in the sciences. He has worked with the Plant Ecology lab at Algoma University, studying the evolution of forage crops over time through artificial selection. He also worked with the Soil Ecology Lab and studied the impacts of drought on spruce trees and the roles endo and ectomycorrhiza may play in drought resistance.