Month: July 2019

From the bench to the museum: Yukiko Stranger-Galey

Posted on July 27, 2019

by Marine Da Silva, Ph.D., Business Development Associate, Mitacs Yukiko Stranger-Galey (Photo by Allison Rasmussen) Looking for ideas for career transitions from the bench? Here’s one from Yuki… Read More

Your academia experience is an asset in industry!

Posted on July 26, 2019

Edna Matta-Camacho PhD, Research Associate, Carleton University Recently, I had a unique opportunity and experience of transitioning from academia to industry. It was unexpectedly a positive and en… Read More

The Invisibility of Women of Colour in STEM

Posted on July 26, 2019

by Kassandra Burd, M.Sc. Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Kent Nowadays we see a lot of talk concerning the lack of of women in STEM fields: it is an unfortunate reality that we must wo… Read More

Researching the global thermometer: Martine Lizotte’s excursion to the Arctic

Posted on July 3, 2019

Photo of the team members on the first expedition. Starting from the 9 o’clock position: Thomas Bossé-Demers, Caroline Guilmette, Marine Béguin, Martine Lizotte, Laurent Oziel and Bennet Juhls. (Photo… Read More

SCWIST: A Distinguished Past and Growing into the Future

Posted on July 1, 2019

Compiled from the works of Nadine Nakagawa (2014), Joelle Ingrao (2014) and archived emails SCWIST members present at the Annual General Meeting, 2019. Left to right: front row- Kelly Marciniw, pre… Read More

SCWIST: Expanding Horizons since 1981, reflections on our 30th year anniversary (2014)

Posted on July 1, 2019

L-R: Ms. Fariba Pacheleh, Director of Strategic Development, Society forCanadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST); Maria Issa, Past President ofSCWIST; MP Weston; Minister Leitch; MP Wai Young… Read More