Events

Presidents Blog: August 2013

Dear SCWIST Community, Happy Summer! July has gone by way too fast, and I find the fabulous weather slipping away before I can enjoy it. So why can’t I slow […]

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BC Student among the 15 Google Science Fair 2013 Global Finalists

Ann Makosinski was selected as one of four Canadian Regional finalists for the Google Science Fair. Ann Makosinski, a grade 10 student at St. Michael’s University School in Victoria, has […]

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SCWIST is recognized for mentoring girls in STEM!

Our new President, Ms. Rosine Hage-Moussa, was interviewed by the Globe and Mail in which she explained her motivation on helping girls in pursuit of a career in STEM and […]

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SCWIST 2013 Annual General Meeting [Event Recap]

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What a great AGM we had this year! Last year we thought we had the best turnout ever but this year we had double the turnout! Many thanks to all […]

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What do our members have to say about SCWIST? Networking & Mentorship

Hi SCWIST Members! Last Summer (2012) we at SCWIST decided we needed to engage with our membership to get their input on the 2013 direction of SCWIST- particularly programming. For […]

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The President’s Blog

Jan 2013 Hello SCWIST Members and Friends, Happy NEW YEAR!!! “We look at the present through a rear view mirror; we walk backwards into the future” This one of my […]

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Why it might be true that you can’t become a mother and be a professor in STEM

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Guest Blog by Dr. Anne Steino Since moving to Vancouver in 2009 I have heard numerous people (women) explaining their choice to not have kids, as based on their career […]

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Building an Online Profile to Benefit your Academic Career

By Jane O’Hara Creating your own online presence can have many benefits: first of all, it has evolved into a modern resume or CV, where all your educational and employment […]

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Brains, Behaviour, Girls and Geeks

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By: Jane O’Hara It’s a fact that women today are still underrepresented in numbers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with the exception of life sciences […]

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Thoughts on ‘Science. It’s a Girl Thing’

By Kristi Charish. This is a tricky blog to write. So much so I’ve been mulling over what I’m going to say all week. It’s not every day the science […]

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On Science and Superheroes

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by Jane O’Hara. Let’s talk, people! Let’s communicate with society! What shall we talk about? Let’s talk about the things that we do in our everyday working lives that everyone […]

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Update: Successful AGM

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By Kristi Charish Why you should attend the AGM this year All right, before you shut this blog post down, hear me out. I’m like most of you. I care […]

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Two Worlds of Words

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by Pamela Lincez Sitting in the chair at a hair salon the other day (yes-scientific chicks are concerned with their hair styles), I was enjoying my ‘free time’ – flipping […]

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Go forth and boldly network – it will pay off in a multitude of ways

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By Jane O’Hara A lot of people are scared of the concept of networking. The idea of moving around a room full of strangers, introducing yourself and giving a ‘sales […]

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A Big Contributor, Largely Overlooked

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By Almas Does the name Harriet Brooks ring a bell? Harriet Brooks was the first Canadian nuclear physicist born on January 1st, 1876 in Ontario. Brooks was called second to […]

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