Events

Celebrating the 2023 International Day for Women and Girls in Science with SCWIST’s STEM Explore Workshops

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Getting hands-on with SCWIST’s STEM Explore workshops Written by JeAnn Watson, Director of Youth Engagement It had almost been a year since I last facilitated our How to Make a […]

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“STEM needs women” – Celebrating the 2023 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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STEM needs women Every year on February 11th, millions of people around the world celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Science and gender equality […]

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SCWIST scholarship winner takes her freshwater research overseas

Written by: Ashley van der Pouw Kraan, Events and Communication Lead When Annabelle Rayson began investigating ways to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie, she didn’t expect her […]

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Indigenous Youth become Marine Biologists in Training

Written by: Ashley van der Pouw Kraan For a week in May, something special happened. Each day after school, 16 girls from nine Indigenous communities across BC and Alberta signed […]

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Science Fairs, STEM Conferences, and Starting School During COVID-19

Written by: Maia Poon Attending or hosting a virtual event during the pandemic? It will surprise you. That’s the main thing. It will also be okay, and I think I […]

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STEMinist Treasure Hunt – NSERC Science Odyssey

SCWIST organized a science themed treasure hunt,” STEMinist treasure hunt” for NSERC Science Odyssey 2021. The live event spanned 4 days from May 11th to May 14th, with a different […]

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Helping Youth Attain Science Literacy

By Mandy McDougall (SCWIST Digital Content Creator and Youth Engagement Committee Member) Have you ever heard a scientific statement or read a headline making a claim about science and thought to yourself, […]

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Zoe Elverum

Introducing Zoe Elverum!

Introducing Zoe Elverum, one of the incredibly talented recipients of the SCWIST Youth Skills Development Scholarship. She will be participating in the Skills Nunavut Territorial and Skills Canada competition. These […]

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Girls to the Power of Math

By Alexa Bailey (This article explains a bit about my research and how my girl-to-girl math mentoring program, Girls to the Power of Math, came about.) Who am I? My […]

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Beyond STEM: STEMinar

On January 19, Burnaby Central Secondary School was humming with activity as high school students from across the Lower Mainland flocked together to participate in the annual STEMinar Conference. Sponsored […]

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ms infinity Youth Leadership Program: Ravina Kaur Gill

This past spring, SCWIST/ms infinity was proud to offer a Youth Skills Development Scholarship.  The scholarship was open to girls (age 16-21) who have participated in a Quantum Leaps conference […]

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ms infinity Youth Leadership Program: Ellen Tamblyn

My name is Ellen Tamblyn and I am currently working on a project for the SCWIST ms infinity Youth Leadership Program. ABOUT ME I am 17 years old and I […]

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Workshop Kits – February 2017

Written by; Jenny McQueen, director outreach   We are continuously inspired by the young women in BC who are starting science clubs and initiating conferences. We want to foster this […]

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How to encourage girls to get interested in STEM

Jane Jomy and Twinkle Mehta are Grade 12 students with big dreams: Ms. Jomy wants to be a scientific researcher and Ms. Mehta an engineer. As co-presidents of their school’s […]

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Summary of ms infinity’s participation in Science Expo

Please  read the following written up, a brief summary of ms infinity’s participation in Science Expo, written by Jenny, SCWIST ms infinity director: ms infinity spent Saturday, November 5th at […]

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Mar 28 – Quantum Leaps Burnaby Conference

ms infinity event Quantum Leaps Burnaby Date: Saturday March 28, 2015 Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Place: UBC Register HERE The Quantum Leaps conference is a daylong event designed […]

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Inspire the Next Generation of Women Scientists

For young women starting to think about post secondary education and potential career options, having a mentor can be an enormous benefit.  ms infinity’s eMentoring program pairs up senior high […]

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ms infinity Update January 2014

It’s only one month into 2014 and already ms infinity is having a great year!  We held two events in January and are gearing up for another in February, and […]

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Updates from ms infinity – Accepting New Volunteers for the Ms Infinity eMentoring Program

We are currently accepting new volunteers for the ms infinity eMentoring program. eMentoring is an eight-week program that pairs a young woman in Grade 11 or 12 with a woman […]

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Event Recap – Terrace Quantum Leaps Conference

On Nov 12, Northwest Science & Innovation Society (NSIS) had their 6th Quantum Leaps Conference.  It was held in partnership with the University of Northern BC at their Terrace, BC […]

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Volunteer with ms Infinity and Make a Difference

Are you looking for a fun volunteer opportunity where you can pass on your passion for science to the next generation of women? ms infinity is currently accepting applications for […]

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November 2012: The era of visual arts in science and technology

There is no doubt that visual arts play a crucial role in technology. Computers, smart phones, tablets, etc. keep on improving the quality of their screens for better graphics to […]

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October 2012: “Junk DNA” is not junk

DNA is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid that is arranged into chromatins, in which the DNA is structurally compacted by proteins.  DNA carries genetic information of all known living organisms […]

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September 2012: The Clean Future

The Dark Knight rises to protect Gotham city in America. Batman, the DC Comics character is no stranger to any of us. This superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan is […]

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