Events

SCWIST was honoured to attend the third annual ESS (Engendering Success in STEM) Symposium at UBC this past week. The symposium brought together universities, professional associations, science education institutions, non-profit […]

Montreal:  November 12 – 14, 2019 SCWIST GENC Leaders (left to right)  Fariba Pacheleh, Anja Lanz and Christin Wiedemann  Leaders from SCWIST (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology) […]

STEM Expertise and Strength in Numbers:  SCWIST Past Presidents with Minister Monsef (L to R) : Hiromi Matsui, Hilda Ching, Minister Monsef, Fariba Pacheleh, Christine Wiedemann, Maria Issa and Penny […]

by Kassandra Burd When people think of the field of Psychology, they may be aware that the majority of students who major in this discipline are female; it would only […]

Saskatoon, April 1, 2019- In September 2017, the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) initiated the three-year project, Make DIVERSITY Possible, to develop tools for STEM (science, […]

In photo (left to right): SCWIST past president Dr. Maria Gyongyossy-Issa, current president Kelly Marciniw, founders Dr. Diana S. Herbst and Dr. Hilda Ching, Hon. Maryam Monsef, Make Possible Project Manager […]

Jan 16, 2019 Nobel prize lectures SFU Faculty of Science & Science World Celebrate the 2018 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics and Medicine or Physiology and find out how these […]

Ashley van der Pouw Kraan, ms infinity program coordinator,  represented SCWIST at the “Dream It, Be It” Career Support for Girls Conference at Panorama Ridge Secondary School in Surrey on Nov […]

Contractor Opportunity – Indigenous Outreach Coordinator Description: Reporting to the Director of Youth Engagement, the Indigenous Outreach Coordinator will oversee the development and implementation of programs for indigenous youth that […]

It is a really exciting time for the SCWIST communications committee.  We have a new website in the works, we are achieving higher social media reach numbers than ever before and we […]

Love social media?   Liked us on Facebook, followed us on Twitter, want us on Instagram?   Want to improve your business marketing skills and love SCWIST?   We are […]

    Be there. And invite your friends! What: Spirit of SCWIST Fundraiser When: Sunday, November 18, 2018 (4:00pm to 8:00pm) Where: Steamworks Brewery, 375 Water Street, Vancouver, BC The […]

  Attention students, parents and teachers! Applications to the Ingenium Foundation Horizon STEAM Award has opened. The competition is open to Canadian youth, 16-18 years old, who have inspiring achievements […]

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (Can be remote):   Do you have interest in contributing to the strategic development of SCWIST?  Are you a results-oriented contributor and team collaborator with a strong […]

Britt Wray and the Rise of the Necrofauna Canadian storyteller Britt Wray is launching her first book: “Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction”. Dr. Olga […]

SCWIST is proud to announce the receipt of funding from Status of Women Canada (SWC) for a 3-year project to advance gender diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). […]

For the third time since 2014, SCWIST was invited to address the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. This time the study was on the Economic Security of […]

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Natalia Stakhanova is an Assistant Professor and the New Brunswick Innovation Research Chair in Cyber Security at the University of New Brunswick. Her work revolves around building secure systems and includes […]

eng-cite is the working name of the Goldcorp Professorship for Women in Engineering at UBC with the funding partnership of WWEST. The Professorship – established in 2014 – is a […]

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