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Raising the Bar: An Interview with Helen Sheridan of STEMCELL Technologies

Posted on November 28, 2022

Founded in 1993 by Dr. Allen Eaves, STEMCELL Technologies has quickly grown to become Canada’s largest biotechnology company. It now has more than 2,000 employees, of which over 1,500 work in Canada.&… Read More

Celebrating National STEM/STEAM Day every day

Posted on November 8, 2022

Written by Camila Castaneda, Marketing Coordinator Through a variety of youth-focused programs, SCWIST encourages girls from kindergarten to grade 12 to explore careers in STEM (science, technology… Read More

Discover 11 Habits Towards Optimum Energy and Time Management

Posted on October 28, 2022

How many of you have said or thought one of these things: I’m tired all the time. I really need sleep. I’ve tried that before, but I have too much going on. I’m not a morning person.… Read More

Élections provinciales québécoises 2022

Posted on October 2, 2022

Nous encourageons toujours nos membres à participer en période d’élections. L’un de nos objectifs est de les tenir au courant des questions qu’ils jugent importantes. Pour cette raison,… Read More

Performing a Life Audit with a Habit and Health Coach

Posted on September 28, 2022

On August 17th, SCWIST hosted a life audit workshop with Habit and Health Coach Amritha Premasuthan. Amritha works with professionals who don’t find time for themselves. Or may have lost thei… Read More

Women In Math: Maryam Mirzakhani, Winner of the Fields Medal

Posted on August 28, 2022

Science Literacy Week is almost upon us, and we are beyond excited that the theme this year is mathematics! To celebrate, we are offering FREE math-based workshops for students throughout Canada (more… Read More

Employee Resource Group (ERG) Implementation Workshop

Posted on August 27, 2022

On July 25th, Jillian Climie and Sophie Warwick, co-founders of The Thoughtful Co., walked us through how to implement an Employee Resource Group (ERG), delivering an easy-to-follow action plan to equ… Read More

Welcoming women to Web3 at F3STIVAL

Posted on July 28, 2022

During the weekend of July 9th and 10th, F3 Ventures welcomed 1000+ women to Web3 at F3STIVAL, a new iteration of the World Wide Web which incorporates concepts such as decentralization, blockchain te… Read More

Learning and Connecting at the 2022 SCWIST Annual Career Fair

Posted on July 28, 2022

On June 3, 2022, SCWIST welcomed more than 400 attendees and 18 organizations from across Canada to our virtual Annual Career Fair! Our day-long event, generously sponsored by STEMCELL Technologies… Read More

Pride Month 2022: Here’s to More Pride in Science!

Posted on July 4, 2022

We recently sat down with Ronel Alberts, SCWIST’s former Director of Women’s Programs, for a chat about queer representation, women in STEM and how small actions can have a big impact. Thi… Read More