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Please welcome our newest board members!
At our 2021 Annual General Meeting, we had the pleasure of welcoming four new members to SCWIST’s Board of Directors.
Their broad range of skills and experience will be an asset to our board… Read More
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Message from SCWIST on Kamloops residential school discovery
Content warning: anti-Indigenous violence and death. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society Crisis Line provides counselling support 24/7 to survivors of residential schools at 1-866-925-4419… Read More
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 can say that on the behalf of mos… Read More
Messages from the Board on Volunteer Appreciation Day 2021
Message from Nasira Aziz, Director of Leadership:
I am so delighted to see all of you gather here to celebrate our commitment, dedication, contribution and achievements. Your contribution has had a… Read More
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 hands-on science ac… Read More
SCWIST Youth Scholarship helps Vancouver student reach STEM goals
To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we are giving more youth scholarships this year than we ever have previously. Wendy was recently awarded our Youth Skills Development Award, a $500 prize to cover pr… Read More
Annual General Meeting – 2021
SCWIST AGM – Save the date!
The 40th SCWIST Annual General Meeting will be held online as follows:
Date: Wed, 16 June 2021Time: 4:30–7:30pmPlace: Zoom platform
All members and interested indi… Read More
Meet legacy donors Diana Herbst and Hilda Lei Ching Quan
Written by: Ashley van der Pouw Kraan
Donating to SCWIST is a powerful way to express your values and continue your support for STEM — now, and for future generations of STEM leaders.
In the spr… Read More
The value of one, the power of many
The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) thanks its compassionate volunteers who have dedicated their time and resources to deliver SCWIST programs.
SCWIST is an organizati… Read More
A Year and a Half of Change for SFU President Joy Johnson
By Alison Knill (Twitter: @alison_knill)
In July 2019, I interviewed Joy Johnson about her, then, position as the vice-president, research and international at Simon Fraser Universit… Read More