Today for #WomenInScience Day we are celebrating #WomenInSTEM & sharing OUR journey in STEM with @DrLarissaV over 30 years!. RT the video & share YOUR journey in science, technology, trades, engineering, & math. Tag @GirlsInScience #MyJourneyInSTEM

Happy #STEMJoke Sunday! 🤪. Comment below which type of tectonic plate boundary you think this is! 🤔. #STEMJokeSunday #TectonicPlates #GeologyJokes #PlateBoundary

Teens! Do you want to be STEM Leaders? 💡. Girls and gender-diverse youth aged 13 to end of high school or cégep: apply to the CAGIS Teen Ambassadors Program! As a Teen Ambassador, you will receive a free membership ($200 value) and be a role model for CAGIS members by

Meet CAGIS Volunteer, Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter Coordinator, Dr. Channprit Kaur!. Channprit has been coordinating CAGIS KW along with her husband, Baltej Singh, for two years! After earning her PhD in Physics from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in India, she worked as a

Meet Dr. Kim TallBear, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate tribe member (also eligible for enrolment in the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma), professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society in the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta.

CAGIS Chapters across Canada had incredible winter and spring seasons! 🌟. Chapter members went on over seventy STEM adventures since January, including:. ⭑ Synthesizing polymer thin films in a lab with chemists.⭑ Engineering wind racers with a solar race car team in an

Read about where they’re headed: #GirlsInSTEM #GenderDiverseYouthInSTEM #ClassOf2025 #CongratsGrads

Congratulations to our Senior Teen Ambassadors who are graduating from high school this year!. All of our graduating seniors are going into STEM post-secondary programs! We have a Schulich Leader Scholar, a TD Scholar for Community Leadership, and recipients of many entrance

Meet Nobel Laureate Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman to receive a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of a novel therapy for malaria. Tu Youyou graduated from Beijing Medical College with a degree in pharmacology in 1955. She began working at the newly

Did you know that the Eiffel Tower grows during the summer?. The Eiffel Tower is constructed from “puddled iron,” which is produced by “puddling” cast iron to remove excess carbon. Iron, like all metals, is sensitive to temperature–extreme cold causes it to contract and extreme

Hey adults! Have you ever wondered what’s going on under your car's hood? Do you have car-related questions that you haven’t been able to answer?. Join us for an online Q&A with a motor vehicle mechanic for tips and tricks for maintaining your vehicle and giving it the longest

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of expansive Indigenous farming dating back to around 1000 CE, challenging previously held beliefs about the scale of Indigenous agricultural practices. 🌿. In partnership with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, the researchers

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today is a day to recognize the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada. In honour of #NIPD2025, here are 5 books that you can read by Indigenous authors. All are available at

Meet Dr. Kisha Supernant, citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta and award-winning researcher, teacher, and writer. Dr. Supernant is an anthropology professor at the University of Alberta and the Director of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology. Her research

Congratulations to Dr. Gwen Grinyer, recipient of a 2025 @YWCARegina Women of Distinction Award in the category of Women Breaking Barriers!. Dr. Gwen Grinyer is an associate professor of physics, specializing in nuclear physics, at the University of Regina. She studies the

That’s a wrap on CAGIS Virtual until September! We had SO much fun in our weekly sessions!. We got to do some amazing activities with incredible STEM Experts over the last few months, including:. ⭑ Model rock formation with geologist, Noelle.⭑ Experiment with pill coatings with

June marks National Indigenous History Month in Canada. Explore Ten Indigenous STEM “Did You Knows” with Jessica Vandenberghe, a member of the Dene Thá First Nation and engineer. Read at #IndigenousHistoryMonth #IndigenousSTEM

Paleontologists at the Royal Ontario Museum and Manitoba Museum discovered a 506-million-year-old fossilized predator in the Burgess Shale!. This ancient predator, called Mosura fentoni, was nicknamed the “sea-moth” because of its resemblance to modern-day moths. It’s actually a

Meet Dr. Ayem Kirsch, a trans, non-binary, lesbian neurophysiologist. 🧠. After completing her undergraduate studies at Carleton College, Dr. Kirsch earned their PhD at the University of Southern California in Neurobiology. Their research included developmental neurobiology,

Did you know that giraffe’s tongues can grow up to half a metre? 🦒. Giraffes are herbivores, meaning they only eat plants. Their favourite is the acacia tree, and their long tongues help them reach leaves high in the treetops! Giraffes can eat up to 66 kg of plant material per