Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)
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🇨🇦’s largest, longest-running STEM (Sci, Tech, Trades, Eng, Math) club for girls & gender-diverse youth. Award-winning nonprofit. Breaking barriers nationwide
Canada
Joined August 2017
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
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Scientists have developed ‘baby food’ for coral larvae that could dramatically increase coral reef restoration! 🪸 After feeding coral larvae a special mixture of lipid supplements, researchers found that the larvae were more resilient and had a higher chance of settling and
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CAGIS Virtual offers exciting online STEM sessions for kids ages 7-17! Do fun, hands-on activities with real STEM Experts! 🧪🌱👩🔬🚀 Swipe for a sneak peak at the next three sessions, and register at https://t.co/eW9cxtsj2u! Not a member? Join at https://t.co/c3tXEcGCyy A
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Introducing the 2025-2026 CAGIS Teen Ambassadors! You will see these brilliant youth in CAGIS Virtual sessions, on social media, and behind-the-scenes, working on some special upcoming projects! 🌟 Meet them at https://t.co/6Wfa1YS8rZ
#YouthPrograms #STEMClubs #GirlsInSTEM
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Please join us in remembering Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) McGregor (1947–2025), who passed away earlier this year. Dr. McGregor was a champion for gender equity and a valued member of the CAGIS community. Dr. McGregor was a long-time CAGIS supporter and donor, had served on the CAGIS
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Did you know that algae live below the Arctic sea ice? 🧊 Scientists previously thought that living conditions under the sea ice were too harsh for most bacteria and algae to grow. But, a recent discovery showed that algae are surviving and even thriving beneath Arctic sea ice
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Do you know what a pendulum is? Did you know that you can use it to create art? CAGIS Virtual had a swingin’ time exploring the physics of pendulums! We built a scaffold, hung a pendulum, and created awesome engineering art with the help of Sophia and Francesca from McMaster
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What if you could build a wall with your own two hands? CAGIS Mississauga/Oakville visited the Ontario Masonry Centre and learned how! 🛠️ Masons are the tradespeople who build and maintain structures with bricks, stones, concrete blocks, or tiles. CAGIS youth got to build a
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Meet Dr. Shohini Ghose, physicist, professor, author, and NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering! Dr. Ghose’s childhood love of exploration made her dream of following Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian astronaut to go to space. Now, Dr. Ghose is an award-winning
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Ada Lovelace is considered the first computer programmer and wrote the first computer program, an algorithm for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine to compute Bernoulli numbers. By realizing the transition from numerical calculations to general-purpose
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October 11 is International Day of the Girl Child, a day to recognize girls’ rights and the systemic barriers they continue to face around the world. CAGIS breaks barriers for girls and gender-diverse youth and provides access to opportunities in STEM. Over 96% of youth leave
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Have you ever wondered what happens to surgical tools after they’ve replaced a hip, repaired a heart, or saved a life? CAGIS Kitchener-Waterloo went behind the scenes in a fascinating part of the hospital that most people never get to see: the Medical Device Reprocessing
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Meet Dr. Marian Croak, engineer and inventor! Dr. Croak has over 200 patents in her name and is best known for her work on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies that have revolutionized the way we communicate! This technology transmits voice calls through the
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We are so excited for another season with the CAGIS Teen Ambassadors! Hear from returning Teen Ambassador, Vanessa, about her experience in the program. Keep an eye on the Clubhouse - we will be introducing the 2025-2026 CAGIS Teen Ambassadors soon!
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Calling all CAGIS Graduates! Were you a CAGIS member when you were younger? Let’s keep in touch! Please complete this short survey (less than 1 minute) so we have your updated information. At the end, you will have the option to select yes or no to a CAGIS Alum network, which is
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We are excited to share this NEW #HeritageMinute by @HistoricaCanada celebrating Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, a pioneering researcher who studied giraffes in the wild! Dr. Anne Innis Dagg was one of the foremost experts on giraffes and the first Western researcher to study the animal
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Today, CAGIS mourns the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. Dr. Goodall was renowned for her pioneering work with chimpanzees and her conservation advocacy. “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you
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September 30 is Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This year also marks 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Report and 94 Calls to Action were released. The report details the truth of Survivors of residential schools, their families, and
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Did you know that clouds can weigh up to 500,000 kg (1.1 million pounds)?! That’s equal to 100 elephants! ☁️ 🐘 Clouds are made up of millions of tiny water droplets! Scientists can calculate the weight of an average cumulus cloud by calculating the density, the volume, and the
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