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By robyn3choi on November 26, 2014
WWEST’s Dr. Elizabeth Croft has been named a Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) 2014 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner! The Top 100 Awards recognize Canada’s strong, fearless female leaders who have become agents of change in reshaping Canadian organizations at the highest levels. Click here to read the full press release.
By robyn3choi on November 26, 2014
UBC will be having a candlelight vigil in memory of the l’Ecole Polytechnique tragedy on Friday, December 5 from 10am – 4pm at the SUB Main Concourse.
By robyn3choi on November 24, 2014
Women in Mining and BC Women in Energy will be hosting the annual holiday party, an evening of drinks, appies, and festivities! This event will take place on Thursday, December 4 during 5pm – 7:30pm at Moose’s Down Under, 830 Pender Street. Wear a funny/ugly Christmas sweater to win a prize! Please RSVP by November […]
By robyn3choi on November 20, 2014
The Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) is offering several scholarships, at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level. The application deadlines for all scholarships is January 16, 2015. Click the links above for more information about the scholarships.
By robyn3choi on November 20, 2014
A picture book, “Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer,” has recently come under fire after a blog post about its poor handling of the subject of women and girls in technology. The book features Barbie creating a game on her laptop, but goes downhill when she realizes, “I’ll need Steven’s and Brian’s help to […]
By robyn3choi on November 14, 2014
Engineering Power Up is an exciting event for Gr.10 girls to get creative, participate in fun engineering activities, and connect with like minded- students. Held on UBC campus, you will be able to talk to current engineering students who will share their experiences, and discover a career path to engineering a new world. More information […]
By robyn3choi on November 13, 2014
In addition to statistics about women in STEM occupations, this extensive article discusses the consequences of female test subjects being excluded in scientific research as result of the male body being the medical standard. The article also goes on to examine the effects of general diversity in researchers.
By robyn3choi on November 13, 2014
A Cambridge professor and an army of ScienceGrrls – with a little assistance from the late Magnus Pyke – will be celebrating women in science, with the release today on iTunes of a cover version of Thomas Dolby’s 1982 hit “She Blinded Me With Science.” Click here to read the full article and watch the […]
By robyn3choi on November 13, 2014
If you are curious or passionate about leadership, you’ll want to attend the November breakfast club with guest speaker Lori Guetre, Vice President Geospatial and Communications Ground Systems from MDA about her path to leadership through the military, government, and industry. This event will take place on Wednesday, Nov 19 during 8:00am – 9:30am, at […]
By robyn3choi on November 12, 2014
DAWEG will be hosting the December 6th Memorial and Holiday Social to mark the 25th anniversary of the tragedy at Ecole Polytechnique.This event is open to all APEGBC and DAWEG members and their guests. Click here for more information, and remember to register by Dec 2!
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