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WWEST’s faculty associate, Sheryl Staub-French, along with several UBC Engineering students were featured in this video with Global News. UBC’s increase in women registered in their first-year engineering undergraduate programs is also discussed in this article, which includes a mention of WWEST and statistics on the number of women students in engineering.
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Dr. Elizabeth Croft demonstrated her research on human-robot interaction via live feed to high school students at a conference in Castlegar, BC. Along with the potential for robots to act as live-in caregivers in the near future, she discussed the moral issues that can arise as robots become more integrated into our lives. Humans programming […]
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Join PWABC (Public Works Association of BC) for an educational and inspiring workshop: Celebrating International Women’s Day and Successful Women in the Public Works and Technology Industries. Workshop topics include “How to be Assertive Without the Attitude and be Effective in a Male Dominated Environment,” “Effectively Dealing with Harassment and Violence in the Workplace,” and […]
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This article discusses a study that suggests discrimination against females in math and science begins not in college or the workplace, but in elementary school. “In math, the girls outscored the boys in the exam graded anonymously, but the boys outscored the girls when graded by teachers who knew their names. The effect was not […]
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As part of SCWIST’s Make Possible Program, Gwen Gnazdowsky from One Conversation will deliver a Mentoring Workshop to empower women through mentorship activities and develop skills to create successful mentoring relationships. Hands-on exercises & interactive group discussion will create a supportive learning environment, and networking exercises will help build a sense of community and collaboration. […]
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Girls Exploring Physics is a free workshop for girls in grades 9 and 10 held at the SFU Burnaby campus. This half-day workshop includes two hands-on activity sessions in physics. There will also be a discussion of the career opportunities available to students who study physics at the university level. During the lunch provided to […]
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In this session, Gwen Gnazdowsky from One Conversation Coaching and Facilitation and Cheryl Kristiansen from Make Possible will deliver a Mentoring Workshop designed to help women develop skills to create successful mentoring relationships. Hands-on exercises & interactive group discussion will create a supportive learning environment, and networking exercises will help build a sense of community […]
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In this video, Dr. Elizabeth Croft discusses the potential for robots to impact our everyday lives, and Charlie the robot demonstrates the ability to interpret physical cues from humans.
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The KAST GLOWS (Kootenay Association for Science & Technology – Growing, Learning Opportunities With Science) Annual Report is now available here on their website. This report highlights this past year’s events, including the Kootenay Contraption Contest, the RoboGames competition, and the 2014 Quantum Leaps conference for high school girls, where WWEST’s Dr. Elizabeth Croft demonstrated several […]
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The Quantum Leaps conference is a daylong event by SCWIST designed to inspire young women to consider pursuing careers in Science and Technology. Registration is now open for Burnaby school district (District 41) students in grades 11 and 12! This event will take place on Saturday, Mar 28 at UBC from 9am to 5pm. Click […]
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