Did You Know: Olympics and STEM
Did you know that many Olympians are also women in science, technology, trades, engineering, and math (STEM)? Here are 10 Olympians who are also women in STEM!
#InspiredByCAGIS: Meet CAGIS Member Clara Brown
Meet Clara Brown, a CAGIS Teen Ambassador, a Global Youth Mobilization panelist, a Young Canadians’ Parliament participant, and a youth member of Girl Guides of Canada who has always been interested in STEM.
#InspiredByCAGIS: Meet aerospace engineer Erin Richardson
Erin Richardson is a CAGIS Alumnus and aerospace engineering student at University of Toronto. We spoke to Erin for our #InspiredByCAGIS feature where she takes us on the journey towards her dream of becoming an astronaut.
An interview with the world’s first giraffologist, Dr. Anne Innis Dagg
Dr. Anne Innis Dagg is the world’s very first giraffologist (that’s someone who specializes in the study of — you guessed it — giraffes).
“Every scientist starts out as a beginner”
Julie Legault is the founder of Amino Labs, a company that makes, among other things, genetic engineering kits for budding scientists to use at home. She’s super enthusiastic about science — but she didn’t take a traditional route to get where she is!
Five Canadian women in STEM leading the fight against COVID-19
Here are five who are working on everything from vaccines to treatments to developing technology to track the virus’s spread.
How one 14-year-old discovered a passion for genetic engineering
Patricia Rea, a grade nine student at Markham District High School, loves yeast. Or, at least, she loves what yeast can do!
#InspiredByCAGIS: CAGIS member designs device to help people with Parkinson’s disease
Meet 12-year-old Shifa Hussain, an active CAGIS member, driven student and innovator! She competed in the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair with Project Ali, a wearable device she designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease!
