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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 23h

Do you want to go on cool STEM adventures like this? Join at GirlsInScience.ca/Become-A-Member

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 23h

Masons are the tradespeople who build and maintain structures with bricks, stones, concrete blocks, or tiles. CAGIS youth got to build a brick and mortar wall with Julia Lundvall, a Red Seal Brick and Stone Mason and instructor at the Ontario Masonry Training Centre!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 23h

What if you could build a wall with your own two hands? CAGIS Mississauga/Oakville visited the Ontario Masonry Centre and learned how! 🛠️

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 3d

Dr. Ghose was just announced as the recipient of the 2025 Trailblazer Award in Policy for Science by the Canadian Science Policy Centre! Congratulations, Dr. Ghose!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 3d

Dr. Ghose’s book, “Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe” won the 2023 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Award!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 3d

Dr. Ghose is also a fierce advocate for gender equity in STEM: she founded the Wilfrid Laurier Centre for Women in Science and serves as NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 3d

Now, Dr. Ghose is an award-winning physicist, Professor of Physics & Computer Science at Wilfrid Laurier University, & Chief Technology Officer at the Quantum Algorithms Institute. Her research on quantum technologies could transform society in healthcare, cybersecurity, finance, & more.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 3d

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. (🧵)

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 4d

Image: Alfred Edward Chalon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

#AdaLovelaceDay #GirlsInSTEM #GenderDiverseYouthInSTEM #Coding

Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 4d

Join us for our upcoming CAGIS Virtual session, “Code Your Own Online Game” with Dr. Ana de Oliveira Rodrigues, coding professor and PhD in electrical engineering! The session is on November 1st; register here: clubhouse.girlsinscience.ca/Code-Your-Ow...

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Saturday, November 1, 2025 What are your favourite phone games to play? Have you ever come up with a new idea of your own?

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 4d

By realizing the transition from numerical calculations to general-purpose computation, Ada predicted the capabilities of modern computers a hundred years before their invention.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 4d

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.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 7d

3) Are you a STEM Expert? Add your name to our list of event hosts.

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#InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild #GirlsInSTEM #GenderDiverseYouthInSTEM

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 7d

You can help us accelerate progress by supporting girls and gender-diverse youth in STEM!

1) Donate. Your contribution directly impacts our programming, providing opportunities to girls and gender-diverse youth in STEM.
2) Join our team of volunteers!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 7d

Over 96% of youth leave CAGIS events feeling like they could be good at STEM, and 94% of graduates are studying or working in a STEM field now. Most say that they would not be where they are today without their CAGIS experiences.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 7d

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.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 8d

🧪 Try out some of the quality assurance tests.
🚪 Experience a real, functioning MDRD and see this incredible hidden world up close.

Thank you to Waterloo Regional Health Network and the Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation for hosting this great event!

Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 8d

Members got to:
🔬 Explore the amazing science of sterilization and discover how high-tech cleaning, testing, and quality checks keep patients safe.
👩‍🔬 Meet the skilled technicians who make sure every instrument is perfectly prepared for the next surgery.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 8d

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 Department (MDRD)!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 16d

Watch the full video at: youtu.be/M9qRlC1-GHs (ENG) and youtu.be/mp4laOWcju4 (FRENCH)

NEW Heritage Minute: Anne Innis Dagg

YouTube video by Historica Canada

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 16d

Dr. Dagg was also a strong advocate for gender equity after facing significant barriers in her scientific pursuits. CAGIS was fortunate to have worked directly with Dr. Dagg. Our network was honoured to have benefited from her wonderful mentorship and support.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 16d

Dr. Anne Innis Dagg was one of the foremost experts on giraffes and the first Western researcher to study the animal in the wild in Africa. Check out this new #HeritageMinute by @historicacanada.bsky.social celebrating her legacy.

NEW Heritage Minute: Anne Innis Dagg

YouTube video by Historica Canada

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 16d

We are excited to share this NEW #HeritageMinute by @historicacanada.bsky.social celebrating Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, a pioneering researcher who studied giraffes in the wild! (thread)

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 17d

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 17d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Dr. Jane Goodall.

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