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Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)

@girlsinscience

🇨🇦’s largest, longest-running STEM (Sci, Tech, Trades, Eng, Math) club for girls & gender-diverse youth. Award-winning nonprofit. Breaking barriers nationwide

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CAGIS graduates are going on to do great things! Meet CAGIS alumna, Anahita, and hear about how CAGIS inspired her to study nanotechnology engineering and medicine! ⬇️ To donate or get involved, visit GirlsInScience.ca

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This is the inspiring journey of Dr. Anahita Malvea, a CAGIS alumna who discovered her calling through Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS) program. Today, as a dedicated physician, her story stands as a testament to the impact of having strong #rolemodels and supportive programs.

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Our Milky Way galaxy is on a collision course with its neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy.  They are expected to collide in ~4 billion years. But don’t worry! Even though the galaxies will collide, it is unlikely that the stars and planets within them will hit each other.  Within

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Thank you to our sponsor, Finning Canada, for helping us break barriers and create opportunities for girls and gender-diverse youth in Science, Technology, Trades, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)!

Thank you to our sponsor, Finning Canada, for helping us break barriers and create opportunities for girls and gender-diverse youth in Science, Technology, Trades, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)!
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Did you know that CAGIS’ award-winning STEM programs for girls and gender-diverse youth lead more than 94% of participants to feel inspired, want to learn more about STEM, and consider careers in STEM? We followed up with CAGIS Alum and physician, Dr. Anahita Malvea, about her

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Did you know octopuses have three hearts & blue blood? Two hearts pump blood to the gills & the third pumps to the rest of the body. Their blue blood, which contains a copper-rich protein called hemocyanin, helps them survive in cold, low-oxygen water! nhm.ac.uk/discover/octop…

Did you know octopuses have three hearts & blue blood?

Two hearts pump blood to the gills & the third pumps to the rest of the body. Their blue blood, which contains a copper-rich protein called hemocyanin, helps them survive in cold, low-oxygen water!

nhm.ac.uk/discover/octop…
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Teens! We need you! Female & gender-diverse youth aged 13-17: apply to CAGIS' Teen Ambassador Program! You will participate in CAGIS Virtual events, be a role model, receive a free CAGIS Virtual membership ($200 value), & more! Apply by Aug 18 at GirlsInScience.ca/Get-Involved/#…

Teens! We need you!

Female & gender-diverse youth aged 13-17: apply to CAGIS' Teen Ambassador Program! You will participate in CAGIS Virtual events, be a role model, receive a free CAGIS Virtual membership ($200 value), & more!

Apply by Aug 18 at GirlsInScience.ca/Get-Involved/#…
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In 2014, the European Space Agency’s Philae lander touched down on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Sensors picked up the presence of some pretty pungent substances, including hydrogen sulphide and ammonia, which smell like rotten eggs and urine. After discovering that the

In 2014, the European Space Agency’s Philae lander touched down on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Sensors picked up the presence of some pretty pungent substances, including hydrogen sulphide and ammonia, which smell like rotten eggs and urine. 

After discovering that the
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Had a wonderful meeting with Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko (she/her) yesterday! Dr. Larissa is a member of our #tostpauls community and the Founder & President of Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS). We discussed the importance of investment in STEM education & diversity in STEM for young women. Thank you Dr. Larissa!

Had a wonderful meeting with <a href="/DrLarissaV/">Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko (she/her)</a> yesterday! Dr. Larissa is a member of our #tostpauls community and the Founder &amp; President of <a href="/GirlsInScience/">Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)</a>. 

We discussed the importance of investment in STEM education &amp; diversity in STEM for young women. Thank you Dr. Larissa!
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“The pursuit of knowledge requires accepting that there will always be more to learn.” – Dorothy Hodgkin Read Teen Ambassador, Bhavi’s article about why Dorothy Hodgkin, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, is such an inspiration: Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/Dorothy-Hodgki…

“The pursuit of knowledge requires accepting that there will always be more to learn.” – Dorothy Hodgkin

Read Teen Ambassador, Bhavi’s article about why Dorothy Hodgkin, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, is such an inspiration: Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/Dorothy-Hodgki…
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Teens! We need you! Female & gender-diverse youth aged 13-17: apply to the CAGIS Teen Ambassador Program! You will participate in CAGIS Virtual events, be a role model, receive a free CAGIS Virtual membership ($200 value), & more! Apply by Aug 18 at GirlsInScience.ca/Get-Involved/#…

Teens! We need you!

Female &amp; gender-diverse youth aged 13-17: apply to the CAGIS Teen Ambassador Program! You will participate in CAGIS Virtual events, be a role model, receive a free CAGIS Virtual membership ($200 value), &amp; more!

Apply by Aug 18 at GirlsInScience.ca/Get-Involved/#…
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CAGIS programs break barriers and create opportunities for girls and gender-diverse youth across Canada. Visit GirlsInScience.ca to learn about our award-winning, not-for-profit STEM programs and support our work. #GirlsInScience

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Have you ever noticed that a siren sounds higher pitched as it approaches and lower as it moves away? That's because of something called the Doppler effect! When a noise is made, you hear it because of sound waves that travel from the source of the noise to your ears. The

Have you ever noticed that a siren sounds higher pitched as it approaches and lower as it moves away?

That's because of something called the Doppler effect!

When a noise is made, you hear it because of sound waves that travel from the source of the noise to your ears. The
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“I can truthfully say that what had triggered my interest in science was attending CAGIS events.” We followed up with CAGIS Alum, Zarha Joseph. Listen to her story here! When you support CAGIS programs, your contribution goes directly to breaking barriers for girls and

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Meet CAGIS (Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)) alumna, Zarha Joseph, who is pursuing science at University of Waterloo, inspired by CAGIS! This bright light wants to combine science with business to become a social entrepreneur in the future!

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Did you know that more than 97% of CAGIS participants say they felt inspired by the role models they met through CAGIS? Hear about the impact of our programs from CAGIS Alum, Zarha Joseph (full video at the link below). CAGIS is the only Canada-wide organization focused solely

Did you know that more than 97% of CAGIS participants say they felt inspired by the role models they met through CAGIS? Hear about the impact of our programs from CAGIS Alum, Zarha Joseph (full video at the link below).

CAGIS is the only Canada-wide organization focused solely
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Did you know that ~half of the cells in your body are not human!? The rest are microscopic colonists such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi! PMID: 27541692 #STEM #Biology

Did you know that ~half of the cells in your body are not human!?

The rest are microscopic colonists such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi!

PMID: 27541692

#STEM #Biology
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The CAGIS season is fast approaching! Buy a CAGIS Virtual membership before Sept 20 and get $15 OFF with code EARLYBIRD24 Already a member? When you renew early, another year will be applied to the time left on your membership. Just login before checkout GirlsInScience.ca/Become-A-Membe…

The CAGIS season is fast approaching! Buy a CAGIS Virtual membership before Sept 20 and get $15 OFF with code EARLYBIRD24

Already a member? When you renew early, another year will be applied to the time left on your membership. Just login before checkout

GirlsInScience.ca/Become-A-Membe…
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CAGIS programs inspired Alumna, Zarha Joseph, to pursue STEM. Now, she’s going on to inspire and break barriers for the next generation. Full video at the 🔗 below. You can help us support girls like Zarha, and gender-diverse youth, across the country: GirlsInScience.ca/Your-Help

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Did you know that CAGIS has both IN-PERSON and ONLINE programs? Get $15 off if you register for both (automatically applied at check out). AND... for a limited time, you can get an extra $15 off your CAGIS Virtual membership with code EARLYBIRD24! That's a combined savings of

Did you know that CAGIS has both IN-PERSON and ONLINE programs?

Get $15 off if you register for both (automatically applied at check out).  AND... for a limited time, you can get an extra $15 off your CAGIS Virtual membership with code EARLYBIRD24!  That's a combined savings of