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AUG 3, 2017: FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) today announced 17 grants to support the development of new, innovative approaches to address equity, inclusion and diversity inequalities in STEM (science, technology
Earlier this week, we posted an article on AWSN Facebook and Twitter about how infusing art and design into math and science learning might just be the key to revit
Imagine the last time you started to work on something and the next time you looked up several hours had passed. What were you doing?
July 10, Eva Ekeblad's Birthday
Today's July 10 GoogleDoodle celebrates Eva Ekeblad's birthday.
Operation Minerva at UCalgary's Human Performance LabRead the whole story at May 11, 2017 UToday. Be sure to click through all the pictures posted to see what this group of lucky girls got to do for their Operation Minerva job shadowing aventure.
|“Canada succeeds when women and girls are given opportunities to succeed.”
International Monetary Fund researchers say the federal government can afford to spend $8-billion annually to reduce the cost of child care spaces nationwide because the program would pay for itself.
The proposal is more than 10 times what the Liberals have promised to spend annually over the next decade on child care.
The IMF predicts the cash would... Read more
|“Just as we need to find opportunities to communicate with younger women, we need to find opportunities to communicate with men and get them involved so they can understand what we’re dealing with and what we want.”
At first glance, award-winning film Hidden Figures seems like your typical Oscar-nominated movie: great plot, superb actors, eye-catching visuals, and an inspiring story. But there’s more that meets the eye.
Based on a... Read more
|“Coding teaches our young people how to work as a team to solve difficult problems in creative ways.”– Navdeep Bains
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Navdeep Bains and Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan announced the launch of CanCode, a $50 million program dedicated to helping young Canadians learn digital and coding skills.
Through CanCode, the Government of Canada will provide funding to Canadian not-for-... Read more
Every successful company has a story. Learn about how four Edmonton companies got their start at this interactive panel discussion from the AWSN Speaker Series on March 7!
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