Medical Neuroscience Seminar
Title: Investigating the Role of Filamins in Muscle Repair Using Drosophila
Speaker: Nicanor Gonzalez-Morales, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Room 3H-1, Tupper Building
Description:My lab uses Drosophila melanogaster to explore the molecular mechanisms of muscle repair. Filamins are mechanosensitive proteins that undergo conformational changes in response to stretching forces. In humans, filamins accumulate at sites of muscle damage. Additionally, filamin myopathies cause patients to develop brittle muscles, with the underlying cause suspected to be a defect in muscle repair. I will discuss the genetic tools we use to study filamin function and muscle repair in vivo.
Journal Club Meeting: NS Insect Research Group (NSIRG)
Topic(s): A model of muscle damage and repair in Drosophila
DOI:
Presented by: Tiara Mulder
Location/Platform: Dalhousie University | Biology 5th Floor Seminar room
Contact info: Shelley Adamo, sadamo@dal.ca, www.adamolab.ca,
or Nicanor González Morales, Nicanor.Gonzalez@dal.ca
All are welcome
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) 2025
Events include:
Brain Bee - a competition for High School students interested in Neuroscience
Slam Your Neuroscience - a competition for Undergraduate students
Brain Fair - a public event with games, competitions, prizes, experiments, demonstrations, interactive booths and all kinds of brain-related information. Open to all ages. No fee. No booking required, just show up.
More details at www.hfxbaw.org or click on links for individual events
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Expo
The Office of Sustainability Team at Dalhousie are hosting a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Expo on Monday, March 10, 2025, from 1–4 PM in the McInnes Room, Student Union Building.
This free, open-to-all event—generously sponsored by the President’s Office, the Office of the Vice President of Research and Innovation, and the Faculty of Science—will feature:
68 research posters and 34 booths showcasing sustainability initiatives
Opportunities to network with over 100 professionals working toward the SDGs
Ways to get involved, including academic programs, leadership opportunities, and community-based volunteer programs
Light refreshments and snacks, courtesy of Student Affairs
Door prizes for attendees
Caring for the Aging Brain A Conversation with Researchers and Caregivers
Ask a neuroscientist anything this Brain Awareness Week! Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with experts on Alzheimer’s disease, the aging brain and caregiving for a loved one with dementia in an interactive online panel hosted by Brain Canada and Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives
Register via Eventbrite link
On March 10, Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) and Brain Canada are hosting an interactive online panel as part of the global celebration of neuroscience.
Engage with a panel of experts on the aging brain this Brain Awareness Week! Tune in to hear about the latest dementia research and learn about caregiving for a loved one.
You'll get a chance to:
Engage with experts on Alzheimer’s disease, the aging brain and caregiving for a loved one with dementia.
Learn more about what you can do to keep your brain healthy as you age.
Interact with dementia researchers and connect with caregivers.
Learn more about the Brain Awareness Week: https://dana.org/brain-awareness-week/
Breakthrough Breakfast
Breakthrough Breakfast: Innovations in Neurological Research
Designed to celebrate groundbreaking research and medical innovation, the Breakthrough Breakfast Series features distinguished researchers at the forefront of different fields of medical discovery.
From cardiac research to cancer, immunology and vaccinology, family medicine, neuroscience and brain health, to healthy aging and frailty, the series spans a diverse spectrum of crucial medical research topics. Each event will include researchers, graduate students, patients, or community members who have contributed to or benefited from this research.
This event will focus on brain health and wellness research. It will take place on Tuesday March 11 from 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
The speakers will include Drs. Ruth Ann Marrie, Sultan Darvesh, and Alon Friedman.
This Breakthrough Breakfast will take place during Brain Awareness Week and focus on highlighting cutting-edge brain health research, showcasing innovative approaches to diagnosing and treating neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and a variety of neurodegenerative diseases.
Tickets at Eventbrite
HALIFAX BRAIN BEE
Celebrated in 35 countries around the world, the Brain Bee is a competition for high school students, grades 9 through 12. Students are tested on the knowledge about the brain and neuroscience research. It is designed to stimulate interest and excitement about brain research. Students study topics on memory, sleep, intelligence, emotion, perception, stress, aging, brain imaging, neurology, neurotransmitters, genetics, and brain disease (just to list a few).
The 2025 Halifax Brain Bee will see students from HRM competing for a place at the National Competition, to be held in Ottawa later this year.
Check out brainbee.ca for more info about the competition, past winners and more.
SLAM Your Neuroscience
Students enrolled in Neuroscience-focussed independent research projects are invited to present their work in a 3MT-style presentation. This event is a great opportunity for trainees to hone their communication skills.
This event is not open to the public but trainees and supervisors are encouraged to attend.
BRC BRAIN FAIR
This is a public event which will showcase some brain-related research that is taking place at Dalhousie. There will be games, competitions, prizes, experiments, demonstrations, interactive booths and all kinds of information. Learn about how the brain works and what it can do!!
This FREE, student- and family-friendly event provides hands-on, engaging, neuroscience-based activities for all ages! Drop-ins and camp groups welcome!
All ages welcome - kids, parents, march break campers - come and check it out and have some fun. There is something for everyone.
See www.hfxbaw.org/brainfair for photos of past Brain Fair events.
GRAHAM GODDARD LECTURE
Presented by the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Guest Speaker: Dr. Veronica Whitford, University of New Brunswick
Purple Day Gala 2025
Purple Day Gala 2025 - Phantom of the Stigma - The Truth Behind the Mask
The Epilepsy Association of the Maritimes (EAM) is pleased to invite you to celebrate their Purple Day2025 Gala "Phantom of the Stigma - The Truth Behind the Mask" on March 22nd at the Westin Nova Scotia.
The Purple Day Gala is their signature fundraiser, and it provides significant financial resources to improve the lives of people living with epilepsy, their families, and their communities. This annual event presents an opportunity to network with more than 300 leaders in the Corporate, Healthcare, Volunteer and Philanthropic Communities while enjoying a culinary feast and exciting entertainment.
Details at: https://epilepsymaritimes.org
DONALD O. HEBB MEMORIAL LECTURE
DONALD O. HEBB MEMORIAL LECTURE
Presented by the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Guest Speaker: Dr. Doug Munoz, Queen’s University
The D.O. Hebb Memorial Lecture honours the memory of Donald Olding Hebb, who graduated from Dalhousie University with his BA in 1925 and was Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Dalhousie University from 1977 to 1985.
See events.dal.ca for more details and background on Donald Hebb
Lecture: “From Lab to Life . . .”
Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) is excited to invite you to an insightful open lecture hosted by Dr. Melanie Barwick – a global expert in knowledge translation and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Implementation Science and Practice. SKIP has learned a great deal over the years from Dr. Barwick about knowledge translation and making a difference—this is a unique chance to gain insights from someone who has helped shape SKIP’s approach!
Through compelling examples and practical insights Dr. Barwick’s lecture, “From Lab to Life: Unleashing the Power of Implementation Science in Practice Settings”, the critical role of implementation science in promoting the uptake of research findings into routine practice, thereby optimizing evidence-based interventions and services.
Thanks to Dalhousie University's Next Wave funding for its research centres and institutes, SKIP is able to bring this campus-wide learning opportunity to the Dalhousie community (all faculty, staff, and students are welcome) and beyond.
View event details and register to join us on April 9, 2025.
Dalhousie Conference
The 13th Annual Thomas and Alice Morgans Fear Memorial Conference is coming to Halifax on May 15–16, 2025. Featuring thought-provoking talks, workshops, and networking, it’s an event you won’t want to miss.
ALS Walk Strong 2025
ALS NBNS are thrilled to announce that their annual Walk Strong event will be returning this June! Mark your calendars and get ready for a season filled with hope, connection, and powerful stories!
Stay tuned over the coming weeks as they reveal more details about the walks, special guests, and ways you can get involved.
Follow ALS NBNS on Facebook for details and updates.
Our Future is Aging: Multidisciplinary Research Informing People, Policy & Practice
Presented by Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, the “Our Future is Aging” conference is on June 3-4, 2025!
This conference builds on the success of the 2012 and 2016 conferences and will be a valuable opportunity to revitalize relationships, networks and connections, to understand who is working on research on aging and to discuss existing collaborations in research on aging and foster new ones.
Researchers, trainees, decision makers, practitioners won’t want to miss this conference which will showcase research on aging from a diversity of perspectives, disciplines and approaches which address issues and opportunities of an aging population.
The conference will offer high caliber key note speakers, concurrent oral and poster sessions and interactive workshops.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is open
The Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for its conference, Our Future is Aging: Multidisciplinary Research Informing People, Policy & Practice. Click here for more information and click here to complete the Abstract Submission Form.
DEADLINE for submission is November 1, 2024.
Notification of acceptance is February 1, 2025.
A PDF version of the Call for Abstracts is also available for reference.
ComSciCon Canada Workshop
Are you interested in strengthening your ability to communicate your science to non-specialist audiences?
Would you like to meet other graduate students across the country who are passionate about science communication?
Do you want to network with professionals to explore science communication in all its facets?
This is your opportunity!
ComSciCon is a series of workshops focused on enhancing communication skills and fostering an inclusive community that can effectively communicate scientific information to academic and non-academic audiences. Created in 2013 by graduate students at Harvard University and MIT, over 2000 graduate students have now benefited from learning the skills needed to communicate complex concepts within science, engineering and other technical fields to reach broader and more diverse audiences. ComSciCon has now come to Canada to empower the next generation of leaders in STEM fields across the country.
This year, ComSciCon Canada will be holding a National Workshop (ComSciConCAN) from June 27th to 29th at McMaster University. The conference is offered at a low cost for selected attendees.
The application deadline is Monday, Feb 10th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST and the application form is available here:
https://bit.ly/ComSciConApp2025
For more information, please refer to our website (http://www.comsciconcanada.org/) or contact us directly at our email address below.
ComSciConCAN organizing committee
contact@comsciconcanada.org
X (formerly Twitter): @ComSciConCAN
Instagram: @ComSciConCAN
Alzheimer’s Disease International Forum (AAIC)
Join distinguished researchers, clinicians and dementia professionals at the largest international conference on dementia research. Share theories, breakthroughs and best practices while exploring opportunities to accelerate your work and elevate your career.
Abstract submissions open in December.
Registration opens in March.
https://aaic.alz.org
PS. The top five winners of the 2024 International Brain Bee (including Canada’s Lisa Wei), will be participating in the second IBB NextGen event to be hosted at this conference.
SCAPPS 2025 Conference
SCAPPS is the National organization for researchers and students in motor learning and control and sport/exercise psychology. https://www.scapps.org/. The motor control and learning arm of the conference focuses on behaviour and neuroimaging work in humans, mainly focusing on basic research but with some clinical/applied sport focus as well.
More details coming soon
Journal Club: ABI
Topic: Brain Injury, behaviour support, and family involvement: putting the pieces together and looking forward
Authors: Alinka Fisher, Michelle Bellon, Sharon Lawn, and Sheila Lennon
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1522551
Presented by: Lynn Renton, Coordinator- ABI Provincial Network and Katerina Miller, Physiotherapist with ABI Outreach and ABI Day Program
Location/Platform: Teams
Contact ABINetwork@nshealth.ca for link or more information
BRC INNOVATION Grant Deadline
The BRC Innovation Grant Program is designed to move discoveries and inventions along the path to commercialization — with a view to attract new investment, create new neuroscience-based businesses, organizations and initiatives and to improve neurological health outcomes for Nova Scotians and Canadians. It provides funding for example, for proof-of-principle, pre-commercialization research projects, market research.
Click here for a list of KT/Innovation Grant program recipients.
*2025 Call for Submissions is open. Closing date: February 13th 2025
The Push-Up Challenge
CMHA Push-Up Challenge
The Push-Up Challenge is Canada’s largest annual mental health-focused fitness event.
2,000 push-ups in 18 days - Feb 11 to 28, 2025
Get fit, Learn about mental health, Feel more connected by being part of something bigger and Make a difference to mental health outcomes by raising awareness, reducing stigma and fundraising for CMHA
Register now to push for better mental health for all Canadians and level up your physical and mental fitness!
Journal Club: Vision Science
Topic: Impaired axonal transport at the optic nerve head contributes to neurodegeneration in a novel Cre-inducible mouse model of myocilin glaucoma
Author(s): Balasankara Reddy Kaipa, Ramesh Kasetti, Yogapriya Sundaresan, Linya Li, Sam Yacoub, J. Cameron Millar, William Cho, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, Prabhavathi Maddineni, Krzysztof Palczewski, Gulab S. Zode
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.18.613712
Presented by: Dr Melina Agosto
Location: BRC boardroom, 3rd floor, LSRI, North Tower
Contact/RSVP: Delaney
Journal Club: UNS
Undergraduate Neuroscience Society Journal Club
Topic(s): ALS and neurodegenerative diseases
Presented by: Tyler Wells
Location/Platform: Killam, Dalhousie Room C508
Contact: Lan Dang or Liam Ready
BRUCE EARHARD MEMORIAL LECTURE
Presented by the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter Chipman, University of California at San Francisco
BRC Research Day
Save the Date for the 2025 BRC RESEARCH DAY
Thursday January 30th
Special Guest Speaker: Dr Lee Goldstein, Boston University
Research presentations and more
Call for abstracts - via Google Form
BRC Research Day 2024
Public Talk: Concussion, TBI & CTE
Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Lessons from the Battlefield, Ball Field, and Lab Bench
with special Guest Speaker: Dr Lee Goldstein, Boston University
Doors open at 6:00, presentation begins at 6:30
Reserve a seat at www.eventbrite.ca
Public Talk: Alzheimer’s
It is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and the Alzheimer Society are hosting a public event on Tuesday, January 28, to learn about disease modifying treatments on the horizon, how to stay socially engaged after a dementia diagnosis, and finding unexpected joy on the dementia journey.
HOPE IN ACTION: From Promising Treatments to Actionable Steps to Improve Your Quality of Life
Tuesday, January 28
from 6:00 - 8:00 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM)
Woodlawn Public Library - 31 Eisner Boulevard, Dartmouth
with Virtual Livestream for those across the province
*Pre-registration is required as in-person space is limited.
ISFN 2025 (Israel Society for Neuroscience)
Early registration is now open for ISFN 2025!
Abstract Submission is now open for limited time for Poster presentation only.
Please visit the conference site for submission and registration.
https://www.isfn2025.com
Journal Club: Vision Science
Topic: Identification of a non-canonical planar cell polarity pathway triggered by light in the developing mouse retina
Author(s): Michael Housset, Dominic Filion, Nelson Cortes, Hojatollah Vali, Craig A. Mandato, Christian Casanova, Michel Cayouette
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.012
Presented by: Andrew Rideout
Location: BRC boardroom, 3rd floor, LSRI, North Tower
Contact/RSVP: Delaney
Alzheimer Awareness Month
If you want to learn more about Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer Society have lots of resources on their website. From a Dementia Helpline to support groups; fundraising, student awards and lots more. Check out https://alzheimer.ca/ns for local info.
KWANZAA
HAPPY KWANZAA!
Kwanzaa is a holiday that celebrates African-American culture and heritage. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga and is celebrated every year from December 26th to January 1st.
Call for Abstracts DUE
Complete the call for abstracts by December 18th If you are interested in presenting (there are cash prizes for the top presentations), The submitted abstracts will be reviewed and presenters will be confirmed by December 20th.
Thesis Defence
Xinrui Li, MSc Candidate (Akay Lab)
Thesis Title: “SOURCE OF BRAINSTEM RAPHE AND LOCUS COERULEUS NUCLEI INPUTS MODULATING SPINAL CORD INHIBITORY CROSS REFLEX CIRCUITRIES"
Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Room 3-H1, Tupper Building
Thesis Defence
Asal Yans Ph.D. Candidate (Rafuse Lab)
Thesis Title: “A Novel Strategy to Restore Meaningful Function to Permanently Denervated Skeletal Muscles"
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Format: Hybrid
Location: Microsoft Teams and room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building
Journal Club: Vision Science
Topic: The sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter Slc4a5 mediates feedback at the first synapse of vision
Author(s): Rei Morikawa, Tiago M. Rodrigues, Helene Marianne Schreyer, Cameron S. Cowan,1 Sarah Nadeau, Alexandra Graff-Meyer, Claudia P. Patino-Alvarez, Mohammad Hossein Khani, Josephine Jüttner, Botond Roska
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2024.08.015
Presented by: Dr William Baldridge
Location: BRC boardroom, 3rd floor, LSRI, North Tower
Contact/RSVP: Delaney
Thesis Defence
BRC Trainee and past student rep on the Executive Committee, Tyler Wells (Department of Medical Neuroscience) is defending his Phd thesis!
Candidate: Tyler Wells
Department: Medical Neuroscience
Faculty: Medicine
Thesis Title: Interactions and Influences of Spinal Modulatory Systems in Health and in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Format: In-person
Attendance Options: Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building
National Addictions Awareness Week
National Addictions Awareness Week highlights solutions to help address the harms related to the use of alcohol and other drugs. It provides an opportunity for people in Canada to learn more about prevention and harm reduction, to talk about treatment and recovery, and to discuss solutions for change.
The theme for NAAW this year is Forging Connections. Working in the substance use health field and addressing its challenges can result in different experiences, ideas and opinions for individuals, families and communities. At times, it can be challenging to agree on the best ways to address these issues in Canada.
Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC)
CSPC Conference 2024 - Empowering Society: The Transformative Value of Science, Knowledge, and Innovation
The 16th Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC 2024), will be held in person on November 20th – 22nd, 2024. The conference expects 1000+ participants, more than 300 speakers, in 60 panel sessions. CSPC 2024 will also include a spectacular Gala dinner featuring its award ceremony which has become a signature annual event to celebrate Canadian science and innovation policy achievements.
The conference tracks and topics can be found at: science policy.ca
Journal Club Meeting: NS Insect Research Group (NSIRG)
Topic(s): Sex differences in insulin biology influence development and physiology
Presented by: Dr. Elizabeth Rideout, Associate Professor, UBC
Location/Platform: Dalhousie University | Biology 5th Floor Seminar room
Contact info: Shelley Adamo, sadamo@dal.ca, www.adamolab.ca
All are welcome
Pathway to Peers
4th Pathway to Peers event is on November 14th. Open to professionals, family members/caregivers, and survivors, the event will feature two keynote speakers, a panel discussion on navigating systems and resources, and community booths, all focused on Nova Scotians living with brain injuries, strokes, and disabilities.
GSA 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting Terms and Conditions
Details about this premier annual scientific meeting for cutting-edge scholarship, research, and networking relating to the fields of aging and gerontology can be found at GSA2024.ORG. This year's theme is "The Fortitude Factor”.
Medical Neuroscience Seminar
The Department of Medical Neuroscience will be hosting Dr. Armen Saghatelyan on November 5th at 12:30pm for a seminar entitled “The guidelines for parenting kids in the neurogenic region".
Dr. Saghatelyan is a Professor with the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and Canada Research Chair, Tier I. You can learn more about the Saghatelyan Lab here: https://www.saghatelyanlab.com/
Journal Club: Vision Science
Topic: The Effect of Aging on Retinal Function and Retinal Ganglion Cell Morphology Following Intraocular Pressure Elevation
Author(s): Pei Ying Lee1, Da Zhao1, Vickie H. Y. Wong1, Vicki Chrysostomou, Jonathan G. Crowston and Bang V. Bui1
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.859265
Presented by: Delaney Henderson
Location: BRC boardroom, 3rd floor, LSRI, North Tower
Contact/RSVP: Delaney
Form and Function in Ocular Disease
Form and Function in Ocular Disease is a biennial symposium covering diverse topics in clinical ocular disease and visual neuroscience. The faculty includes world-class leaders in ophthalmology and vision research who will address topics ranging from treatments for inherited blindness to the role of biomechanics in ocular disease.
The symposium is open to clinicians, scientists, trainees and students. There is no fee for attendance, lunch or refreshment breaks; however, registration is required.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Our Future is Aging Conference
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is open
The Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for its conference, Our Future is Aging: Multidisciplinary Research Informing People, Policy & Practice. Click here for more information and click here to complete the Abstract Submission Form.
DEADLINE for submission is November 1, 2024.
Notification of acceptance is February 1, 2025.
A PDF version of the Call for Abstracts is also available for reference.
The “Our Future is Aging” conference will be presented by Nova Scotia Centre on Aging on June 3-4, 2025!
Use of digital interventions and AI in mental health care: promise and perils
Each year, to coincide with the Department of Psychiatry Research Day, the department hosts a public discussion on an important topic for researchers and the local community.
Use of digital interventions and AI in mental health care: promise and perils
How can digital interventions and artificial intelligence support mental health care?
Join our guest speaker and a panel of local experts for an informative discussion and bring your questions!
With guest speaker:
Dr. Jaime Delgadillo
Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
When: 7 to 9 p.m., Oct. 31, 2024
Where: The Peggy Corkum Music Room
6181 Lady Hammond Rd.
Halifax, NS
FREE and open to the public. No registration required.
Space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Panelists:
Dr. Phil Tibbo, Director of Research, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University (moderator)
Dr. Vincent Agyapong, Head, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health Central Zone
Dr. Jaime Delgadillo, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Dr. Sageeve Oore, Canada CIFAR AI Chair; Associate Professor, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University; and, Research Faculty Member, Vector Institute
Dr. JianLi Wang, Professor; Canada Research Chair in Health Data Science and Innovation, Departments of Community Health & Epidemiology, and Psychiatry, Dalhousie University; and Affiliated Scientist, Nova Scotia Health
Dr. Lori Wozney, Sun Life Chair in Youth Mental Health; and, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
Venue information:
The Music Room is conveniently located at 6181 Lady Hammond Road in Halifax's North End, close to the MacKay Bridge and Bedford Highway. It is also accessible by Halifax Transit (Routes 7, 29 and 93).
Parking: Although parking is limited, there is some street parking on Lady Hammond Rd. and Basinview Drive. On evenings & weekends, patrons of The Music Room can park for free behind the Credit Union Atlantic Central Building at 6074 Lady Hammond Rd.
Questions?
If you have any questions, email psychiatry@dal.ca
Women's History Month
October is Women’s History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the women and girls from our past, and our present, who are contributing to a better, more inclusive Canada.
In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History Month, marking the beginning of an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of women and girls throughout Canada’s history.
This year’s theme, Women at Work: Economic Growth Past, Present and Future, highlights the significant contributions women have made to the workforce throughout history, and the critical role they continue to play in driving economic innovation and progress that has benefited Canada as a whole.
Let’s continue to honour women who have led by example and inspired other women and girls to realize their full potential by pursuing careers across all industries including those in non-traditional fields.
Women in Canadian History: A Timeline
From Jeanne Mance, founder of Canada’s first hospital (1645), to 2022: The endorsement of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence - a significant step towards gender equality in 2022 and so much in between. Read about it at www.canada.ca/
(Canadian) Women in STEM
Pathologists, neuroscientists, chemists, mathematicians, engineers astronauts, nobel prize winners, . . . and some amazing teachers in schools and universities whose names you may never know womeninstem.ingeniumcanada.org/timeline/ and science.gc.ca/site/science/en/blogs/canadian-women-stem/older-blog-posts are just two sources of inspiring stories about Women in STEMover the yeas and close to home.