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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 16/06/2026

Meet Dr. Angelico Obille, a queer, Filipino-Canadian biomedical engineer, science communicator, and pianist. Dr. Obille studies bioadhesives: sticky materials in nature!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 13/06/2026

Meet Samantha Doxtator, Haudenosaunee-Oneida, Wolf Clan and Indigenous Astronomer. Samantha teaches Indigenous Astronomy as told by the Haudenosaunee people, who still use astronomy today in their daily lives.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 10/06/2026

Have you ever wondered how your DNA looks? 🧬 CAGIS Kitchener-Waterloo isolated and analyzed their own DNA with Professor Robin Duncan at the University of Waterloo!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 06/06/2026

June is Indigenous History Month, an opportunity to learn and reflect on the histories of the First Nations, Inuit, & Metis Peoples. These histories include the cultures, languages, & traditional knowledge that shape our societies today, in addition to the ongoing damaging effects of colonization.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 03/06/2026

Can you hear the spring? 🌼 Spring is here, and that means we see green trees, flowers, and sunshine! 🌿💐🌞 But what do we hear? Click play to hear who announces the spring and leave your guesses in the comments below!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 01/06/2026

It's Pride Month! We celebrate our 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, role models, and volunteers! STEM is better when it is diverse! 🌈

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 30/05/2026

New fish species alert! Meet Solenostomus snuffleupagus, or “Snuffy” for short! The sneaky S. snuffleupagus was first spotted by scientists in 2003, but it was not seen again for two decades!

Solenostomus snuffleupagus, Papua New Guinea, 2003. Photograph by David Harasti.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 22/05/2026

Meet Dr. Jeella Acedo, professor of chemistry and STEM Role Model! Dr. Jeella Acedo’s research explores biochemistry, bioinformatics, and microbiology to study molecules called antimicrobial peptides. These antimicrobial peptides can fight bacteria and help address antimicrobial resistance!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 21/05/2026

CAGIS Virtual is wrapping up an amazing 2025-2026 event season soon! We have exciting online STEM sessions for kids ages 7-17! Do fun, hands-on activities with real STEM Experts! 🔬 🧪 🔦 🌎 Swipe for a sneak peak at the final three sessions, and register at clubhouse.girlsinscience.ca/CAGIS-Virtual/

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 19/05/2026

Game, set, match, and a big win for CAGIS member, Raniya! 🎾 Raniya and her team recently won first place at Canada’s largest one-day “Girls. Set. Match.” tennis tournament.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 15/05/2026

Did you know that the bananas you buy in the grocery store are all genetically identical? 🍌 Cavendish bananas were created by crossbreeding different banana species to eliminate the seeds, making them easier to eat. But, a plant without seeds is sterile - it cannot reproduce!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 08/05/2026

Did you know that Daphnia Magna, also known as water fleas, have transparent exoskeletons? This feature means that scientists can observe their organs working in real time! Researchers are able to closely monitor how pollutants and other chemicals affect them as the environment changes.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 06/05/2026

CAGIS mourns the passing of scientist and leader, Dr. Juliet Daniel. Dr. Daniel became the first Black woman faculty member at McMaster University in 1999.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 27/04/2026

CAGIS Virtual offers exciting online STEM sessions for kids ages 7-17! Do fun, hands-on activities with real STEM Experts! 🧪🌱👩‍🔬🚀 Swipe for a sneak peak at the next three sessions, and register at Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/CAGIS-Virtual!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 25/04/2026

Five Facts about Dr. Rosalind Franklin for DNA Day! 🧬 Dr. Franklin played a key role in the discovery of DNA’s structure, but did not receive credit while her male colleagues went on to win the Nobel Prize.

Rosalind Franklin with microscope in 1955.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 23/04/2026

It’s National Volunteer Week! Did you know that hundreds of volunteers support CAGIS programs? Thanks to our amazing volunteers for your enthusiasm, passion, and dedication! You are making an enormous impact on the lives of girls and gender-diverse youth!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! We are revisiting the amazing photos taken during the Artemis II mission that feature our planet in all its glory! 💚 (🧵)

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 21/04/2026

Meet Nazwa WB Salim, a Bangladeshi-origin Canadian Muslim Sustainability Consultant and Climate Educator.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 18/04/2026

CAGIS Virtual explored tensegrity (tension + integrity) structures last weekend! Check out the amazing, gravity-defying results! 🤯

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 16/04/2026

We just watched the incredible Artemis II team fly around the Moon! But do you know who made the original spacesuits for the Apollo lunar missions in the 60s? 🌕

Hazel Fellows, seated, machine-sewing pieces of an Apollo A7L spacesuit on the production line at International Latex Corporation (ILC), Federica (Dover), Delaware; photograph released August 9, 1968. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 09/04/2026

Have you been watching the Artemis II mission and wondering who sits in Mission Control on Earth? Canadian Space Agency astronaut, Dr. Jenni Gibbons, is filling a key role!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 08/04/2026

Have you ever wondered what astronauts eat in space? Menu items of the Artemis II crew include apple cider, mac & cheese, and Maple cookies! But how are their foods prepared and consumed?! We are revisiting Dr. Larissa's visit to the Canadian Space Agency's food lab to taste-test REAL space food!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 07/04/2026

CAGIS Virtual has an awesome April coming up with exciting online STEM sessions for kids ages 7-17! Do fun, hands-on activities with real STEM Experts! 🧪🌱👩‍🔬🚀 Swipe for a sneak peak at the next three sessions, and register at Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/CAGIS-Virtual!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 06/04/2026

Today, Artemis II flies around the Moon! You can watch live at NASA's YouTube channel. But what are the Artemis missions? And why are we returning to the Moon? Planetary scientist, Bhairavi Shankar, Ph.D., answered all of your burning questions at Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/Artemis-2-Mission/

Pre-launch photo of the Artemis II spacecraft and launch system.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 02/04/2026

Did you know that CAGIS Teen Ambassadors plan and host monthly online socials for other teens in the program across Canada?

Image introducing the CAGIS Teen Ambassadors Social Team, featuring the text "Introducing the CAGIS Teen Ambassadors Social Team!" and a "Swipe!" graphic.

A collage of diverse young women in individual circular frames, arranged in a grid pattern on a softly coloured background.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 31/03/2026

March 31 is the Transgender Day of Visibility. CAGIS stands with Two-Spirit, transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people, celebrates the lives and contributions of transgender people, and highlights the societal and systemic barriers they face.

The transgender Pride flag drawn in chalk on an asphalt street.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 28/03/2026

Are you ready for a trip around the Moon? 🌝 Four astronauts will be doing just that, very soon! The Artemis program is a series of missions to the Moon for scientific investigation, technological advancement, and learning for a future Mars mission.

The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission in orange space suits inside a spacecraft-like environment.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 26/03/2026

Today, CAGIS mourns the passing of Canadian orangutan scientist, educator, and conservationist, Dr. Biruté Galdikas.

A photo of Dr. Biruté Galdikas holding a baby orangutan in front of a tree.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 23/03/2026

Did you know that giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans? Giraffes only have seven neck vertebrae, each of which can reach 25 cm in height! By contrast, human neck vertebrae tend to be around 11 mm in height!

An adult giraffe bends its neck to nudge a young giraffe in a field.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 21/03/2026

Meet Dr. Esther Lederberg, microbial geneticist and one of the “hidden” women in science - women who contributed significantly to their field without appropriate recognition.

Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg in her library.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 18/03/2026

Scientists have solved the mystery of cat domestication! 🐱 A new study revealed that domestic cats may have been introduced in two waves long after scientists previously thought.

Three orange and white cats stand on a sidewalk in front of a row of bushes.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 16/03/2026

Meet CAGIS Volunteer, Joyce Erebor! Joyce is an Infection Preventionist with over 10 years of experience at Alberta Health Services, Calgary, where she specializes in Medical Laboratory Science, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Surveillance, and risk management.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 14/03/2026

Happy Pi Day! Did you know that pi has been calculated to 314 TRILLION digits? That would be a lot of digits… but pi is an irrational number that never ends, never repeats, and has an infinite number of digits after the decimal point!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 13/03/2026

Did you know that some species of butterflies can see more wavelengths of light than humans? 🦋

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 11/03/2026

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 08/03/2026

It’s International Women’s Day! ✨ In Canada, women make up only 23% of science and technology workers and less than 5% of trades workers. CAGIS champions gender equity every day by breaking barriers for the next generation of science, technology, trades, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) leaders.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 07/03/2026

March is National Engineering Month! 💡🛠🔗

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 05/03/2026

It's Women in Construction week and we are highlighting Desiree T. Smith, aka the Floor Diva™, Double Journeyperson in carpentry and tile setting and advocate for women in trades!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 03/03/2026

CAGIS volunteer, Roopa Patel, is a recipient of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Certificate of Achievement for Teaching Excellence in STEM, a prestigious national award recognizing educators who create innovative and meaningful STEM learning experiences.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 28/02/2026

Meet Valerie Thomas, data scientist and inventor. Valerie was always fascinated with technology - at ~8 years old, she read a book titled “The Boy’s First Book On Electronics” to explore her passion.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 26/02/2026

We were thrilled to have the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality, join us for a high-tech skilled trades workshop! (🧵)

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 21/02/2026

Meet Shelley Harding-Smith, Canada’s first Black woman master electrician. (🧵)

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 16/02/2026

CAGIS Virtual offers exciting online STEM sessions for kids ages 7-17! Do fun, hands-on activities with real STEM Experts! 🧪🌱👩‍🔬🚀 Swipe for a sneak peak at the next four sessions, and register at Clubhouse.GirlsInScience.ca/CAGIS-Virtual!

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ Choose your favourite card and share/tag your friends! 💌

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 13/02/2026

Meet Dr. Clotilda Douglas-Yakimchuk, nurse and advocate for the Black community. Dr. Douglas-Yakimchuk became the first Black Canadian graduate of the Nova Scotia Hospital School of Nursing in 1954 - the only nursing program to respond to her application.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 11/02/2026

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Did you know that stereotypes about STEM professionals can affect children's interest in pursuing STEM? Scroll through to learn more about the barriers girls and gender-diverse youth face in STEM and... some good news.

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 09/02/2026

Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown opened this weekend! 🚈 For an inside look, we're revisiting Off Limits: Underground. Check it out at www.youtube.com/Watch?v=ocbX...

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Canadian Association for Girls in Science @girlsinscience.ca · 08/02/2026

Have you ever heard of or seen pancake ice? Also known as the “Lily Pads of the Arctic,” these circular ice formations can be up to three metres across and 10 centimetres thick! Pancake ice forms from a thin layer of ice or slush in choppy water.

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