Director of @SciXchangeTMU | breaking barriers to inclusion in science | immunologist | hobbyist photographer | dog mom | she/her
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Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
We're proud to share our 2023 Year in Review, highlighting achievements, research, and impactful stories of our professors, students, and friends of the faculty. Discover the inspiring people and initiatives advancing science in 2023: bit.ly/4c28YFi #FOSYearInReview
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"Frontal Lobe Development and Emotion Regulation Strategies for Children" is the focus of Jenna Barnhardt's talk. Join us to hear more at #SoapboxSciTO 2023. Location: @torontoWOTS at 📍Queen’s Park (110 Wellesley St W). When: 📆 May 27th from 12pm - 3pm ET. @SoapboxScience
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
If you want to learn how our memory changes as we age come by to hear Carolyn Davison’s talk; “It's Not What it Used To Be: Memory in The Aging Brain” at #SoapboxSciTO 2023. Date: 📆 May 27th from 12pm - 3pm ET. Location: @torontoWOTS at📍Queen’s Park (110 Wellesley St W)
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Are you interested in understanding the movements of coral reef critters using DNA?! If so, come by @TNaaykens’ talk; “Is Any Goby Home? Investigating the Habitats of Sponge-dwelling Gobies and Their Host Sponges” at #SoapboxSciTO 2023 on May 27th 12pm - 3pm at📍Queen’s Park, TO
ALT Soapbox Science with Taylor Naaykens. Is Any Goby Home? Investigating The Habitats of Sponge-dwelling Gobies and Their Host Sponges. #SoapboxSciTO
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
"Moving Molecules Across Membranes: Transporters aren't just for Star Trek" is the focus of @imogenrcoephd's talk. Join us to hear more at #SoapboxSciTO 2023. Location: @torontoWOTS at Queen’s Park (110 Wellesley St W). When: 📆May 27th from 12pm - 3pm ET. @SoapboxScience
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Check out these new podcast episodes by @mentprojects featuring TMU science alums, Lauren Phillips and Jelena Madzarevic. Tune in to learn all about their career paths!
Link to Podcast: ment-to-be.simplecast.com/
ALT New Episode of ment to be podcast! Featuring Lauren Phillips: Chief product officer, BioBox Analytics Shaping Techbio, A Start-Up Diary.
ALT New Episode of ment to be podcast! Featuring Jelena Madzarevic: Building & Material Sciences Specialist. Applying Chemistry to Construction
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
CBSN is pleased to host you for a rich, four day virtual, multidisciplinary program from Feb 1st and Feb 4th, 2023 featuring research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine & Health (STEMM). #BESTEMM2023
REGISTRATION LINK BELOW:
be-stemm.blackscientists.ca/…
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Let's Talk Climate (in)Justice Event: November 26th, 2022 1:00 PM-4:00 PM EST
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Check out the link below for tickets and a full event description
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#ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #Science #Science4ClimateAction
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Thoughts and prayers are not enough.
After years of nothing else, we are becoming a nation of anguished screams.
We simply need legislators willing to stop the scourge of gun violence in America that is murdering our children.
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
☀️Take some time to enjoy the summer weather with this soil experiment and find out what makes the soil around your neighbourhood unique! 🍄 Get the full instruction from @scifri
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Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
The Missing Pages is a new video series from SciXchange that highlights science from around the world that disrupts Eurocentric/Western science, and brings equity conversations in to science classrooms. Learn more and watch the first episode: ryerson.ca/scixchange/SXCnew… @SciXchangeRU
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Hey Teachers 👋🏿
Want to bring fabulous women in STEM into your *virtual* classroom? Join us May 31, 2-3pm, where students can chat with researchers about:
⚕️Health
🌿Nature
💻Tech
Check out our student worksheet & register for free: ryerson.ca/scixchange/SXCnew… #SoapboxSciTO
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Dear America. Congratulations on your peaceful democratic transition. As a Canadian, and a political science professor, I would like to extend my warmest wishes that you may have a future of boring politics. /mini-thread.
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Hey lovely people! 😊🙏🏽 So here we are, ending 2020 with soaring COVID cases, crushing lockdowns, & corrupt politicians. Folks, this is rock bottom. So... how can start 2021 with hope & joy? Take heart. We're going to get through this winter valley together. 💪🏽❤️ /THREAD.
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
After the Texans’ latest loss today, J.J. Watt was asked how he and his team would be able to bounce back next week. His answer is required watching for many.
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
On Dec 6 1989 a man murdered 14 women in Montreal bc they were women & bc they were in #engineering🌹Let's stop w/ the passive language, let's start talking abt healthy masculinity, creating cultures of care & yes, that #GBV in #STEM exists #CourageToAct🌹
youtube.com/watch?v=b4fiS_jA…
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Would you like to be a mentor, coach, judge or speaker? Technovation Girls Canada - Ontario chapters are recruiting volunteers. We need your help in supporting teams through their Technovation challenge! To register, visit buff.ly/2HwHBKZ 👈
Dr. Emily Agard 🇨🇦🇬🇩🇧🇧 retweeted
Thanks to our #SoapboxSciTO moderators, @ProfAgard & @heysciencesam for guiding the conversation with our amazing speakers!
Here's a recap of our four talks ⬇️
And don't worry if you missed it - you can join them for Round 2 tomorrow!
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