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Ada Lovelace Day @ #YorkU: A WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THON

Steacie Science & Engineering Library York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and students as we create, expand and improve Wikipedia entries for Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics). STEM Women are under-represented in Wikipedia. Learn how to be a Wikipedian. Drop by for as long or short a time as you have available. We will have swag & […]

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How men in STEM can be allies to women: A talk by Professor Bryan Gaensler, University of Toronto

Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence 4700 Keele Street, 11 Arboretum Ln, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bryan Gaensler is the Canada Research Chair in Radio Astronomy, and Director of the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto. His research is in cosmic magnetism, time-domain astrophysics and the diffuse Universe. Voted Young Australian of the Year in 1999, Bryan is a long-time advocate for women in STEM. He will discuss how […]

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Ada Lovelace Day Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

Steacie Science & Engineering Library 4700 Keele Street, 136 Campus Walk, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and students as we create, expand and improve Wikipedia entries for Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics). STEM Women are under-represented in Wikipedia. Learn how to be a Wikipedian. Drop by for as long or short a time as you have available. We will have swag & snacks […]

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YorkU 3rd Annual Ada Lovelace Day Talk: From “That Shirt” to “That Other Shirt” — Finding Ways to Honour the Trailblazing Women of the Past & Future

Senate Chamber N940 Ross York University 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A talk by Elly Zupko — equity, diversity & inclusivity activist and communications expert Monday October 23rd 12:30pm-1:30pm Senate Chamber, N940 Ross Building Keele Campus In 2014, people across the world saw a lead scientist from the European Space Agency appear on international television to talk about the Philae lander mission wearing a garment covered […]

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4th Annual Wikipedia Editathon

Steacie Science & Engineering Library 4700 Keele Street, 136 Campus Walk, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Come to The Steacie Science and Engineering Library on Thursday, October 11 and help us celebrate Ada Lovelace Day! Women in the various STEM fields are generally underrepresented in Wikipedia. We need look no further than the recent case of new Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland from the University of Waterloo. When someone tried to create a Wikipedia article […]

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ALD 2018 Invited Lecture. Waiting for Equity or Making it Happen: What’s the Difference?

Life Sciences Building Keele Campus 6 Thompson Rd, North York, ON M3J 1L3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Professor Jeremy Kerr, University Research Chair in Macroecology & Conservation Biology, University of Ottawa will give York University's 4th Annual Ada Lovelace Day talk. Jeremy was president of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, 2016-18, where he developed policy for increasing Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics). He will reflect […]

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