CISE-Atlantic

Special Recognition goes to Dr. Lindsay Cahill from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, for her ongoing dedication to creating equitable spaces in STEM. Dr. Cahill's vital work studies the impact of environmental exposures on pregnancy and early life. 🎉Congratulations, Dr. Cahill!

An Associate Professor in Chemistry at Dalhousie University , Dr. Charron's research in peptide-based therapeutics will advance next-generation treatments that are more selective, more effective, and better suited for tackling complex diseases such as cancer.

🏆The results are in - we are thrilled to announce the incomparable Dr. Carlie Charron as the 2026 CISE-Atlantic SPARK Lecture Tour Awardee, in recognition of cutting-edge contributions to and inclusive leadership within the Atlantic Canadian research ecosystem!

🎉Congratulations, Dr. Charron!

Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🏆 🏋🏽🪴

Learn more here: buff.ly/uWWEb7I

CanPhysCounts CanPhysCounts: The First Canada-Wide Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Physics Survey

This publication sets the stage, exploring the landscape
of the Canadian Physics community - who are the
physicists in Canada❓

Learn more about the survey and the team behind it
(including CISE-Atlantic Chair, Dr. Kevin Hewitt) at
www.canphyscounts.ca.

Pleased to share that the first report for
Canadian Physics Counts (#canphyscounts), the first
national survey of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the
Canadian physics community, has been published and
is now available online at
🔗www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2025-
0126

Facilitated by Catherine Mavriplis @uottawa.ca, the session brought together Atlantic researchers, industry professionals and equity champions to evaluate progress made since 2013, building upon successes and setting new goals to continue to further gender justice in Research and Innovation.

CISE-Atlantic Chairs, Dr. Kevin Hewitt (@dalhousieu.bsky.social) and Dr. Stephanie MacQuarrie (Cape Breton University), hosted a consultation session today for Gender Summit 24's new Roadmap for Action for North America.

Learn more about GS24 (Nov. 19th 2025)
🔗 www.gender-summit.com/event/gs24/

Webinar for Grade 10 Computer Studies Resource |Webinaire sur l'informatique en 10e année Join k2i (kindergarten to industry) academy at York University's Lassonde School of Engineering for the unveiling of our Grade 10 Computer Science resource! k2i academy is reimagining how people disco...

Registration form: tinyurl.com/k2iCS

Join the k2i academy team as they unveil their NEW Grade 10 Computer Science resource!

[EN] Digital Technology and Innovations in the Changing World
November 5, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM ET

[FR] Technologies numériques et innovations dans un monde en évolution
November 6, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM ET

Almost one million Canadians have serious climate anxiety, study suggests | CBC Feeling anxious about the impacts of climate change is normal, scientists say. But how common is anxiety so bad that it makes it hard to function? A new study puts a big number on it.

www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

Home Project Drawdown drives meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies.

To help combat climate anxiety and see how YOU can take action to build a better world, check out Project Drawdown for science-based climate solutions and strategies @ drawdown.org.

A recent study from researchers at the University of Alberta and Acadia University show that about 2.3 per cent of people in Canada experience severe #climate anxiety, based on a survey of 2,476 individuals published in Nature Mental Health.

🔗Link to Study - shorturl.at/P809n

Tiny blue-green crystals (there's a green coloured arrow stuck on the specimen to point these out) with some leaf-green illite and blue azurite on a matrix. From Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London's collections.

1 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Quetzalcoatlite:
- Named after Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec and Toltec god of the sea, due to its sea-blue colour
- Forms in the oxidised zone of tellurium-bearing hydrothermal deposits #minerals
- This below is a co-type specimen (one of the specimens used to define the species)

📣 In a new paper using data on >11,000 kids, we find children who are #evicted suffer worse mental health & increased sleep problems... but so do children whose families simply struggle to pay the rent each month, implicating the health of 100,000s of young people in the housing crisis. #episky 🧪

SETI Live record button logo. Text: Do Aliens Speak Physics? with Beth Johnson and Daniel Whiteson. Background: A chalkboard covered in physics equations and notations. Inset: Photo of Daniel Whiteson, mockup of the book cover for Do Aliens Speak Physics?

Next #SETILive: Do Aliens Speak Physics?
TODAY, 16 October, 2:30 pm PDT

Join host @planetarypan.bsky.social and co-author @danielwhiteson.bsky.social for a discussion of this mind-bending exploration into what it would mean for humans to communicate with an ET through the language of physics. 🧪 👩‍🔬

We’re waking up our social media presence!🌱Every week, a different CLEAR member will share what life looks like in the lab, from wet lab work to community authorship. Each perspective is unique, showing the diff ways we think about what we do and *how* we do it. Stay tuned! 1/8

Dark blue background with light text on top along with an orange "firework" explosion image and a scannable QR Code. Text reads SPARK Lecture Tour Award 2026. Recognizing research excellence in STEM across Atlantic Canada. A scannable QR Code for the nomination form is visible. Nominations Open: Oct. 1st - Nov. 3rd 2025.

🎇Are you or do you know an outstanding #STEM professional in #Atlantic #Canada? Committed to #equity and ready to share trailblazing research to new audiences?

✅Nominate yourself or a peer TODAY for our SPARK Lecture Tour Award! forms.gle/PPr8cpbn934x...

#inclusioninstem #ResearchExcellence

We welcome Dr. Mita Dasog from Dalhousie University as our Seminar speaker next Friday, October 3rd.

Learn more!
www.astro.ucla.edu/~ghez/

STEM Scientist of the Week!
Andrea Ghez, an American astrophysicist whose pioneering work with Reinhard Genzel garnered them the Nobel Prize in 2020, providing conclusive evidence of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* at the centre of the Milky Way! ⚫

#womeninSTEM #astro

Truth and Reconciliation Week – Taking Truth to Action The National Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419

The principles of Truth and Reconciliation go beyond the week of September 22 – 26. It is a year-round, lifetime commitment.

Find out various ways to start practicing Truth and Reconciliation today:
🔗 trw-svr.nctr.ca

This week in STEM - researchers at Rice University uncover pieces of Mars' watery history, with profound implications for the planet's past habitability as well as future sites for analysis by the Perserverance Rover.

Read more: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

#STEMNews #mars #spacescience

In this Viewpoint, we hear from a cross section of women, across multiple research fields, discussing their science and the process of setting up a lab as an independent researcher. rupress.org/jem/article/...
@quinascience.bsky.social @aweinstock.bsky.social @osterhoutlab.bsky.social
#WomeninSTEM

📣Application period NOW OPEN for CISE-Atlantic's Catalyze & Facilitate Sponsorship and Partnership Program!

Seed funding opportunity for new initiatives or expansions that advance inclusion in STEM in Atlantic Canada.
Learn more: linktr.ee/cise_atlantic

#InclusioninSTEM #equityineducation

The Safer STEM Lab — Courage to Act Foundation A professional training series by the Courage to Act Foundation. This virtual program equips participants with the skills and tools to prevent sexual harassment and foster safer, more inclusive learni...

Are you an #STEM educator or looking to drive policy change in STEM for safer, inclusive learning spaces?

Register for The Safer STEM Lab, a free online #training series on the prevention of sexual harassment in experiential learning - www.couragetoact.ca/safer-stem-lab
@couragetoact.bsky.social

She is most known for her observation of gravitational waves from a two black hole collision, a phenomena once predicted by Einstein. This helped our understanding of the universe and dark matter. Learn more about Nergis Mavalvala here:
orgchart.mit.edu/leadership/d...

STEM Scientist of the Week: Nergis Mavalvala
Nergis Mavalvala is a queer Pakistani-American astrophysicist, who won the 2014 LGBTQ Scientist of the year. She earned her doctorate in astrophysics at MIT, and later was the first woman to become the Dean of Sciences at MIT in 2020.

June 30th is world asteroid day, which promotes global awareness. It is held on the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, when a meteor air burst destroyed 2150 square kilometers of forest.
Learn more here:
www.un.org/en/observanc...

dalhousie-quantum-camp.github.io