Vanier Celebrates Women of Science 2020

Once again this year Vanier is celebrating Women of Science, from Tuesday, November 10 to Friday, November 13. All events will take place virtually. The program includes the following speakers:

Fran Beauvais on Tuesday, Nov. 10th@10AM, Kanien'keha:ka Woman of Healing

Dr. Caroline-Emmanuelle Morisset on Tuesday, Nov. 10th@2:30PM, Planetary Scientist working for Canadian Space Agency

Sabrina Berger on Wednesday, Nov. 11th@11AM, McGill Physics PhD Candidate, Using Radio Waves to Study the Universe

Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda on Wednesday, Nov. 11th@11AM, University of Sherbrooke. Human influences on adaptation (and how my human self has adapted) On the Galápagos Islands, humans have direct and indirect effects on the adaptation of Darwin’s finches. This talk will describe three human influences: introduced predators, novel foods, and urbanization, and how these iconic finches are adapting to the presence of humans on the islands.

Panel Discussion on Wednesday, Nov. 11th@12:30PM What Women’s Leadership in STEM Looks Like in 2020 The panel will be moderated by Neerusha Baurhoo. The discussion will focus on the shifts in science and society that are allowing women’s voices to be heard. For each field that the panelists work in, the perspectives are different. Panelists: Dr. Renata Ferreira (Primatologist), Dr. Kiyoko Gotanta (Evolutionary Biologist), Dr. Caroline-Emmanuelle Morisset (Planetary scientist), Sabrina Berger (Physics Graduate Student), Kailey Karahkwinehtha Nicholas (Indigenous Biology Undergraduate).

Dr. Angela Kross, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University, Thursday, Nov. 12, 10 am, Plant phenology and global climate change: a remote sensing approach This talk will describe research, using GIS and Remote Sensing in combination with ground measurements and models to answer questions related to ecosystem processes, vegetation development and land use change in response to anthropogenic and natural events.

Houda Shafique on Thursday, Nov. 12@ 2PM, Engineering Student at McGill, Overcoming a Limiting Narrative In her talk, Houda Shafique, a current bioengineering (BEng) undergraduate student at McGill University and the Co-President of Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering (POWE), will discuss the role we can all play in overcoming a limiting narrative around women in STEM fields.

Kailey Karahkwinehtha Nicholas on Friday, Nov. 13th@10AM, Introduction to Two Eyed Seeing For millennia before the earliest roots of Western science were documented, the Indigenous peoples were practicing architecture, ecology, engineering, astronomy, and agriculture. Kailey Karahkwinehtha Nicholas, a Vanier Alumna, and current Biology student at Bishops University, is an advocate for two eyed seeing and bridging the gap between these two knowledge systems.

Dr. Renata Ferreira on Friday, Nov. 13th@1PM. Back into wild: ex situ rehabilitation and in situ survivorship of reintroduced capuchin monkeys Because an increasing number of primates are kept under human care in zoos, research labs, or rescue centers, due to the loss of natural forest, this talk will present research on stress coping strategies and rehabilitation of capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp).