Welcome back to the WISEST STEM podcast, where we feature interviews with experts, researchers, educators, and enthusiasts who share their knowledge and experiences about STEM education and careers. Tune in for each episode as we delve into the latest in STEM— from cutting-edge research to the remarkable stories of trailblazing women and gender-diverse folks making their mark.  For the next few episodes, we will be in the Mentor Lab. The Mentor Lab is a space where we share stories that reveal the science of the world around us and explore the relationships that make us who we are.  ..read more

This episode wraps up our Navigating the Pandemic mini series! We dive into how to have hard conversations, especially when misinformation is at the centre of it. We sit down with two experts, Dr. Krishana Sankar and Timothy Caulfield. Dr. Krishana Sankar is the Science Advisor and Community Partnerships lead at ScienceUpFirst, a national initiative that works with a collective of independent scientists, researchers, health care experts and science communicators to debunk misinformation online.  Timothy Caulfield is the Canada Research Chair in Health law and Policy, a professor in the Fa ..read more

It has been over two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked students what their concerns are at this stage of the pandemic, and we received responses ranging from student mental health to how to listen to and talk to people with differing views, to how to navigate these times of uncertainty and also how to recognize fake news on social media especially around public health measures, vaccine information and of COVID prognoses. This episode is the second episode of a 3 part mini-series diving into the topic of student wellness. In this episode, we sit down with Christine Ca ..read more

It has been over two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked students what their concerns are at this stage of the pandemic, and we received responses ranging from student mental health to how to listen to and talk to people with differing views, to how to navigate these times of uncertainty and also how to recognize fake news on social media especially around public health measures, vaccine information and of COVID prognoses. With this episode, we’re launching a new mini-series to dive into a few of the topics of concern shared by our students. In this episode, we talk to ..read more

We're re-releasing this episode just in time for this year's Summer Research Program! If you're a grade 11 student contemplating applying for the program or are someone who is in the process of putting together your application already, we encourage you to listen to this episode! Join Helen (WISEST Outreach Coordinator) and Bridget (WISEST Program Coordinator) as they discuss what it takes to put together a polished application! For more information about the Summer Research Program and to start your application, visit: https://www.ualberta.ca/women-in-scholarship-engineering-science-technolog ..read more

A note for our audience, this episode is completely in French! WISEST est à la recherche de nouvelles façons de connecter avec notre communauté francophone. Pour cet épisode, Hannah Bayne assume le rôle d'animatrice pour interviewer Geneviève Degré-Timmons, une étudiante mature qui étudie pour son doctorat à l'Université Laval. Geneviève a travaillé partout au Canada et 6 ans après avoir terminé son B.Sc. en biologie à l'Université du Québec à Rimouski, elle est retournée aux études pour approfondir ses connaissances en conservation de la faune, notamment pour les espèces en péril d'importance ..read more

We're wrapping up 2021 by finishing off our 3 episode mini series on Pivoting in your STEM Career! In today’s society, pivoting in a career often feels like failure because you end up somewhere you didn’t necessarily set out to be in the first place. However, this happens more often than not, but is rarely ever talked about. So, we’re trying to flip the script by shedding light on the many reasons that influence someone to pivot in their career. In this episode, join us as we sit down with Heidi Cossey, PhD student in Geoenvironmental Engineering at the University of Alberta. Heidi is currentl ..read more

In our new mini-series, we’re diving into the topic of pivoting in your STEM career. In today’s society, pivoting in a career often feels like failure because you end up somewhere you didn’t necessarily set out to be in the first place. However, this happens more often than not, but is rarely ever talked about. So, we’re trying to flip the script by shedding light on the many reasons that influence someone to pivot in their career. In this episode, join us as we sit down with Dr. Cassandra Donatelli (@CMDonatelli), a postdoctoral researcher, who made a pivot from an engineering degree to an ac ..read more

To kick off the new academic year, we’re rolling out a new mini-series! For the next three episodes, we’re going to be diving into the topic of pivoting in your STEM career. In today’s society, pivoting in a career often feels like failure because you end up somewhere you didn’t necessarily set out to be in the first place. However, this happens more often than not, but is rarely ever talked about. So, we’re trying to flip the script by shedding light on the many reasons that influence someone to pivot in their career. In this episode, join us as we sit down with Brittany Conradi, an environme ..read more

AJ Stadnyk takes on the role as host this episode as they interview Luam Araya, a Biochemistry Masters student at the University of Alberta on their journey in navigating the science world as a queer scientist. We ask them about what it’s like finding spaces of belonging, what the STEM world can do to make spaces more inclusive for queer folks and the importance of having successful queer folks to look up to. During this episode, 2SLGBTQIA+ is replaced with the word queer and queer community. We would like to recognize that queer can be a heavy word for some folks. Queer in this context is def ..read more