University of Alberta's Working for Inclusivity in Chemistry group is focused on creating an environment where everyone is welcome.
Edmonton, Alberta
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☕️🌸 Spring is finally brewing…and so is the coffee! Join WIC this Friday, May 1 for our last Bagels & Brew of the 2025/2026 academic year 🌼
🗓️ Friday May 1 (9-11 am)
📍 Chem Lounge (E4-43)
✨We are very excited to welcome Dr. Stephanie Knezz as this year’s speaker for our annual Margaret-Ann Armour Lecture Series! Join us tomorrow and Friday in E3-25 (1-2 pm) for her seminars🧪
👩🏼🔬🧬Happy International Day for Women and Girls in Science!🔬🧪Thanks to those who came to our event today. We hope to offer our gratitude towards the great work that women do in our department, whether it be as student, staff, or admin here at the UofA! @ualbertachem @chemsauofa
University of Alberta WIC retweeted
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: scim.ag/48YwNzI
ALT A child drawing of a female scientist. The hedline is: What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before
Another fantastic WIC Paint Night in the books! 🎨✨ Thanks to everyone who joined us on Friday Jan 30th, and a big thanks to our artist @dalida_akl for leading the way. More photos are up on our website!
January nights dragging on? Turn one into a Starry Night instead🌙✨ Join WIC for Paint Night - no experience necessary. Follow along or create your own masterpiece. Advance registration required.
🗓 Friday Jan 30
📍 CHEM E3-25 | 5:30 pm
🎨🍕 Paint supplies & free pizza provided
❄️The UofA Chemistry Department is looking festive with WIC's Holiday Door Decorating contest! ☃️@TMIC_Canada @ShiraJoudan @OrgLabDirector @Meanwell_Lab @ualbertachem
Congratulations to the @HallBoronLab and the West Group for winning the✨Most Festive and best🧪Chemistry-themed categories, as voted by the department.
🎄❄️Thanks to everyone who joined us for our annual Holiday Trivia Night and Gingerbread House Decorating Contest! We appreciated the great turnout and enjoyed seeing all of your creativity. Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays from the WIC team! ❄️🎄
🎄❄️Join the WIC team for our annual holiday trivia night on December 12th! Back by popular demand - we will also be hosting a festive gingerbread decorating competition. Register before December 9th for free pizza and snacks.
🎄Deck the Halls (and Doors!)🎄
Bring your best holiday creativity for a chance to win a prize for your research group with WIC's Chemistry Door Decorating contest! @ualbertachem
📍 Register your lab (1 entry per group)
📅 Deadline: Dec 12, 2025
☕️🥯Start your morning with Bagels and Brew, happening tomorrow morning from 9–11 am in CHEM E4-43. Please remember to bring a mug!
📸We have a new group photo! Meet the 2025/2026 WIC team on our website: ualbertawic.wixsite.com/uofa…
Interesting in joining? We are always welcoming new members. Contact us at [email protected] or attend one of our many events this upcoming academic year!
Join us for our next Diversity in STEMinar featuring Dr. @MeghanAzad! Her talk will highlight her research program and personal experiences in science, concluding with an open discussion on diverse career paths @ualbertachem.
🗓️Oct. 21 2025
🍕Register for free pizza lunch!
Bagels & Brew is back!🥯☕️
Swing by the Chem Lounge next Friday Oct. 10th between 9–11 AM for free bagels, coffee, tea, and good company! @ualbertachem
Join us for the first Bagels and Brew of the new academic year!
📅 Friday, Aug 29 (8–10 AM)
📍 Chem Lounge (E4-43)
Bring your mug, enjoy a free breakfast, and help us welcome the new graduate students to the department!
☕️🌸Join WIC this Friday Apr 25 in the Chem Lounge for the last Bagels & Brew of the semester! 🥯🌼 Take a well-deserved break and catch up with colleagues as the Winter term winds down and you wrap up exams and TA duties.
We are excited to announce that WIC will be hosting @Belinda_Heyne (University of Calgary) for our Diversity in STEMinar! Her talk will explore why science communication is a must-have skill, how it opens unexpected doors, and how to do it well. See QR code for zoom link below.
Thanks to everyone who came out to our first-ever WIC Paint Night yesterday! 🎨✨It was great to see so much creativity. Huge thanks to our artist @dalida_akl for guiding us - we’re already looking forward to the next one! Check out our website for more photos of the event.
