Teaching, Playwrights and Burgers

He reached the plank and emerged from the water. As he hoisted himself out of the water, with his hands flattened on the wood, he turned his head towards her direction. She could tell that he was looking at her. Her heart began to pound like crazy. Should she leave now before he got completely …

You Were Wrong

Laurel had just reached the bottom of the steps leading from her flat to the street below when she bumped into Professor Ingram.   Thirty years had passed since she last saw her but she'd never forgotten her.  She still remembered her saying to her, "It doesn't matter what you do, you'll never amount to anything." …

Making History in Science

Notes to Women congratulate Victoria Kaspi for being the first woman to win the Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal, Canada's top Science award in its 25 year history.  This long overdue win is a reminder that gender inequality is prevalent in Canadian Academia. Mario Pinto, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council who hands out …

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