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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello BCMA folks! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to send a quick note out that tomorrow, the Beaty Biodiversity Museum is hosting a special
<a href="https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/events/event/online-beatyhome-live-women-in-stem/">
Beaty@Home</a> talk, Wednesday Feb 10 at 1pm, featuring Women in Science! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kashifa, one of the museum’s interpreters, will be joined by
<a href="https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~srivast/index.html">Dr. Diane Srivastava</a> (UBC Zoology) and
<a href="http://sarahgergel.net/lel/people/jen-baron/">Jen Baron</a> (UBC Forestry) for a conversation on their experiences in biodiversity research. It’s a great time to learn more about the experiences of women in science, and to celebrate the
<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-day">UN International Women and Girls in Science Day</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More info and registration: <a href="https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/events/event/online-beatyhome-live-women-in-stem/">
https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/events/event/online-beatyhome-live-women-in-stem/</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Find our future virtual programs: <a href="https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/visit/calendar/">
https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/visit/calendar/</a> <br>
Check out the blog for two new stories on women in the museum: <a href="https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/connect/blog/">
https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/connect/blog/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope to see you there! All are welcome, feel free to share as you see fit – thanks!<br>
Nicole<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>When registering for the Beaty@Home sessions, you’ll see an option to pay as you can to support the museum. It is a sliding scale from $0 upwards, no one will be turned away.
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nicole Balsdon</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> BSc (<a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/"><span style="color:windowtext">She,
Her, Hers</span></a>)<br>
Education & Outreach Coordinator<br>
Faculty of Science | Beaty Biodiversity Museum<br>
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory<br>
2212 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada<br>
Phone 604 822 3320 | Fax 604 822 0686<br>
<a href="mailto:nicole.balsdon@ubc.ca"><span style="color:windowtext">nicole.balsdon@ubc.ca</span></a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/@beatymuseum"><span style="color:windowtext">@beatymuseum</span></a><br>
<a href="http://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/"><span style="color:windowtext">http://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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