Mahshid (Michelle) Heydarirad
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Mahshid (Michelle) Heydarirad BSc Applied Biology 2026 | Major: Applied Animal Biology What excites you about science? I believe the thing that most excites me and keeps me intrigued about science is the fields’ ability to constantly be evolving. There is always a world of unknown and […]
Shaina Alize Sequeira
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Shaina Alize SequeiraBSc Food, Nutrition and Health 2026 | Major: Food Science When did you realize science was for you? Ever since I can remember, food has always fascinated me. As a 5-year-old, my favourite pastime was conducting bizarre kitchen experiments and concocting barely-edible ‘snacks’ from […]
Gulbahar Mammetgurbanova
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Gulbahar MammetgurbanovaBSc Global Resource Systems 2026 What excites you about science? One thing that excites me about science is its ability to answer questions while simultaneously raising even more. It’s a never-ending cycle of curiosity and discovery that continually pushes boundaries. Science not only helps us […]
Maya Bodnar
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Maya BodnarPhD in Applied Animal Biology 2028 What excites you about science? I love science because, at its core, it’s humanity’s attempt at making sense of our complex world. Scientific research helps us answer questions, develop solutions, and improve ourselves. I am especially drawn to science […]
Stella Chimwemwe Mapemba
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Stella Chimwemwe MapembaPhD in Integrated Studies in Land & Food Systems 2028 What excites you about science? The ability to apply science to our daily lives in managing the world around us is clear evidence that we cannot live without science. Science has led to innovations […]
Emiko Araki
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Emiko ArakiBSc Food and Resource Economics 2025 What excites you about science? Environmental economics really caught my attention because it provides us with data-driven insights that shape better decisions. I’m especially interested in how policies like carbon pricing and cap-and-trade internalize externalities, ensuring businesses and individuals […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Hear from a few outstanding students on why they are passionate about science.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The United Nations declared Feb. 11 as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, recognizing the need to bring diverse perspectives, fresh talent and creativity to the field. In LFS, we highlight a few students in our programs who share what makes them excited about science.
Karyna Howell
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Karyna HowellMSc student in Soil Science What excites you about science? I think science excites me so much because it empowers me with the tools to find the answers to questions that we all walk around with. For example, when we were kids, we all learned that […]
Ashley Jang
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with…Ashley JangBSc Applied Biology 2026 | Major: Applied Animal Biology What excites you about science? What excites me about science is all the unanswered questions! Every day new hypotheses are being formulated, new research papers are published, and old ideas are disproven but we will never […]