{"id":59,"date":"2020-08-14T11:11:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:56:19","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Affiliations"},"content":{"rendered":"

WISEST<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Dino Lab has been working with the WISEST (Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science, and Technology) program since 2018, and have hosted fifteen grade eleven students to date who have completed the program successfully.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grade eleven girls interested in working in the Dino Lab are encouraged to consult the WISEST website<\/strong><\/a> for further information.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020, the Dino Lab also participated in the WISEST Choices conference. This program introduces grade six girls to the university, and allows them to participate in a full day of activities focused on science. More information about the Choices program can be found\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

WISEST <\/strong>Summer Research Program (SRP)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Participants in the Summer Research Program work as paid research assistants on a project in an area that is underrepresented for their gender for six weeks in July and August. Young women and gender-diverse students do research in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences. To date these students have completed the following research projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2026 the SRP Program runs from July 3 – August 14, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2018<\/span><\/h4>\n