This May, over 450 life science trainees attended the inaugural Life Sciences Career Expo (LSCE): Pathways to Success, a national, virtual, multi-day, careers conference.

For most Canadians, March held many pandemic anniversaries: from workplace shutdowns and border closures to the advent of Zoom socialising. But for many scientists, it also marked one-year since the beginning of their fight against COVID-19 misinformation.

If you’re anything like me, the start of the fall semester called for a fresh Moleskine planner penned with renewed productivity and ambitious goals. While your goals for the 2019-20 academic year likely include research publications and conference proceedings, this year we challenge you to add some new topics to the list: career exploration and professional development.

On March 9th, thousands of Toronto women and men rallied down Yonge Street for the International Women’s Day March.