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As part of our work, we produce data re: Canadians for Canadians. Our various public reports provide a snapshot of social media usage trends in Canada & attitudes of Canadians towards issues such as misinformation, politics & privacy in the context of social media. socialmedialab.ca/public-repor...

Seeking sources: Have you encountered stigmatizing language or misinformation in health apps? We're looking to speak with users about their experiences for a reported piece on health tech. DM or reach out: [email protected]

Neutrinos are difficult to detect because they barely interact with normal matter, but now physicists have found the most energetic neutrino yet thanks to an instrument on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. www.newscientist.com/article/2468...

The February issue of our newsletter explores Canada’s international S&T partnerships and revisits the impacts of our report, Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks. 📬Sign up directly to our mailing list and never miss an issue! bit.ly/cca-advance #CdnSci #Research #Innovation

Une découverte qui pourrait offrir une protection contre la grippe. Des essais cliniques révèlent que le bêta-glucane, constituant des champignons, peut « reprogrammer » les cellules immunitaires pour prévenir l’inflammation des poumons. https://buff.ly/3QoXbrV @mcgill.ca #EPSCdn

New discovery could help protect against influenza. Preclinical trial uncovers how beta-glucan, found in all fungi, can ‘reprogram’ immune cells to prevent lung inflammation. https://buff.ly/413h2lw @mcgill.ca #CdnPSE

Canada stands at a crossroads. We must secure our economic sovereignty with a serious effort to tackle productivity & grow opportunities for Canadians. Canada’s leading research universities help drive innovation. Our new report sets out the path to home-grown prosperity:

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Job available for Full Professor Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) - Indigenous Health and Well-Being at the Faculty of Health Science, Simon Fraser University (RT 🙏🏼 please): www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...

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Researchers have constructed self-assembled nanopeptides that penetrate cells and target intracellular bacterial infections, which are increasingly difficult to treat due to antibiotic resistance. Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/414fw2q

Le Canada se trouve à la croisée des chemins. Nous devons assurer notre souveraineté économique en nous efforçant sérieusement de lutter contre la productivité et de multiplier les opportunités pour les Canadiens. Les grandes universités de recherche du Canada contribuent à stimuler l'innovation.

#FollowFriday: The 330+ Canadian research organizations and universities in our three starter packs. 1 go.bsky.app/DjqbMNB 2 go.bsky.app/2i7Qi3E 3 go.bsky.app/8phKHSB #CdnSci #Research #AcademicSky

Le numéro de février de notre bulletin d'information explore les partenariats internationaux du Canada dans le domaine de la S&T et revient sur les impacts de notre rapport, Les principaux risques des changements climatiques pour le Canada. www.rapports-cac.ca/lavance-fevr...

The February issue of our newsletter explores Canada’s international S&T partnerships and revisits the impacts of our report, Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks. 📬Sign up directly to our mailing list and never miss an issue! bit.ly/cca-advance #CdnSci #Research #Innovation

The model — which was trained on 128,000 genomes spanning the tree of life, from humans to single-celled bacteria and archaea — can write whole chromosomes and small genomes from scratch. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Overall confidence in scientific institutions has slightly rebounded since the pandemic, some research suggests, with that trust remaining strong across countries. undark.org/2025/02/17/r...

Important note: if you ever hit this when scrolling down a @nature.com news story, that is _not_ a paywall, it's a free registration. We are giving you free content (for any of our most recent stories) in exchange for your email address.

Quantum computers will eventually be able to break encryption, so plans are underway to develop new techniques to keep data safe - and now China has announced it will spurn US-led efforts, instead opting to go alone.

In July 2019, the CCA published Canada's Top Climate Change Risks. Five years on, we're revisiting the impact the report had on Canada's policies and action to adapt. go.cca-reports.ca/4hMCxOG

Canada buys half a million doses of the bird flu vaccine www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social

The report: go.cca-reports.ca/432i97l

Announcing our first Big Thinking panel at #congressh at @gbcollege.bsky.social: “Care of togetherness”. Join our panel as they explore insights for and approaches to fostering care and connection in an increasingly divided world. 🔗 ow.ly/INx150V2T4x

Researchers are sprinting to compile their own datasets and DIY sites. Lawmakers aren’t doing much to reverse course.

The report: go.cca-reports.ca/432i97l

En juillet 2019, le CAC publiait son rapport intitulé Les principaux risques des changements climatiques pour le Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/3X8dRYi

In July 2019, the CCA published Canada's Top Climate Change Risks. Five years on, we're revisiting the impact the report had on Canada's policies and action to adapt. go.cca-reports.ca/4hMCxOG

Microsoft has announced that is has created the first ‘topological qubits’ — a way of storing quantum information https://go.nature.com/42ZtgxV

A first-of-its-kind analysis by Nature reveals which institutions are retraction hotspots. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Every healthy human body is home to trillions of viruses, and we may harbor tens of millions of viral species. Here's my story about scientists exploring the human virome. [Gift link] nyti.ms/41nZpxS 🧪

Tracking surface water in the permafrost zone just got a whole lot easier thanks to an extensive collection of satellite images showing the seasonal changes in 800,000+ lakes and ponds in Alaska.

The new framework: -Emphasizes science diplomacy is a tool used to achieve a nation or org’s diplomatic objectives -Delves into broader landscape of key players -Highlights need for awareness of national security risks in scientific collabs -More practical framework www.aaas.org/news/science...

In our latest edition of The Advance: -Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks, revisited -Possible futures: Canada’s international science and tech partnerships -The CCA at #AAAS in Boston -Data spotlight: Canada’s top co-author and more #CdnSci #Research www.cca-reports.ca/advance-febr...

L’Avance : Février 2025 -Les principaux risques liés aux changements climatiques au Canada, un rapport revisité -Futurs collaboratifs : les partenariats internationaux du Canada dans le domaine de la science et de la technologie -CAC à l’AAAS à Boston www.rapports-cac.ca/lavance-fevr...

“We’re not necessarily trying to reduce area burned, but we want to reduce the negative consequences of fire,” said wildfire ecologist @firebobbc.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

L’Avance : Février 2025 -Les principaux risques liés aux changements climatiques au Canada, un rapport revisité -Futurs collaboratifs : les partenariats internationaux du Canada dans le domaine de la science et de la technologie -CAC à l’AAAS à Boston www.rapports-cac.ca/lavance-fevr...

In our latest edition of The Advance: -Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks, revisited -Possible futures: Canada’s international science and tech partnerships -The CCA at #AAAS in Boston -Data spotlight: Canada’s top co-author and more #CdnSci #Research www.cca-reports.ca/advance-febr...

L’Institut national de santé publique du Québec cesse de publier sur le controversé réseau social X, à cause de la «désinformation» et de «contenus problématiques» qu’on y trouve.

The new framework: -Emphasizes science diplomacy is a tool used to achieve a nation or org’s diplomatic objectives -Delves into broader landscape of key players -Highlights need for awareness of national security risks in scientific collabs -More practical framework www.aaas.org/news/science...

What role does peer review play in restoring trust in science? Join Natasha McDonald, Director, Peer Review, CSP, and other experts to explore how open science can help rebuild confidence in research. ▶️ ow.ly/MOLc50V0avW @sciencepolicy.bsky.social‬

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Public Environmental Data Partners archives climate datasets, uploading copies to public repositories and cataloging where and how to find them if they go missing from government websites. Scholars explain: