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A survey on gender equity and discrimination was conducted by University Affairs, inviting all genders to participate. In my in-depth feature I unpack what that survey found out. The long road to gender equity.

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Updates on gender diversity and equity in Canadian universities, by @ljevanso.bsky.social for @universityaffairs.bsky.social universityaffairs.ca/features/the...

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I contributed to this deep dive by @ljevanso.bsky.social on the long road to gender equity in the 🇨🇦 academy. Worth a read! universityaffairs.ca/features/the... @widowweb.bsky.social @flybehaviour.bsky.social

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Good luck to all USA-based scientists, science communicators, & public science supporters Standing Up for Science tomorrow! Take care, stay safe, if anyone hassles you, just start explaining alpha- vs. p-values and make sure you leave them in the recovery position.

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Just in time for International Women’s Day #IWD2025 my feature for University Affairs on gender discrimination and bias at Canadian universities. With thanks to all of the sources that shared with me so honestly. universityaffairs.ca/features/the...

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Thanks for the excellent piece @ljevanso.bsky.social & to all for sharing their experiences & expertise including @flybehaviour.bsky.social (I still need to find the other women researchers who contributed & follow them here, too!) FYI @usaskcomfacdev.bsky.social universityaffairs.ca/features/the...

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Appreciate all three of my scientific society homes - @freshwaterscience.bsky.social, @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social, and @iaglr.bsky.social - being signatories on this letter supporting the importance of protecting science for the benefit of all.

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Many of us know what it’s like to work remotely. But I was intrigued about what it’s like to work remotely… on Mars. I interviewed Nicolas Randazzo for @Nature to find out. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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You go girls! Plenty more work to be done in this arena. Shout out to all of the amazing women and girls in science, breaking down barriers and challenging biases, advancing the science that benefits all humanity.

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Cis-male faculty at Canadian Universities, have you ever witnessed and called out sexism by colleagues in real time? Willing to share anecdotes about the context even if you can’t share names? Working on a story about gender equity for @UA_magazine. Please reach out and repost. Thanks!

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Happy to see this story launch, though my job was considerably less arduous than the efforts of the four members of the Salty Science crew! Read the story of their epic row across the Atlantic here: www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/ou... @popularmechanics.bsky.social

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How I love this! Way to go @redlipblenny.bsky.social - what a tour de force!

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Thanks for the kind words @mayapersram.bsky.social I’m glad you enjoyed it. It was a talented group of panelists full of great advice.

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Isabelle Côté was part of a team of 4 marine scientists from 3 academic generations on a rowboat with 2 tiny sleeping cabins crossing 1 entire ocean. Check out this incredible tale of their journey as told to me by @redlipblenny & crew for @NatureCareers www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Part 2: of interview tips from Anna Maria Tremonti. #caj24 6. Clarify 7. Assume nothing 8. Stop talking 9. Revisit, reflect 10. Throw out other people’s rules, make your own

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Enjoying all the wisdom and great questions in this room about conducting great interviews, led by Anna Maria Tremonti. 1. Always be curious 2. Know who you’re talking to 3. Do the background research 4. Prepare 5. Listen carefully 1/2

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Beetles make up a quarter of all animal species—there are 40,000 species of leaf beetle alone—and form effectively an evolutionary microcosm of the tree of life. Why are there so many beetle species? @ljevanso.bsky.social in search of an answer: buff.ly/4aK50Rd

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If you ever attended the Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting as a Young Scientist (even if now an older scientist) and would be willing to do an interview about your learnings/mentorship there and how it shaped your career and future opportunities, please reach out. Also please re-share - thank you!

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A group of 39 prominent biologists and philosophers hasve released the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness, a document that states that there’s a “realistic possibility” of consciousness in many animals. www.quantamagazine.org/insects-and-...

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Decades ago, the idea of essential “keystone species” took hold in ecology and culture. The metaphor has become so widespread that some researchers fear it has lost all meaning. Now, some ecologists are tightening up the term. www.quantamagazine.org/ecologists-s...

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Podcast alert! @cbcwhatonearth looks at the upcoming fire risk in Alberta. I for one am very worried. Sound like I'm not alone. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....

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For your Things That Used to Be Worse and Got Better files: Much of the Eastern U.S. was deforested in the 18th & 19th centuries. European settlers cut down every tree they could reach. Now forests have regrown and eased global warming 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/succ...

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A read for your coffee break… Coffee can support biodiversity when grown in the shade of trees, explains agroecologist Ivette Perfecto. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

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Really enjoyed this post about seeking the hidden gems of science storytelling.

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California now has a state bat. The pallid bat, or Antrozous pallidus, joins a long list of official Golden State symbols, including a new state mushroom. www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/u...

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Big thanks to four early career scientists from three continents for their stories and savvy career advice for colleagues. Interview by me for Nature Careers. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Freelance journalists: @technologyreview.com is looking for more pitches about physical technology—computing, chips, quantum technology, materials science, sensors, infrastructure, telecommunications, etc. Pay rates and other info (including my e-mail) here www.technologyreview.com/how-to-pitch...

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This is important: More and more data is coming in and showing that vaccination & boosters dramatically reduce the risk of long COVID. The risk is still high, though -- please be careful out there 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/vacc...

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Not to anthropomorphize BUT middle-aged stars don't slow down like they were expected to 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/star...

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What does a Martian day look like? It looks like this! On Nov. 8, NASA's Curiosity rover captured 12 hours on Mars—dawn to dusk, in glorious black and white—using its 2 HazCams. It was filmed during a 2-week communications pause for a Mars solar conjunction, when the sun was between Earth & Mars 🔭🧪

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Women Advancing River Research 2024 Lecture Series has free webinars the 3rd Thursday of every month! 💧🌊 Hear from leading female researchers on the latest innovations & discoveries in river science. Register here for all talks: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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NASW Members: Our Virtual Business Chats are back for the new year! Log in this Thursday January 4 for a #SciWriBizChat on goal setting, organized by NASW Freelance Committee volunteers. Time and details: www.nasw.org/events/nasw-...

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Happy New Year! A fleeting moment of Pacific Northwest sunshine to start off the year - view from Lhuḵw’lkuḵw’áyten (Burnaby Mountain), the ancestral and unceded homelands of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw) and Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) Nations.

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This is a delightful analysis of all the species represented in the emoji animal kingdom & its biases www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... 🧪 🐸🦊🦎🦥🦇🦉 by @laurenleffer.bsky.social

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