@carlyziter
Urban & landscape ecologist thinking about nature-based solutions for biodiversity, people, and climate in the cities we live in. Prof @ Concordia. Probably talking about trees on the radio. Potter. Knitter. Baker. Gardener. Year-round cyclist. 🇨🇦 (she/her)
McGill Biology is hosting a panel to showcase non-academic careers in Biology. Come listen to former PhDs and MScs now working in non-profits, industry, and government. biologygraduatestudent.association.mcgill.ca/events/career-panel
Come out on Tues, March 24 from 2-4:30pm
@biomcgill.bsky.social
It's easy to think of Boomer men as the guardians of "tradition." Yet surveys show GenZ men have more "traditional" ideas about gender roles. 59% of GenZ men, for ex, say men are expected to do too much to support gender equality, compared to 45% of Boomer men.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
This year's Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) Symposium took place this week. PaqLab master's students Johanna Arnet and Emma Bacon, both also supervised by
@carlyziter.bsky.social at Concordia University, presented the results of their master's research projects on Tuesday afternoon.
This week's cover @thelancet.com
Love this.
I was visiting Monika Egerer’s group. Just a quick visit while I’m on sabbatical in Leipzig
Wonderful day at the Technical University of Munich in Freising! Great to interact with students in the Urban Productive Ecosystems lab and the green infrastructure research and training group!
✨ March Public Lecture - Free & Open to All! ✨
Join the Nova Scotian Institute of Science on Monday, March 2nd for another exciting public lecture!
Taking place online via Zoom and in-person at Dalhousie University.
@dalhousie.bsky.social
Soccer nerds!
Sports Nerds!
Global History Nerds!
The interest form to take Global Soccer & World Politics 101 with @resistanceschool.bsky.social is here. Spaces will be limited.
We will also be offering a number of scholarships.
Let's gooooo.
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
Unanticipated perk of European sabbatical is the Olympics is perfectly timed for post-work relaxing.
Annnd many (many) hours of Olympic figure skating = time to learn a new knitting stitch! Thrilled with both the quality of the ladies free skate tonight, and this reversible brioche neckwarmer!
The bronze medal game this morning had FOUR different indigenous language broadcasts!!
Don't utilize "utilize". Use "use".
Yes!!! I harp on my students for this all the time (although I think it’s backfired since they seem to utilize it even more now…)
If there is one soap box I'd like to endorse with all my writing soul, IT'S THIS ONE.
Absolutely *wild* men’s free tonight. Don’t know what happened out there, but thrilled to see Gogolev skate so well. On the heels of a such a beautiful skate from Piper and Paul, this has been a great games for Canadian figure skaters so far!
“A recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation study concluded that every $1 invested in eviction prevention and housing stability saves $2 to $6 in emergency system costs. In other words, it’s far cheaper to ensure people remain housed.” @thephilanthropist.ca
thephilanthropist.ca/2026/02/on-t...
On this day that supports inclusive futures for women and girls in science, let's not forget all the women that were sidelined, ignored, or forced out of science because they:
- had children
- prioritised family/caring
- did science differently
- questioned boundaries & norms
- fought the patriarchy
The new mayor of Montreal is moving forward with her “audit” of bike lanes. Possible outcomes still unclear.
Continually framed as for “safety”. But if serious, why not focus on roads without bike lanes?
Complaints about bike lanes are mainly not about safety. They’re about loss of space for cars.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
Velociraptors had feathers
The NATURA Network is pleased to share the Asia Report as part of the Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions, now live on our website.
Read the report: buff.ly/CU8tw68
#NATURANetwork #NatureBasedSolutions #Urban #Resilience #Asia #NBSRoadmap
A little studio progress this evening. Gonna have to gift a lot of mugs, since ceramics are not a priority suitcase item! (Except for the others people’s ceramics I’ve accumulated 😬)
Poster advertising the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology held January 31-February 5, 2027 in Ventura Beach, California
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
Biologist here. The 'reality of biological sex' is that in humans & many species do not have a binary expression of sex-linked traits. Some (fungi!) more than others, but even humans are complex in genotypic & phenotypic origins & expression.
Nation-building by cutting 10,000 jobs at:
* Global Affairs
* Health Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship
* Transport
* Innovation, Science & Economic Dev
* Fisheries & Oceans
* Environment & Climate Change
* Agriculture
* Employment & Social Development
* Public Safety
* Canadian Heritage
Right? It’s a genuinely good idea! Just, maybe one that someone who isn’t half responsible for my mortgage can try 😆
If academia doesn’t work out, Eric’s put a slightly alarming amount of thought into this touton food truck 😆
I feel like poutine would go over very well in Germany! Potatoes, cheese, sauce… it’s got it all!
As a born and raised Ontarian, downright insulted by the lack of butter tarts on this menu 😂
Me too. Just crushed to see incredible people and programs cut. Even during Harper era it was rare that these kinds of positions targeted. Going to set Canadian science back SO far. And with all the current academic recruitment focused on US talent… must feel like a slap in the face
