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Employment | Department of History, Queen's University The Department of History is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment.

The Department of History at Queen’s University is hiring for the Buchanan Postdoctoral Fellow in Canadian History.

Please help us circulate this advertisement widely in your networks.

www.queensu.ca/history/abou...

09.03.2026 20:13 👍 8 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 1
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Today, AI + Society Initiative and @ivado.bsky.social released a new global policy brief offering policymakers actionable insights to successfully integrate #AI into government functions.

www.uottawa.ca/research-inn...

09.03.2026 13:59 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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How fast does a protein fold? Real-time technique captures the moment Proteins assume complex 3D shapes even faster than does DNA, which is a simpler molecule.

Scientists say they have made some of the first direct measurements of how long it takes an individual, ordinary protein to fold – and the results were surprising.

go.nature.com/3N4UrSD

09.03.2026 14:23 👍 42 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 3
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En tant que président, M. Hains sera à la tête d’un comité multidisciplinaire d’experts qui cherchera à répondre à la question suivante :

Quelle est l’incidence de l’infrastructure géodésique sur le Canada et sur son économie?

09.03.2026 15:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photos des membres du comité d'experts.

Photos des membres du comité d'experts.

Nous sommes ravis de présenter le comité d’experts sur l’amélioration de l’infrastructure géodésique canadienn, présidé par Denis Hains.

go.cca-reports.ca/40nfpiB

09.03.2026 15:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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As chair, Mr. Hains will lead a multidisciplinary group of panel members to answer the following question:

How does geodetic infrastructure impact Canada and its economy?

09.03.2026 14:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photos of the expert panel members on the Expert Panel on Enhancing Canada's Geodetic Infrastructure.

Photos of the expert panel members on the Expert Panel on Enhancing Canada's Geodetic Infrastructure.

We're pleased to announce our Expert Panel on Enhancing Canada’s Geodetic Infrastructure, chaired by Denis Hains. go.cca-reports.ca/4uitrzN

#Geodesy #Geodetic

09.03.2026 14:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Research Talk: How does the social media based attention economy contribute to dehumanization and division? A case study of the Joe Rogan Experience - Social Media Lab 2026 TRSM – Social Media Lab Guest Speaker Series Title: How does the social media based attention economy contribute to dehumanization and division? A case study of the Joe Rogan Experience When: Tue...

Join us via Zoom: "Research Talk: How does the social media-based attention economy contribute to dehumanization and division? A case study of the Joe Rogan Experience" socialmedialab.ca/2026/02/16/r...

09.03.2026 11:58 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Stunning High-Resolution Virus Blueprint Offers New Hope Against Antibiotic Resistance A detailed 3D map of a bacteria-hunting virus reveals ancient origins and new promise against superbugs.

A research team led by the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has created a highly detailed structural blueprint of a bacteriophage, a type of virus that infects bacteria. The work strengthens the potential of these viruses as a tool to combat bacteria that no longer respond to antibiotics.

08.03.2026 20:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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History and Medicine - Associate Professor or Professor with Tenure - McMaster University This role is designed for an exceptional scholar whose work bridges humanities-based historical inquiry and contemporary infectious diseases scholarship, with particular emphasis on the history of pla...

Cool opportunity to work at the intersections of climate/environmental history and history of medicine!

History and Medicine – Associate Professor or Professor with Tenure – McMaster University

Apply by March 31st

niche-canada.org/2026/03/05/h...

#envhist #histmed #climhist #cdnhist

07.03.2026 23:51 👍 55 🔁 57 💬 0 📌 2
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AI could revolutionize antibiotics — but the market is standing in the way Economic reality and the persistent absence of funding stand in the way of using AI for antibiotic breakthroughs.

#AI shows promise in fighting #antibiotic resistance, but there's a catch | @statnews

www.statnews.com/2026/03/05/a...

#MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

06.03.2026 15:39 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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International Women’s Day On Sunday 8 March, the world celebrates the achievements and well-being of its 4 billion female inhabitants.

Ahead of International Women’s Day, check out this collection on the rewards and challenges that face women in science, including news and research covering fresh approaches to women’s health, the motherhood penalty, and more.

go.nature.com/3OKCfhE

06.03.2026 16:21 👍 33 🔁 20 💬 0 📌 1
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Les soumissions de propositions de panels pour #CPSC2026 sont acceptées jusqu’au 15 avril!

Découvrez l’un des 7 volets de la CPSC 2026 : "Productivité, compétitivité et transformation économique": https://sciencepolicy.ca/fr/conference/cspc-2026/cspc-2026-conference-theme-and-tracks/

06.03.2026 16:30 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Panel proposal submissions for #CSPC2026 are being accepted until April 15, 2026!

CSPC 2026 will feature 7 Tracks, including Track 3: "Productivity, Competitiveness, and Economic Transformation": https://sciencepolicy.ca/conference/cspc-2026/cspc-2026-conference-theme-and-tracks/

06.03.2026 16:35 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Disséquer la désinformation

En démocratisant autant l’accès que la diffusion de l’information, Internet, algorithmes et réseaux sociaux ont également démultiplié la portée et la toxicité des théories les plus fantaisistes. Souvent victime de cette désinformation, la science est aussi une arme précieuse pour en identifier ...

06.03.2026 10:32 👍 20 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1
A mother and child at a health center in Rwanda. The child's condition was assessed by a nurse using the new ePOCT+ digital tablet , aimed at reducing the overuse of antibiotics.

A mother and child at a health center in Rwanda. The child's condition was assessed by a nurse using the new ePOCT+ digital tablet , aimed at reducing the overuse of antibiotics.

Can a digital tablet cut back a country's overuse of antibiotics? https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5732471/antibiotic-overuse-resistance-rwanda-digital-tablet
↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

05.03.2026 20:04 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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In the last 5 years, climate impacts have cost billions in direct damages to B.C.’s infrastructure.

Our new report highlights the vulnerabilities and outlines 4 pathways to strengthen resilience.

Read the report: climatesolutions.ca/vital-connec...

05.03.2026 20:04 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Join Our Research Team! @SMLabTO is Hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Social Media Lab The Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The successful candidate will join a vibrant and interdisciplinary research lab l...

"Join Our Research Team! @SMLabTO is Hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow" socialmedialab.ca/2026/03/04/p...

05.03.2026 16:22 👍 7 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0
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B.C. First Nation taps geothermal power for food security | The Narwhal In northeast B.C., fresh food is scarce. West Moberly First Nations is turning to an underground clean-energy solution

Accessing fresh produce is a challenge in many northern communities, but for one First Nation in northeastern B.C., harnessing geothermal energy may offer a path to better food security. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly...

05.03.2026 13:08 👍 86 🔁 35 💬 0 📌 3
Bridging Knowledge Systems. Workshop Proceedings. Report cover image.

Bridging Knowledge Systems. Workshop Proceedings. Report cover image.

On Nov 6, 2025, we held a workshop to advance the conversation on how to bridge Indigenous and Western knowledge systems in a good way. Participants were invited based on their experiences with bridging knowledge systems across diverse contexts in Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/4cx9i2B

04.03.2026 14:16 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Jaigris Hodson on Tackling Canada’s Information ‘Syndemic’ Jaigris Hodson, Canada Research Chair in Digital Misinformation, Polarization and Online Anti-Social Media at Royal...

Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Jaigris Hodson on Tackling Canada’s Information ‘Syndemic’

Reflecting on their involvement with the CCA, Hodson has seen how rigorous, diverse expert review can cut through polarization. go.cca-reports.ca/4r8SVg4

04.03.2026 19:21 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Au-delà du jeu de la taupe : Jaigris Hodson et la lutte contre la « syndémie » informationnelle au Canada Jaigris Hodson, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la désinformation numérique, la...

Jaigris Hodson et la lutte contre la « syndémie » informationnelle au Canada

En réfléchissant à son engagement au sein du CAC, Jaigris Hodson a constaté à quel point un examen rigoureux mené par des experts provenant d’horizons variés peut transcender la polarisation. go.cca-reports.ca/4laVM70

04.03.2026 19:34 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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La hausse du niveau des océans pourrait avoir été sous-estimée

Des écarts allant jusqu’à plusieurs mètres ont été observés entre la réalité et les prévisions, montre une vaste étude.

04.03.2026 21:03 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Sea Levels Are Already Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

Breaking News: Scientists have been using methods that underestimated how high sea levels already are, a new study found. One result is that hundreds of millions more people are already living dangerously close to the rising ocean than Western scientists had previously estimated.

04.03.2026 19:42 👍 245 🔁 143 💬 18 📌 40
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Au-delà du jeu de la taupe : Jaigris Hodson et la lutte contre la « syndémie » informationnelle au Canada Jaigris Hodson, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la désinformation numérique, la...

Jaigris Hodson et la lutte contre la « syndémie » informationnelle au Canada

En réfléchissant à son engagement au sein du CAC, Jaigris Hodson a constaté à quel point un examen rigoureux mené par des experts provenant d’horizons variés peut transcender la polarisation. go.cca-reports.ca/4laVM70

04.03.2026 19:34 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Jaigris Hodson on Tackling Canada’s Information ‘Syndemic’ Jaigris Hodson, Canada Research Chair in Digital Misinformation, Polarization and Online Anti-Social Media at Royal...

Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Jaigris Hodson on Tackling Canada’s Information ‘Syndemic’

Reflecting on their involvement with the CCA, Hodson has seen how rigorous, diverse expert review can cut through polarization. go.cca-reports.ca/4r8SVg4

04.03.2026 19:21 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds.

All major large language models (LLMs) can be used to either commit academic fraud or facilitate junk science, a test of 13 models has found.

04.03.2026 17:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Les membres du comité d’experts et d’expertes de cette évaluation ont contribué à l’atelier à titre de participants et de participantes; cependant, les actes constituent une source de données probantes, indépendante du travail du comité et du rapport final de l’évaluation.

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Science autochtone et souveraineté alimentaire Tant la science autochtone que la science occidentale peuvent être appliquées à un éventail d’immenses...

Parallèlement, nous entreprenons une évaluation portant sur la science autochtone et la souveraineté alimentaire. go.cca-reports.ca/4b4Xq5p

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Faire le pont entre les systèmes de connaissances Le CAC a le plaisir de publier Faire le pont entre les systèmes de connaissances,...

...la prise de décision. L’événement, qui a eu lieu au Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, a été rendu possible grâce au soutien de Braiding Knowledges Canada et du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines. go.cca-reports.ca/4b1IxRk

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0