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Join us online tomorrow 11am EDT to catch PhD candidate Veronica Tran talking about work from her recently accepted mBio paper on #Pseudmonas mutants selected by type IV pilus-targeting #phages! @mcmasteriidr.bsky.social @mcmasternexus.bsky.social

Allies in Action Registration:
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IGNITE STEM Networking Registration:
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Figure 7 of the article referenced in the post. Those PhD graduates with Master's degrees had more scholarship money, took less time to complete, but were older at the time of graduation.

The pathway to a #PhDLife might include a Master's degree.
But, it might not.

Whichever you follow, there are costs and benefits.
And your context really matters.

Learn more about our study: www.sciedupress.com/journal/inde...

#HigherEd #PhD #AcademicLife #AcademicChatter

We're thrilled to announce the Ctrl-Z Award, a US$2,500 prize for researchers “who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record."
Covered by @nature.com today; read more here: centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/a...

Did they address you by first name?
Like all the emails do.

Text graphic congratulating the book Geographies of the Heart for winning a cultural diversity award.

Congratulations to the editors of, and contributors to, “Geographies of the Heart: Stories from Newcomers to Canada” for being awarded a Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Award in the Individual Initiatives category! 🎉

archway.ca/news/23rd-an...

graphic card listing jobs available - Program Manager, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Senior DevOps, Senior Software Engineer at DHDP and Terry Fox Research Institute

We're hiring!
Join the DHDP team & help develop secure, effective data sharing, #AI and #ML to accelerate #precisionmedicine research to benefit patients across Canada.

We're seeking experienced & enthusiastic professionals.
Full details: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers
Please apply, & please share!

And $6 for 250ml of coffee

We’re pleased to share the revised 2025-2029 Strategic Plan!

We’re grateful to our patient and family partners, researchers, institutions, and collaborators who shaped this evolution.

Read the full plan here: static1.squarespace.com/static/662c1...

#RareDiseaseResearch #PediatricRareDiseases

Hyperinsulinaemia as a cause of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases - Nature Reviews Endocrinology This Review outlines the potential role of hyperinsulinaemia as an independent driver of obesity and obesity-related conditions. Evidence regarding the potential causes of hyperinsulinaemia are summar...

Hyperinsulinema, adiposity weight gain and #obesity Associations vs. causality #insulin www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Wellness peptide craze: why people are injecting drugs 'not for human consumption' Growing numbers of people are injecting unregulated peptides for health reasons - but one expert says they are "lab rats".

Longevity craze + celeb endorsements + exploitive wellness influencers + RFK Jr push = UGH! 🚨

Wellness #peptide craze: Why people are injecting? www.bbc.com/news/article...

"The people using these products are, in essence, becoming lab rats."

Soon: on CTV Edmonton to talk peptides...

And women in all disciplines

Grammarly declined my request to interview CEO Shishir Mehrotra today. But it told me that in response to criticisms, it will allow experts to opt out of the feature by emailing expertoptout@superhuman.com. The company gave me this statement over email: We’ve heard the feedback about this tool and appreciate the engagement from those who have taken the time to raise thoughtful questions about the functionality and the experts surfaced. We agree that the product experience can be improved for both users and experts. The agent was designed to help users discover influential perspectives and scholarship that add value to their work. We want the people behind those perspectives to have greater control over whether their name is used, while providing new ways for influential voices to reach new audiences. Our goal is to improve Expert Review to deliver this outcome.

NEWS: Grammarly tells me it will let "experts" like me opt out of having their names used against their will and for no compensation as part of its "expert review" feature www.platformer.news/grammarly-ex...

I used to get us both to initial the meeting notes.

B.C. online safety advocates warn AI is making teen sextortion harder to spot — CTV News Just outside B.C.’s capital, a high-tech home studio has become the base for a unique mission: helping families navigate the dangers of the internet and the new threats posed by AI.

Really important work. @thewhitehatter.bsky.social

If you are in Halifax Thursday, March 12, please join me for what I promise will be an interesting discussion on the future of humanity. @dalhousieu.bsky.social @docdellaire.bsky.social @drcchambers.bsky.social @dentremy.bsky.social @jgdownie.bsky.social @jasonhaslam.ca @juliamwright.bsky.social

Hey fellow scientists, I'm just letting you know that if you're promoting something with some junky AI image, I'm not gonna click. You've got a workshop, a conference, a new paper?

Just not gonna bother. You want a bespoke image? Hire an illustrator.

Could say 100%, depending on the books.

Using a Star Trek GIF, post where you’re at right now

Ethics of ChatGPT and AI YouTube video by gwenvarley

Do you find it difficult to understand why LLMs — like ChatGPT and the like — are a form of ‘automated plagiarism’?

Take 3 min and listen to this excellent explanation by @gwenvarley.bsky.social

youtu.be/1ON-FJHq9aM?... (h/t @olivia.science) 1/🧵

💯💯💯💯💯
Also: please don’t use white text on light backgrounds. Very very unreadable.
@neurodevkathy.bsky.social

I can’t read well on screens, so I print out grants. Good luck with your figures if they require 1000x zoom.

🚨All of you scientists submitting grants & papers: don't make me have to blow up your figures on my 43inch monitor to try to decipher your data! Even when it is magnified I can barely read details because the PDFs have no resolution. RULE #1 for grants and papers....don't piss off your reviewer!

Seriously people. Don't make me have to blow up your figures on my huge screen to try to read your data when I'm reviewing it. This keeps happening. I'm not superhuman, I don't have super human vision. Be reasonable. Small figures save space in grants but they really piss off reviewers!!!

Please join us on March 11th to celebrate the Evolution of Communication: Marconi to Agentic AI.

Faculty of Medicine,Tupper Medical Bldg,Theatre A,4pm.

Welcome Italian Ambassador to Canada H.E Alessandro Cattaneo to @dalhousieu.bsky.social @dalhousie.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇮🇹

Open to our Halifax community.

Two decades of induced pluripotent stem cell research: From discovery to diverse applications Since the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) 20 years ago, iPSC technology has transformed stem cell research and regenerative medicine. This perspective reviews key advances in reprogramming mechanisms and highlights the growing clinical, translational, and societal applications of iPSCs.

Two decades of induced pluripotent stem cell research: From discovery to diverse applications

As kids adapt to boredom, unstructured fun rises again A growing number of American families rethink packed schedules as children show a clear preference for unstructured play. The Harris Poll surveyed more than 500 children ages 8 to 12 across the…

@outsideplayubc.bsky.social created a free online tool that helps parents increase children’s outdoor time, supporting the shift from screen-based activities to independent, imaginative play.

via @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

Public Webinar coming March 13 (World Sleep Day) at 6:30 pm Eastern:

'Chasing Twilights: A Cross Canada Journey into Sleep Science'

Sleep experts from across Canada will explain the science behind sleep health, circadian rhythms, and the impact of daylight saving time.

Register: buff.ly/RZGto0L

Opinion: AI is practising medicine without a licence Urgent reforms must be made to protect Canadians

AI is practising medicine without a licence, routinely crossing the line from providing health information to relaying a medical diagnosis. It needs to be held accountable, just like a doctor, by Angela Dong, @blairbigham.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com

Help shape our 2026–2029 Strategic Plan! WHRC members can guide our priorities for advancing women’s health research over the next 3 years by taking this survey. Participants can enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

Your engagement today shapes the impact we can deliver tomorrow. bit.ly/4ddfk8B