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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 3h

The Kingston Penitentiary has a history that dates back almost 200 years.
Many individuals went to that prison and never left. Some are reported to still haunt the halls and cells where they spent their last moments.
This is the spooky story.

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A photo of a large, historic stone building with a domed tower and columns, topped with a Canadian flag. The structure is surrounded by high walls and a watchtower, with a sign on the wall reading "Guides." The scene is set on a cold day with snow on the ground and a gray sky, and a road runs in front of the building.

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Kathryn Manning @kathrynmanning.bsky.social · 3d

The Application & Translation unit led by @catherinealebel.bsky.social , all smiles and sunshine in Bordeaux for the inaugural IST conference.

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 6d

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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The Alberta Teachers’ Association @albertateachers.bsky.social · 8d

From one-on-one help to manageable class sizes, public education needs real investments — not more delays. Teachers are pushing for change. #KidsCantWaitAB #StopTheExcuses

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Corey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhogan.ca · 10d

Today is World Teachers’ Day.

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · 10d

FASD success show live in Edmonton @xiangyuloong.bsky.social

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations!

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Marc L Seal @parkvillegeek.bsky.social · 15d

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Lifespan Trajectories of Asymmetry in White Matter Tracts | bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · 20d

This promises to be a fantastic meeting, in a beautiful location!

International Society for Tractography @tractography.bsky.social · Aug 5

Big news for the #tractography world!

The very first IST Conference (Oct 13–16 in Bordeaux) is almost at capacity! If you’ve been thinking about it, now’s the time—only a few seats left.

Join global experts in anatomy, methods and applications:
event.fourwaves.com/istconferenc...

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ACOG @acog.org · 23d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · 28d

Calling all FASD caregivers and families! We're hosting live FASD Success Show events in Calgary and Edmonton, Oct 4 & 5 - register here: www.fasdsuccess.com/thefasdsucce... #FASD

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John Choiniere @johnchoiniere.bsky.social · 24d

Acetaminophen/paracetamol use in pregnancy doesn't cause autism, no matter what RFK says this week. This is not an unsettled question. Evidence summarized here: sciencebasedmedicine.org/tylenol-and-...

Tylenol and Autism

Earlier this year, HHS secretary RFK Jr. predicted that, "By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures." Scientists have been researc

sciencebasedmedicine.org

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 27d

In Canada, proposed cuts of 15% across the federal government would have a dramatic effect on already globally decimated research & science.

Join Canada's research & science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024.

Send a letter: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · 28d

Calling all FASD caregivers and families! We're hosting live FASD Success Show events in Calgary and Edmonton, Oct 4 & 5 - register here: www.fasdsuccess.com/thefasdsucce... #FASD

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Pallavi Banerjee @pallavib.bsky.social · Sep 10

JOB ALERT FOR #SOCIOLOGIST: Come work with me. We have FOUR Assistant Professor positions in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary.

careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...

Assistant Professors - Sociology, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, ...

careers.ucalgary.ca

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Sep 5

Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date.

We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.

Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · Sep 2

They’re lucky to have you, Professor Manning!

Kathryn Manning @kathrynmanning.bsky.social · Sep 2

surreal: first day at SickKids!!

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · Aug 28

Works brilliantly, thank you!!

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · Aug 28

Much easier to review for errors than enter everything myself!

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · Aug 27

great idea! I'll try that, thanks!

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · Aug 27

Does anyone know of a way to give others access to your Common CV? I used to share my login, but the new verification step prevents this. (I actually didn't think they could make it any worse... )

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Aug 21

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Shefali Rai, Signe Bray, et al:

How much is “enough”? Considerations for functional connectivity reliability in pediatric naturalistic fMRI

doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

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Ariel Rokem @arokem.org · Aug 20

New paper alert! This paper describes the work that we have been doing in the last few years to create a software ecosystem for tractometry that is extensible, interoperable, and generally useful.

eScience Institute @uwescience.bsky.social · Aug 19

New pub alert 📖
Our very own @arokem.org co-authored "A software ecosystem for brain tractometry processing, analysis, and insight" for PLoS Computational Biology.
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

A software ecosystem for brain tractometry processing, analysis, and insight

Author summary The human brain is a highly inter-connected system. Information about the environment and about internal states is effectively distributed and integrated through neural pathways that ra...

journals.plos.org

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Catherine Lebel @catherinealebel.bsky.social · Jul 31

Join us in Bordeaux!

International Society for Tractography @tractography.bsky.social · Jul 1

Registration is officially open for the first International Society for Tractography conference!
📅 October 2025 | 📍 Bordeaux, France

Capacity is limited to 150 — register early to join the community for this landmark event.

Program & info now live event.fourwaves.com/istconferenc...

#tractography

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Fourwaves - International Society for Tractography Conference

event.fourwaves.com

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BCCHR ResDev (DM) @resdevbcch.bsky.social · Jul 31

***Updated Canadian federal policy on use of generative AI in preparing and reviewing research grants.

Preparing - allowed but with key guidelines
Reviewing - strictly prohibited

science.gc.ca/site/science...

Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the development and review of research grant proposals

Context In November 2023, a panel of external experts was tasked by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Soc...

science.gc.ca

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