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The destruction of the enterprise of US academic science has been one of the most confounding aspects of a hugely confounding year. My @statnews.com colleagues are writing about the consequences for individuals & the country.
You want to read this series.
www.statnews.com/american-sci...
You want to read this series.
www.statnews.com/american-sci...
American Science, Shattered
An eight-decade partnership between universities and the federal government made U.S. science preeminent. It took Trump less than a year to shred that
www.statnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The destruction of the enterprise of US academic science has been one of the most confounding aspects of a hugely confounding year. My @statnews.com colleagues are writing about the consequences for individuals & the country.
You want to read this series.
www.statnews.com/american-sci...
You want to read this series.
www.statnews.com/american-sci...
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Take a moment to meet FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. He is the guy who is leading the agency that is working overtime to enrich his MAHA patrons by taking away your kids’ access to vaccines & essential medicines. He’s replacing evidence-based regulation with corruption.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary built his platform not on science but on spectacle. Makary turned a medical career into a megaphone for misinformation. Once a surgeon and professor, he built his brand on public skepticism, rising to power by attacking the very scientific standards he now oversees.
December 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Take a moment to meet FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. He is the guy who is leading the agency that is working overtime to enrich his MAHA patrons by taking away your kids’ access to vaccines & essential medicines. He’s replacing evidence-based regulation with corruption.
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Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kahlon will announce provincial support for B.C.’s life science sector on Monday, as UBC breaks ground on The Edge—the future home of its Advanced Therapeutics Manufacturing Facility.
Media are invited to attend:
Media are invited to attend:
Event: Groundbreaking and funding announcement mark new era for made-in-B.C. medicines – UBC News
Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kahlon will announce provincial support for B.C.'s life science sector on Monday, as the University of British Columbia breaks ground on The Edge—the future…
news.ubc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kahlon will announce provincial support for B.C.’s life science sector on Monday, as UBC breaks ground on The Edge—the future home of its Advanced Therapeutics Manufacturing Facility.
Media are invited to attend:
Media are invited to attend:
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Learn how #WesternU 's Technology Transfer Office supports researcher #innovation: news.westernu.ca/2025/12/tech...
#research
#research
Western’s Technology Transfer Office powers innovation - Western News
Western’s Technology Transfer Office helps researchers turn innovation into real-world solutions, guiding startups like Tenomix in launching the Lymphonator
news.westernu.ca
December 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Learn how #WesternU 's Technology Transfer Office supports researcher #innovation: news.westernu.ca/2025/12/tech...
#research
#research
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#WesternU welcomes The Canada Impact + Chairs program launched by Minister Joly yesterday.
This program will help attract the best and brightest to support innovation, knowledge translation and new discoveries that drive social and economic growth. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
This program will help attract the best and brightest to support innovation, knowledge translation and new discoveries that drive social and economic growth. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
The Government of Canada introduces new programs for international researchers - Canada.ca
Today, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions; and Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced the launch of the Canada…
www.canada.ca
December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#WesternU welcomes The Canada Impact + Chairs program launched by Minister Joly yesterday.
This program will help attract the best and brightest to support innovation, knowledge translation and new discoveries that drive social and economic growth. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
This program will help attract the best and brightest to support innovation, knowledge translation and new discoveries that drive social and economic growth. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
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Meet our panelists for our Jan. 14th "Who owns our Knowledge" #OpenScience AI panel!
Please join us in welcoming Mark Daley, Joanna Redden, Stephen Spong, and James Shelley. The panel will be moderated by Emiko Muraki.
RSVP for the in-person panel here: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please join us in welcoming Mark Daley, Joanna Redden, Stephen Spong, and James Shelley. The panel will be moderated by Emiko Muraki.
RSVP for the in-person panel here: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Meet our panelists for our Jan. 14th "Who owns our Knowledge" #OpenScience AI panel!
Please join us in welcoming Mark Daley, Joanna Redden, Stephen Spong, and James Shelley. The panel will be moderated by Emiko Muraki.
RSVP for the in-person panel here: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please join us in welcoming Mark Daley, Joanna Redden, Stephen Spong, and James Shelley. The panel will be moderated by Emiko Muraki.
RSVP for the in-person panel here: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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In a new video, The Save America Movement’s Science & Health Committee, chaired by Dr. Angela Rasmussen, brings together experts to sound the alarm on the Trump administration’s push to rewrite the childhood vaccine schedule. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Experts Warn: Trump’s Vaccine Rewrite Risks Public Health
YouTube video by Save America Movement
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December 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In a new video, The Save America Movement’s Science & Health Committee, chaired by Dr. Angela Rasmussen, brings together experts to sound the alarm on the Trump administration’s push to rewrite the childhood vaccine schedule. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Alongside its $7.5B investment in Canadian data centres, @microsoft.com is pledging to protect Canada's digital sovereignty by keeping "Canadian data on Canadian soil." But questions remain around if, and how, Microsoft could keep that promise.
Microsoft to spend $7.5 billion on AI data centre expansion with pledge to protect Canada’s “digital sovereignty” | BetaKit
President calls project “the most important commitment in Microsoft Canada’s history.”
betakit.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Alongside its $7.5B investment in Canadian data centres, @microsoft.com is pledging to protect Canada's digital sovereignty by keeping "Canadian data on Canadian soil." But questions remain around if, and how, Microsoft could keep that promise.
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I haven’t posted about this subject yet, but it is so deeply concerning & frightening that it’s almost overwhelming. It’s also getting such little attention in the media. For reasons unknown.
But the TL/DR of it? Basically, Canada is Ukraine to the Trump regime’s Russia. #cdnpoli #CdnNatSec
But the TL/DR of it? Basically, Canada is Ukraine to the Trump regime’s Russia. #cdnpoli #CdnNatSec
www.whitehouse.gov
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I haven’t posted about this subject yet, but it is so deeply concerning & frightening that it’s almost overwhelming. It’s also getting such little attention in the media. For reasons unknown.
But the TL/DR of it? Basically, Canada is Ukraine to the Trump regime’s Russia. #cdnpoli #CdnNatSec
But the TL/DR of it? Basically, Canada is Ukraine to the Trump regime’s Russia. #cdnpoli #CdnNatSec
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David Baltimore obituary: virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
David Baltimore obituary: virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS
The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
David Baltimore obituary: virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Current NIH policy under Bhattacharya (at the behest of Project2025 architect Russell Vought) is killing the next generation of researchers.
If you value research, tell your members of Congress that the NIH needs more than funding. It needs sound leadership.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
If you value research, tell your members of Congress that the NIH needs more than funding. It needs sound leadership.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
www.statnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Current NIH policy under Bhattacharya (at the behest of Project2025 architect Russell Vought) is killing the next generation of researchers.
If you value research, tell your members of Congress that the NIH needs more than funding. It needs sound leadership.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
If you value research, tell your members of Congress that the NIH needs more than funding. It needs sound leadership.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
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An interdisciplinary team at #WesternU, created through the Bone and Joint Institute's grand challenge, is developing an innovative solution that could bring relief to millions struggling with chronic back pain.
Bone and Joint Institute interdisciplinary team develops solution for chronic back pain - Western News
New biomaterials and stem cell treatments could help repair spinal joints
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December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An interdisciplinary team at #WesternU, created through the Bone and Joint Institute's grand challenge, is developing an innovative solution that could bring relief to millions struggling with chronic back pain.
When the oligarchs take over, democracy loses and kleptocracy wins
With @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on today’s Prof G Conversations.
December 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
When the oligarchs take over, democracy loses and kleptocracy wins
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Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. Read more about that, and how it's at risk of being derailed. @utoronto.ca @uguelphhist.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca @manish--s.bsky.social @bcchresearch.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/f3pjhx65
tinyurl.com/f3pjhx65
Shots Fired
- Canada's History
Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. That work is at risk of being derailed.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. Read more about that, and how it's at risk of being derailed. @utoronto.ca @uguelphhist.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca @manish--s.bsky.social @bcchresearch.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/f3pjhx65
tinyurl.com/f3pjhx65
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Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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What does manipulating VAERS data have in common with allegations of extramarital tail-chasing?
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/do-unvacci...
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/do-unvacci...
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
What does manipulating VAERS data have in common with allegations of extramarital tail-chasing?
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/do-unvacci...
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/do-unvacci...
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The CDC website has been lobotomized. Where it once presented the decades of evidence debunking the false claims of a link between vaccines and autism, that has now been replaced with junk science.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The CDC website has been lobotomized. Where it once presented the decades of evidence debunking the false claims of a link between vaccines and autism, that has now been replaced with junk science.
For one dyslexic moment I thought it said, "warning yellow snowfall", and wondered what fresh hell is this.
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For one dyslexic moment I thought it said, "warning yellow snowfall", and wondered what fresh hell is this.
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Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Animal researchers, patients, advocates for health research please note the proposed changes to the Ontario Animals for Research Act and consider providing input to OMAFA www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/52653
Process is important here & has implications Canada wide. (1of2)
Process is important here & has implications Canada wide. (1of2)
www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Animal researchers, patients, advocates for health research please note the proposed changes to the Ontario Animals for Research Act and consider providing input to OMAFA www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/52653
Process is important here & has implications Canada wide. (1of2)
Process is important here & has implications Canada wide. (1of2)
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Save the date📆 for an #OpenScience panel on Jan. 14th, 2026 titled "Who owns our Knowledge?"
Interdisciplinary experts will share their knowledge + expertise on intellectual property, AI + equitable access to data.
Stay tuned for more on our panelists!
Interdisciplinary experts will share their knowledge + expertise on intellectual property, AI + equitable access to data.
Stay tuned for more on our panelists!
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Save the date📆 for an #OpenScience panel on Jan. 14th, 2026 titled "Who owns our Knowledge?"
Interdisciplinary experts will share their knowledge + expertise on intellectual property, AI + equitable access to data.
Stay tuned for more on our panelists!
Interdisciplinary experts will share their knowledge + expertise on intellectual property, AI + equitable access to data.
Stay tuned for more on our panelists!
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#WesternU researchers are turning waste into solutions for both industries and the climate. Their ITER Technologies startup uses crop residue to create biochar that improves soil, filters contaminants and captures carbon for centuries:
Biochar technology startup springs from Western research - Western News
Biochar technology startup at Western converts waste into a sustainable, self-powering solution to decarbonize industry, amend soil and increase crop yields
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November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#WesternU researchers are turning waste into solutions for both industries and the climate. Their ITER Technologies startup uses crop residue to create biochar that improves soil, filters contaminants and captures carbon for centuries:
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Ryder James, winner of #WesternU's 2024-25 high school composition and songwriting competition, is now a first-year popular music studies student and was named 'One to Watch' by SOCAN. The competition is open to HS students across Canada until Dec. 15.
Western student, songwriter Ryder James named ‘One to Watch’
Full circle for Ryder James, winner of Western’s High School Composition Songwriting Competition and now a popular music studies student.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ryder James, winner of #WesternU's 2024-25 high school composition and songwriting competition, is now a first-year popular music studies student and was named 'One to Watch' by SOCAN. The competition is open to HS students across Canada until Dec. 15.