Donna Giberson (Elbows UP!) 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@donnag.bsky.social
Aquatic entomologist, kayaker, naturalist
Ed: Newsletter of the Biol. Surv. Canada & Mayfly Newsletter
born at 314 ppm
Professor Emerita at UPEI, Fellow of the ESC
Retired home to BC's spectacular Sunshine Coast
Ed: Newsletter of the Biol. Surv. Canada & Mayfly Newsletter
born at 314 ppm
Professor Emerita at UPEI, Fellow of the ESC
Retired home to BC's spectacular Sunshine Coast
Pinned
This is a map of northern Canadian localities my group has studied mayflies from - I've had the great fortune to visit most of these and collect them myself, though some are from a study of archived specimens from various studies.
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Hydrology Paper of the Day @efdtoronto.bsky.social on how GPS trackers quantify the movement of plastic debris in Toronto Harbour on Lake Ontario: calculation of plastic drift velocities and paths; relationships with wind patterns and water current variabilities; and a geography of water circulation
New paper on plastic waste in Toronto Harbour.
"Wind driven transport of macroplastic debris in a large urban harbour measured by GPS-tracked drifters
Open Access link = www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The video below shows the pathways that floating plastics were driven by the wind.
"Wind driven transport of macroplastic debris in a large urban harbour measured by GPS-tracked drifters
Open Access link = www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The video below shows the pathways that floating plastics were driven by the wind.
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @efdtoronto.bsky.social on how GPS trackers quantify the movement of plastic debris in Toronto Harbour on Lake Ontario: calculation of plastic drift velocities and paths; relationships with wind patterns and water current variabilities; and a geography of water circulation
I have a lot of respect for Max Fawcett's analyses, but like Bruce Arthur, I'm not sure I agree.
bsky.app/profile/bruc...
bsky.app/profile/bruc...
This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
My take on today's big announcement. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I have a lot of respect for Max Fawcett's analyses, but like Bruce Arthur, I'm not sure I agree.
bsky.app/profile/bruc...
bsky.app/profile/bruc...
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
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This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
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There are many sticky issues to wade through with the proposed pipeline from Alberta to the BC coast.
Besides the fact that BC was not consulted on the MoU Ottawa signed with Alberta, there are also very legitimate concerns that BC First Nations will undoubtedly have.
Besides the fact that BC was not consulted on the MoU Ottawa signed with Alberta, there are also very legitimate concerns that BC First Nations will undoubtedly have.
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
There are many sticky issues to wade through with the proposed pipeline from Alberta to the BC coast.
Besides the fact that BC was not consulted on the MoU Ottawa signed with Alberta, there are also very legitimate concerns that BC First Nations will undoubtedly have.
Besides the fact that BC was not consulted on the MoU Ottawa signed with Alberta, there are also very legitimate concerns that BC First Nations will undoubtedly have.
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The details of the Northern Gateway debate may have faded from our memories. (They certainly did from mine, I realized, while working on this article!)
So here's a little refresher on what the country went through the last time an MOU was signed on a pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to BC's coast:
So here's a little refresher on what the country went through the last time an MOU was signed on a pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to BC's coast:
ANALYSIS | Spills, spies and Tim Hortons boycotts: A look back at the 'fight for Canada's soul' over Northern Gateway | CBC News
The details of the decade-long, fractious debate over the Northern Gateway pipeline may have faded in memory, but that fight takes on a renewed relevance today, as Ottawa and Alberta come together wit...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The details of the Northern Gateway debate may have faded from our memories. (They certainly did from mine, I realized, while working on this article!)
So here's a little refresher on what the country went through the last time an MOU was signed on a pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to BC's coast:
So here's a little refresher on what the country went through the last time an MOU was signed on a pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to BC's coast:
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Nobody likes to see people lose their jobs and livelihoods, but this is a good reminder that blind loyalty to an industry is not a good thing. Oil and gas does not ❤️ you back, no matter how many bumper stickers you have
“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil announce major layoffs for Canada amid global restructuring
Experts says layoffs part of broader global trend in oil and gas sector
www.hcamag.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Nobody likes to see people lose their jobs and livelihoods, but this is a good reminder that blind loyalty to an industry is not a good thing. Oil and gas does not ❤️ you back, no matter how many bumper stickers you have
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In times of uncertainty, independent bookstores are a constant — and we’re thankful for them today and every day. 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In times of uncertainty, independent bookstores are a constant — and we’re thankful for them today and every day. 🧡
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Well this, on "gong show," was a damn delight:
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Well this, on "gong show," was a damn delight:
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🚨Research Highlight: "Let’s solve the enigma of population cycles! Oli and colleagues provide a detailed mechanistic understanding of the demographic drivers causing cycles in population abundance of the snowshoe hare in Yukon, for more than 40 years"
📖 Read here ➡️ buff.ly/u8Y9P39
📖 Read here ➡️ buff.ly/u8Y9P39
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🚨Research Highlight: "Let’s solve the enigma of population cycles! Oli and colleagues provide a detailed mechanistic understanding of the demographic drivers causing cycles in population abundance of the snowshoe hare in Yukon, for more than 40 years"
📖 Read here ➡️ buff.ly/u8Y9P39
📖 Read here ➡️ buff.ly/u8Y9P39
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An Emperor Dragonfly emerging at night back in 2020. Always an amazing experience to witness first hand. A miracle unfolds. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #UKwildlife
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
An Emperor Dragonfly emerging at night back in 2020. Always an amazing experience to witness first hand. A miracle unfolds. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Teamdragonfly #UKwildlife
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This exceptional #UNBC student is waiting right outside my office at the moment.
So I might as well use this opportunity to advertise our Wildlife and Fisheries B.Sc.
🔗 www.unbc.ca/programs-and...
So I might as well use this opportunity to advertise our Wildlife and Fisheries B.Sc.
🔗 www.unbc.ca/programs-and...
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This exceptional #UNBC student is waiting right outside my office at the moment.
So I might as well use this opportunity to advertise our Wildlife and Fisheries B.Sc.
🔗 www.unbc.ca/programs-and...
So I might as well use this opportunity to advertise our Wildlife and Fisheries B.Sc.
🔗 www.unbc.ca/programs-and...
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This is an interesting piece of fact-checking on the tanker ban and arguments made on both sides (including by Andrew Scheer) of the issue.
Thoughts?
thehub.ca/2025/11/25/f...
Thoughts?
thehub.ca/2025/11/25/f...
Fact check: Elizabeth May’s tanker ban claims don’t add up
thehub.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This is an interesting piece of fact-checking on the tanker ban and arguments made on both sides (including by Andrew Scheer) of the issue.
Thoughts?
thehub.ca/2025/11/25/f...
Thoughts?
thehub.ca/2025/11/25/f...
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The goal of the program is help people protect their communities in a culturally grounded way.
Safety guardian program training underway at Yukon U
A safety guardian program for Indigenous people to help train for search and rescue and other issues is now underway at Yukon University.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The goal of the program is help people protect their communities in a culturally grounded way.
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*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
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New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
The cognitive ecology of wild bumblebees
iapetus.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
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Politics is now changing the demographics of scientists, especially in red states, where reporting shows applicants are skewing more male and less international.
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🌎🔬
#science #PhDchat #highered
www.science.org/content/arti...
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#science #PhDchat #highered
In red states, many academic researchers feel fear–and resolve
State-level mandates prompt changes and small acts of resistance at universities
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Politics is now changing the demographics of scientists, especially in red states, where reporting shows applicants are skewing more male and less international.
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🌎🔬
#science #PhDchat #highered
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪🌎🔬
#science #PhDchat #highered
oh my goodness... so sorry to hear about Don's passing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
oh my goodness... so sorry to hear about Don's passing.
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Terrific new paper by @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social and others on dragonfly wings, in particular the hydrocarbons which act in multiple ways - structurally, pheromonally and in terms of water resistance. Wish I were still teaching, I'd use this as a great example. of multiple adaptations.
The secrets of the extreme durability of odonata wings
Abstract. Essential properties considered in the design, fabrication, and application of contemporary bio/nanomaterials have been modeled on adaptations of
academic.oup.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Terrific new paper by @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social and others on dragonfly wings, in particular the hydrocarbons which act in multiple ways - structurally, pheromonally and in terms of water resistance. Wish I were still teaching, I'd use this as a great example. of multiple adaptations.
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🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
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Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
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Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
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Is this the moment Canada gets serious about science and the economy?
The federal budget includes $1.7-billion to attract international researchers and support Canadian R&D and IP protections
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
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Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
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Added over 400 articles to Journal of @entsocbc.bsky.social in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social. Articles are in BioStor biostor.org/issn/0071-0733 and should appear in BHL tomorrow #bhlsunday
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Added over 400 articles to Journal of @entsocbc.bsky.social in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social. Articles are in BioStor biostor.org/issn/0071-0733 and should appear in BHL tomorrow #bhlsunday
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Haida Raven
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Haida Raven
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
Bill Reid ~ Haida
1972
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Applications due by Dec. 1st.
Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Applications due by Dec. 1st.