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Research development at a large children’s hospital research institute (UBC/PHSA)
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"Keep Groundhog in Groundhog Day" and "How much ground would a groundhog hog if a groundhog would hog ground" merch raises money for the Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery Foundation: www.teepublic.com/user/angry-j...
T-Shirts by Angry Jelly Donut | TeePublic
Shop t-shirts, phone cases, hoodies, art prints and mugs created by independent artists from around the globe.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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I am in the market for a PhD student this year. Please don’t use LLM to write your statement of research. Yes it is obvious. I want to know who you are, not how you prompt.
I have some more bad news.

If an admissions committee even suspects you used ChatGPT for your application letter, they'll almost certainly decide not to waste a precious admissions spot on you.

Instead they'll give it to, you know, someone who actually likes to write and knows how to do it.
I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school.

Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
January 17, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Love Eleanor Morton! 🤣
Take a look at this one, then watch one with Craig the tour guide. Laughter is good medicine.
January 17, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Lancet study finds “no evidence” that Tylenol use in pregnancy increases the risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability, despite claims by Trump and backers, by Jennifer Yang www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Lancet study refutes claim of a link between Tylenol and autism
Trump’s contentious remarks stoked fears and may delay critical research in the field, experts say
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.
WestJet Backpedals on Economy Seats That Don’t Recline
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.
nyti.ms
January 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has just published a piece about his “new vision” for NIAID.

Friends, it is an infuriating litany of unsupported claims and meandering nonsense that serve his political beliefs and not health or science.
The new vision from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Nature Medicine
Preparing for tomorrow’s threats by enhancing our ability to help patients today.
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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SCWIST’s Financial Literacy Workshops are designed for students and early career professionals in STEM who want to feel confident navigating their financial future.

Sign up for our free workshop all about investing on Jan 17: https://bit.ly/48Oj8ea

#STEMcareers #womeninstem #financialstability
January 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Research, but make it family-friendly 😊

Here are key messages from the No Ouch study—simplified and empowering for parents and caregivers. 👇

🔍Read the full study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

@painmatters.bsky.social @perc-network.bsky.social @wchriuofa.bsky.social @stollerykids.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Glucocorticoid injection shows little benefit for knee osteoarthritis, clinical trial finds medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01...

So much of what is done for knees totally useless (and exploitive).
Glucocorticoid injection shows little benefit for knee osteoarthritis, clinical trial finds
Researchers in China have found no statistically significant advantage for infrapatellar fat pad glucocorticoid injection over saline for 12-week knee pain change or effusion synovitis volume change i...
medicalxpress.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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Super excited to share this new paper led by @sejpaton.bsky.social that I briefly mentioned at #ACNP2026 yesterday! 🧪🧠🤓

We tested preventive strategies to protect the brain vasculature #BBB during stress exposure, mix of mouse 🐭 and human data

So proud of my team 🤘

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Environmental enrichment and physical exercise prevent stress-induced social avoidance and blood-brain barrier alterations via Fgf2 - Nature Communications
Chronic stress disrupts the brain vasculature and contributes to mood disorders, but mechanisms of resilience remain unclear. Here, the authors show that enriched environments increase astrocytic Fgf2...
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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So CIHR advised that one can list an entire panel or specific reviewers in the “Excluded Reviewers” section during your submission to avoid landing in a committee that’s not well aligned💡
Just received the worst CIHR scores of my career for a grant I thought was one of the strongest of my career. Probably cause it was sent to a panel that it shouldn’t have been. How does one prevent this for happening again??

Make it make sense…

#AcademicChatter
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Congrats @mklevings.bsky.social et al!!
For the first time, researchers at UBC have demonstrated how to reliably produce #TCells from stem cells in a lab setting.

See the work from Dr. @jonesr18.bsky.social, @kevinsalim.bsky.social, and the Zandstra & Levings labs: https://bit.ly/4qJcXhi

Abstract: https://bit.ly/45QKIFo
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Are you a healthcare worker wanting to move to Canada?

I’ll explain how the process works, and introduce you to the 24 communities ready and waiting to accept you and your family today.

🗓️ TODAY (January 16)
⏰ 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern
📍 b.link/movetocanada
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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You may feel helpless — a powerless observer of this hurricane of violence. Please do not succumb to helplessness, despair, or fear. You are needed — desperately. Here are some things you can do. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mobilizing-america
January 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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⏰Reminder: The deadline to submit your Letter of Intent for the MOHCCN Clinician Scientist Awards is January 22!⏰

📣 Know someone who should apply? Feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues and networks.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/dn774xa5
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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🍁Funding for new PhD students ($40k/yr) & postdocs ($70k/yr) coming from outside Canada. Contact me if interested in #Ecophysiology at #UBC in #Vancouver! Possible topics: leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimate, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, more! michaletzlab.org
Please share!
January 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
@raddrrach.bsky.social Do any of these people even TRY to act professionally??
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
Hats off to @niallstanage.bsky.social:
LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?

REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably

LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
January 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
lol gotta love #CIHR reviews and “score creep”. Just read a review that has score 4.3 but is in the “bottom” group. 😡
January 15, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Job alert! Assistant professor position in the Department of Molecular Genetics (University of Toronto). Amazing department and city. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... Please share.
Assistant Professor - Virology
Assistant Professor - Virology
jobs.utoronto.ca
January 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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We look forward to seeing you on Jan 26th! Join us for an interactive conversation with experts to discuss early results from a national survey exploring views from people living with SCI on an innovative injectable biomaterial.

🔗 Register here for free for the Zoom details: www.bit.ly/ccmtg202601
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Considering a move? Dalhousie University is recruiting for up to 30 tenure and tenure-track faculty roles supported by the Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative and a $1.7B investment from the Government of Canada. Apply by Jan 23: buff.ly/tfhDaUS
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients,
But make less money: study
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

Avis Favaro
from my iPhone
Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients, make less money: study
A new study says female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients than their male colleagues and in many cases earn less money as a result.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM