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	<title>The Black Hole: Science in Canada, Issues affecting trainees &#187; Beth</title>
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		<title>Bidding You Adieu</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/28/bidding-you-adieu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, a while back I mentioned that I would be applying to CIHR&#8217;s Science-to-Business (S2B) program, which provides scholarships for individuals with PhDs in a health related field to do MBAs. And the good news is that I was fortunate enough &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/28/bidding-you-adieu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More on Aboriginal Education in Canada</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/11/23/more-on-aboriginal-education-in-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last blog posting, I discussed “The State of Aboriginal Learning in Canada” report and promised to talk more about potential solutions to the barriers to education faced by Aboriginal people in Canada. To that end, I have just &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/11/23/more-on-aboriginal-education-in-canada/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Quick Review of the 2009 &#8220;The State of Aboriginal Learning in Canada&#8221; report</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/24/a-quick-review-of-the-2009-the-state-of-aboriginal-learning-in-canada-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing some work with the Aboriginal Health Program at my day job and it has reminded me of something that I&#8217;ve been meaning to blog about here: the rates of Aboriginal people in post-secondary education. Back when Dave &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/24/a-quick-review-of-the-2009-the-state-of-aboriginal-learning-in-canada-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Quick Thanksgiving Post on Bad Graphs</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/11/a-quick-thanksgiving-post-on-bad-graphs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m full of Thanksgiving dinner, so today&#8217;s posting is going to be a quick one! A friend of mine recently passed along this paper to me, as she thought it might be a useful tool in teaching research methods/statistics: Graphs &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/11/a-quick-thanksgiving-post-on-bad-graphs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Development for Graduate Students</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/09/17/professional-development-for-graduate-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An excellent article appeared in University Affairs last week on a couple of programs in Canadian universities that try to address Professional Development for graduate students. In my current career as an evaluator in health care, professional development is an ongoing &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/09/17/professional-development-for-graduate-students/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Science in the federal government</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/08/15/science-in-the-federal-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two recent news stories: 1. Ottawa silences scientist over West Coast salmon study &#8220;Top bureaucrats in Ottawa have muzzled a leading fisheries scientist whose discovery could help explain why salmon stocks have been crashing off Canada&#8217;s West Coast, according to &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/08/15/science-in-the-federal-government/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Notch 3 in the STIC: Business Expenditures on Research &amp; Development</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/25/notch-2-in-the-stic-business-expenditures-on-research-development/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/25/notch-2-in-the-stic-business-expenditures-on-research-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his last posting, Dave mentioned that statistic on Canada&#8217;s direct vs. indirect funding really jumped out of the STIC report. Another stat that really jumps out is something known as &#8220;Business expenditure on R&#38;D (BERD) intensity.&#8221; BERD intensity is &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/25/notch-2-in-the-stic-business-expenditures-on-research-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Hit: News about Trainee Stipends From Grants</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/14/quick-hit-news-about-trainee-stipends-from-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/14/quick-hit-news-about-trainee-stipends-from-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick break from our summer series on the STIC report to bring you some news about rules around paying trainee stipends from CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC grants. From the CIHR e-newsletter I just received: Tri-agencies harmonizing policies on stipends &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/14/quick-hit-news-about-trainee-stipends-from-grants/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Notch 1 in the STIC: The Production of PhDs &#8211; What Do We Do With Them?</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/12/stic-series-the-production-of-phds-and-what-do-we-do-with-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this first installment of our summer series on the Science, Technology and Innovation Council&#8217;s 2010 State of the Nation report, I&#8217;m going to take a look at some of the data on who&#8217;s getting an education in science and &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/12/stic-series-the-production-of-phds-and-what-do-we-do-with-them/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Thoughts On Evaluating Scientists</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/06/08/evaluating-scientists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While reading Dave&#8217;s last blog posting, I was struck by the discussion in the &#8220;How do we identify &#8220;good scientists&#8221;?&#8221; section, because it resonated with something that I&#8217;ve been reading for work.  From Dave&#8217;s posting: Lawrence argues that instead of &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/06/08/evaluating-scientists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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