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	<title>The Black Hole: Science in Canada, Issues affecting trainees</title>
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		<title>The Problem: A lack of faculty positions at top-tier Canadian Universities and Research Institutes</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/02/02/the-problem-a-lack-of-faculty-positions-at-top-tier-canadian-universities-and-research-institutes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Related post:  Making the Case for Increased Federal Support of Biomedical Research Science, technology, and innovation are critical drivers of economic growth and national well-being. In the context of health research, their impact extends to matters of human health, quality &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/02/02/the-problem-a-lack-of-faculty-positions-at-top-tier-canadian-universities-and-research-institutes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Case for Increased Federal Support of Biomedical Research</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/28/making-the-case-for-increased-federal-support-of-biomedical-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Black Hole is extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Jonathan Thon to its team of regular bloggers.  Jonathan approached us last month to publish a series of articles on building a better support structure for young biomedical scientists in Canada &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/28/making-the-case-for-increased-federal-support-of-biomedical-research/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It can be done: Moving labs with your CIHR fellowship</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/17/it-can-be-done-moving-labs-with-your-cihr-fellowship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CIHR Trainee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winning a postdoctoral fellowship is not trivial and when you land in a suboptimal research situation after bringing in your own money, things can get pretty stressful. Today&#8217;s post is a guest post from a former colleague of mine who &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/17/it-can-be-done-moving-labs-with-your-cihr-fellowship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Scholar &#8220;My Citations&#8221; &#8211; Useful tool or the height of narcissism?</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/08/google-scholar-my-citations-useful-tool-or-the-height-of-narcissism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I first read about it on the Piece of Mind blog by UBC Professor Nassif Ghoussoub, I have been trying to figure out whether or not Google&#8217;s new &#8220;My citations&#8221; is a useful tool for researchers.  Essentially, this tool &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/08/google-scholar-my-citations-useful-tool-or-the-height-of-narcissism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quarterly Summary: A Busy Autumn + Goodbye and Good Luck to Beth!</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/02/quarterly-summary-a-busy-autumn-goodbye-and-good-luck-to-beth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy 2012 everyone. The end of 2011 was very busy, but it was worth it to gather some momentum behind the ideas and conversations from the site in the form of our session at the Canadian Science Policy Conference as &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/02/quarterly-summary-a-busy-autumn-goodbye-and-good-luck-to-beth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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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>Happiness Outside of the Academy?  One year later… see how this former postdoc is doing</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/16/happiness-outside-of-the-academy-one-year-later-see-how-this-former-postdoc-is-doing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a follow up on my previous blog post where I described my choice to enter an industrial position: “Academia vs. Industry: A former Postdoc’s perspective&#8221;.  I have been in my current position (a management position in a small start-up &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/16/happiness-outside-of-the-academy-one-year-later-see-how-this-former-postdoc-is-doing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A deeper look into the &#8220;80% of PhDs who do not become professors&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/10/a-deeper-look-into-the-80-of-phds-who-do-not-become-professors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent comment left on the site by SubC, a request was made to &#8220;look deeper&#8221; into the 20% number of PhDs becoming professors.  Specifically, the question was raised as to &#8220;how many that wanted an academic career in &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/10/a-deeper-look-into-the-80-of-phds-who-do-not-become-professors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>University Affairs commentary on our CSPC panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 30, University Affairs posted two articles  that summarise and discuss the major issues that came up in our session at the 3rd Annual Canadian Science Policy Conference: Is Canada producing too many PhDs? Yes, no and maybe The &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/02/university-affairs-commentary-on-our-cspc-panel/">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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