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Bold New Toppings: A closer look at the Council of Canadian Academies 3 year plan
Quick Hits: During election season, I thought it important to encourage all of our readers to get out and vote, especially those from the 18-24 age group. Even if you feel frustrated with the current lot of parties and MPs, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged Canada, Council of Canadian Academies, Government, Insight and Impact, knowledge translation, media, money, national academy of sciences, non-academic jobs, Policy, postacademic jobs, Rob Annan, royal society, Science, science and society, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, University
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Science and Media Collide… in a good way.
I just had a pair of new students start under my supervision in the lab and I decided to try something new. Along with the standard “who’s who in the lab” and “here are a few good reviews and papers … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science Communication
Tagged Alexey Bersenev, animated science videos, Brett Finlay, Cambridge, Canada, cancer stem cells, Daniel Pink, education, Employment, Erika Check Hayden, George Daley, Government, Graduate Student, Hans Clevers, Leonard ZOn, media, new PhD students, non-academic jobs, PhD, postacademic jobs, Science, science and society, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, Sir Ken Robinson, talks.cam.ac.uk, The Lab, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Not Linear
I had to create a presentation for a meeting at work and decided to try out Prezi, a new online presentation software that helps you to think about giving presentations differently than you would with PowerPoint. Unlike PowerPoint, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Science Communication
Tagged math, Prezi, science communication, science education, science literacy, science outreach, teaching, Training
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So, you want to be an Educator when you grow up…
If you’re in graduate school or beyond, you have a wealth of experience to draw upon when it comes to assessing quality of educators. Some were engaging, inspiring, and really understood how to teach, others were boring, incomprehensible or simply … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, General, Jobs, Science Communication, So you want to be a...
Tagged AAAS, bachelors in education, Canada, carl weiman, College Instructor, Daily Planet, degrees, education, education research, educator, Employment, Fraser Institute, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, Let's Talk Science, life choices, Manning Centre, masters in education, MCAT preparation course, media, money, Museum Scientist, non-academic jobs, Pembina Institute, PhD, PHeT, Policy, postacademic jobs, primary school teacher, Quirks and Quarks, Science, science and society, Science Careers, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, Science World, secondary school teacher, Society for Science and the Public, Suzuki Foundation, Training, transferrable skills, University, Youth Science Canada
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So, you want to be a Science Writer when you grow up…
QUICK HIT: Exciting news from the fight for global access to medicines and health technology development – a new organization called Mind the Health Gap is working to bring researchers, developers, and advocates together to tackle the problems of technology … Continue reading
Posted in General, Jobs, Science Communication, So you want to be a...
Tagged Association of British Science Writers, business, Canada, Canadian Science Writers, David Suzuki, Editor, education, Employment, Fraser Institute, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Health Canada, Let's Talk Science, life choices, McSweeneys, media, Mind the Health Gap, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, science communication, Science Creative Quarterly, science editor, science literacy, Science Media Centre, science outreach, Science Writer, Science Writing, Training, transferrable skills, University
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The Council of Canadian Academies – Thriving, Surviving, or Doomed to Fail?
Quick hit: 1. The Stem Cell Foundation has been nominated for a Webby – the Oscars of the Internet – in the category of Best Activism Website. It’s quite impressive that they were nominated as these are a big deal, … Continue reading
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Tagged Council of Canadian Academies, Employment, funding, Genome Canada, Government, Graduate Student, INAC, media, Natural Resources Canada, non-academic jobs, NRCan, PDF, Policy, postacademic jobs, Science, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, science policy, Training, University
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Quarterly Summary: “CAP”ital Action and Effective Communication
This quarter has been a very active one for the Black Hole site, marked most notably by a tripling of site traffic in the month of March. Admittedly, most of this increased traffic was due to Budget 2010 and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget 2010, business, Canada, CAPS, CFI, CIHR, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Journals, knowledge translation, life choices, MBA, MD, media, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, SSHRC, Summary, taxes, Training, transferrable skills, University, UofT PDA
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Perception, Power and Principles: Human induced climate change and why people have trouble accepting the science
***Quick Hit: The CAPS petition to maintain the competitiveness of a postdoctoral research career in Canada is up to 1750 signatures. For more information on why this petition has been written, read my last post and visit the CAPS website. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged bob watson, Canada, CAPS, climate change, climate gate, Government, greenhouse effect, IPCC, life choices, media, nigel lawson, Peer Review, Policy, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, temperature rises
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Talking Science to Non-Scientists and What’s In It For You?
Piggybacking off of Dave’s last post, which detailed ways that scientists can “help further the public knowledge of, and excitement about, scientific research,” with a specific focus on disseminating academic research and communicating with government, my posting today is going … Continue reading
Climbing up the Hill: Getting involved in Science and Society
As promised in my least work principle entry, today’s entry will try to identify relatively easy ways for science trainees and professors to help further the public knowledge of, and excitement about, scientific research. I’ll try to stick to dissemination of academic information and communicating with governments and Beth will follow up next week with getting general information out to the public (adults and kids!)… Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, CIHR, degrees, Employment, fellowship, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, life choices, media, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, royal society, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, stem cell charter, Training, transferrable skills, University
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