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As I see more and more people being let go here at the university, and their work being shoved into other peoples' portfolios to shrivel up and waste away, I think I'd like us to consider maybe ditching software licences and subscriptions instead.

The use of AI by journal editors has further frustrated the science-publishing 'industry' (and don't get us started on everything else that is wrong with it) After this next year of submitting/publishing, I am committed to slowing down until it gets better #HigherEd 🧪

The #Guelph Film Festival starts Nov 7th! Events are free to students under 30 years old 🧪 Please share! www.showpass.com/o/guelph-fil...

#HigherEd is a thriving community, a resistance and a movement! Re-sharing this starter pack. Join us 🧪🎒 go.bsky.app/NHbmRcr

Admin has informed me that if you change your identity to 'prefer not to disclose' immediately, any subsequent data sharing will only reveal the last identity update. #PreferNotToDisclose #Canada #HigherEd 🧪

Well deserved! Congrats Dr. Murphy!! news.uoguelph.ca/2025/10/wate...

JFC 🫧 www.thestar.com/business/opi...

#HigherEd is a thriving community, a resistance and a movement! Re-sharing this starter pack. Join us 🧪🎒 go.bsky.app/NHbmRcr

Happy Halloween!

This is important, #HigherEd 👇

If you are a Canadian scientist 🧪 alarmed by the unfair targeting of academics working on research related to EDI in the US ➡️ Turn your attention to our own House of Commons' Standing Committee on Science and Research and consider signing this open letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📒 NEW STUDY: “Permanent Daylight Saving Time hinders the stability of circadian rhythms, posing public health risks, especially for adolescents and evening chronotypes.” 👉 Permanent Standard Time is needed instead!

I'm reading the transcript of a House of Commons committee hearing about #EDI in Research Full text: www.ourcommons.ca/documentview... #HigherEd 🧪 Representative Vincent Ho, Richmond Hill South, is asking the USAgov-questions out loud:

This is unhinged and violent: The layers of hate in these statements need to be addressed directly and continuously EDI initiatives are a critical ingredient to ensuring a happier and healthier future #HigherEd 🧪 @uwaterloo.ca @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @create-les.bsky.social

Here's a recording of my 10-minute presentation about addressing shared indoor air as an accessibility barrier in our learning environments. Feel free to share! youtu.be/HD0wVoN7Pr8

This is important, #HigherEd 👇

Does anyone have a good academic resource for citation counting best practices? I'm trying to include some counts for a project but numbers between e.g., Google Scholar and Web of Science are wildly different (can't access Scopus through my institution).

Congratulations to everyone who entered the "The Andrew formerly known as Prince" sweepstakes today!

In case you're looking for a last minute Hallowe'en costume, Statistics Canada has you covered... www.linkedin.com/posts/statca...

A professional tradesperson just confused my reno work with a now-retired builder's, and this is the life goal that I've always wanted. #LifeGoals

Making a special digital-equity-based petition to the publishing board of a journal on Equity and Society is next-level frustrating #HigherEd 🧪

I love this sound! Can you spot the group(s) of ~100 Sandhill Cranes that flew high over head this weekend ?

Dear Editors, If it takes 10 minutes to make the edits, it is not a MAJOR revision. Thanks for accepting the paper! We're excited to get it out there. #HigherEd #AcademicLife 🧪

Dr Dawn Bowdish is on CBC calling for a vaccine registry because of how measles is so problematic in Canada. They also featured Dr Bogosh. Because there is worry over embarrassment in possible losing the measles elimination status.

When you're #HigherEd employer asks you to provide your student support records by calendar year, not academic year: #AcademicFriday

For the #Spacetober_challenge day 23 prompt space station I made a tiny linocut print of the track of the ISS across the night sky. #linocut #printmaking #miniprint #night #forest #spaceArt #sciArt 🧪

I wrote 612 words today. #HigherEd

“Ceasefire”

Sure, strip him of his Title but I betcha he’ll still be collecting his pay cheques.

It’s not enough, but it’s a start Criminals must be prosecuted www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Recognizing dengue symptoms early can save lives. Watch out for: 🤕 Severe headache 👀 Pain behind the eyes 🦵🏽Severe muscle & joint pain 🤢Nausea 🤮Vomiting ☹️Skin rashes 🤒Feve

I can’t hear you.

We don't need a list All we need to do is believe women

Always listen to survivors. Always believe survivors. May Virginia’s words and memory be for a revolution. ❤️‍🔥 Very, very significant trigger warning on this. CSA, grooming, more.

We need new leadership at YorkU. Art is correct that small issues aren’t being dealt with efficiently. A lot of this boils down to lack of trust. The outcome cooperation goes away, and is replaced by delay, obfuscation, denial and, often, things like arbitration. We need to do better.

University administration: "We need you to complete 26 hours of lab safety training 🧪 each year so that everyone is safe and responsible." Also university administration:

It's truly revolting to have to hear Trump speak about our coming elections. He doesn't even seem to know that we are not voting for president, but also admiting publicly that they are meddling with them and other of our interests. Milei of course is more than happy to give away our sovereignty

Educators! Here's one idea to disrupt the narrative and recognize contribution over attribution. Try telling the stories of discovery in a different order eg. instead of starting with Watson and Crick, start with Franklin #HigherEd #AdaLovelace #WomenInSTEM 🧪

🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬 sharing #womenInSTEM #histSci for Ada Lovelace Day #AdaLovelaceDay #ald25

We can't forget that even if the ceasefire holds, even if the war were to actually end and the Palestinian people actually were able to rebuild their lives, the place they're rebuilding from is horrendously hard. Give if you can, share, and remind those around you.

Just received the first of two vaccinations to prevent shingles. Given what I read in the media about vaccines, I think this means I should believe my Bill Gates microchip has been successfully installed. Beep boop. Seriously though - vaccines work. Get 'em.

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Agnes Macphail broke many barriers in her life. She was the first woman elected to Parliament, and the first woman sworn into the Ontario Legislature. She brought major change to Canada's penal system, and championed the rights of immigrants and women. This is her story. 🧵 1/12

USA gov: the borders in Chicago are located on the shoreline of Lake, Michigan. Canada: sweet!

We did the #HigherEd math: 35 hr/w x 40% = 168 teaching hrs/semester - 36 hrs in class - 24 hrs prep - 12 hrs student hrs - 15 hrs TA meetings -------------------------- = 81 hrs for individual student support /400 students per semester = 12 min/student/semester Last year: 280 students = 17 min

That's it. I'm calling it. Any emails with the word 'unsubscribe' is going straight to junk. #HigherEd