'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Even on Gilligan's Island, they trusted the scientist, not the rich guy www.laresistance47.com/shop/p/gilli...

Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, a time to treasure and pledge to protect our feathered friends who enrich our lives every day. This gorgeous bird is a #GreenHeron. Look at that chestnut brown neck. And how can anyone miss those brilliant yellow eyes and runway model legs. @everyheron.bsky.social

MIT rejects federal compact: www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Do Canadians care? Canada 2025: 4646 confirmed cases, or 112.5/million. USA 2025: 1544 confirmed cases, or 4.5/million. Canada 25x higher than USA

#WesternU ranked among the top 50 universities in the world for alumni entrepreneurs. The PitchBook rankings analyze more than 173,000 #entrepreneurs who have raised venture capital in the last 10 years. @westernualumni.bsky.social

Dr. Robert Hegele is among the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame's #2026CMHFInductees, in recognition of his pioneering research identifying genetic predispositions toward health conditions like high cholesterol, which increase risk for heart attack and stroke. @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

Me too

I made a little video www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

The concluding paragraph of #ScienceUnderSiege (www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...)

Canada’s $90M ElevateIP program has helped 9,000+ startups protect their ideas. But funding runs out in 2026. Startup groups are urging Ottawa to extend it, amid "insatiable" demand from Canadian firms.

A new review of multicancer early detection tests (MCED). Without any controlled studies in people without symptoms (and at increased risk), they are "not ready for popular use." @annalsofim.bsky.social www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... www.acpjournals.org/doi/epdf/10....

As I've done with his last two books, I plan on buying multiple copies of the latest by @michaelemann.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, and giving them away to students. "Saving Us" by @katharinehayhoe.com has also gotten this treatment!

Our gut microbiome and its metabolites have much more impact than anticipated —Enhancing the response to amphetamines www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... —Motivating exercise and shaping performance www.nature.com/articles/s41... —Driving sugar craving www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#WesternU's new Pathogen Research Centre will advance health research in Canada. Eric Arts & Rick Gibson spoke with CBC London about how this facility will allow researchers to understand how viruses and bacteria transmit through an environment. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Seven #WesternU profs were recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (@src-rsc.bsky.social). Six scholars across disciplines were elected Fellows by their peers, and one researcher was named a Member of the Society's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. 👏

This is an important rebuttal of government political pandering for animal research. Would have been great to see such a powerful statement from Ontario or U15 university leaders.

#WesternU’s new Pathogen Research Centre will position #LdnOnt as a national leader in virus transmission research and the development of vaccines and treatments for a range of diseases. @schulichmeddent.bsky.social

1,000+ HHS employees (current & former) call for RFK Jr’s resignation www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/h...

Rachel Bartholomew turned her own struggles as a tech founder in women’s health into Femtech Canada. With Innovation Factory’s support, it’s now a national network tackling systemic barriers in women’s healthcare.

“Less shy. More aggressive.” BDC is preparing a 360-degree plan to support Canada’s defence tech ecosystem—from dual-use startups to indirect fund investments.

I'm proud to be a #TerryFoxer fundraising for cancer research by walking 10 km in another #TerryFoxRun. I'm dedicating my walk to those of you who have been touched by cancer, either personally or through a loved one. No donation is too small. Let's #FinishIt. run.terryfox.ca/page/rebecca...

Health Canada has approved Moderna’s newly updated COVID-19 vaccine — and for the first time, the vaccines will be “made in Canada.” globalnews.ca/news/1134908... #Canada #cdnpoli #abpoli

London, Ontario-based Info-Tech Research Group started with an idea and a fax machine. Nearly three decades later, the research and advisory firm for IT professionals has scaled to serve more than 30,000 customers worldwide, with support from TechAlliance. Read how.

Source Canada plans national summit in October to back procurement of homegrown tech. #CDNtech

Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors. If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared

Proposed SR&ED changes could boost tech companies and national productivity, experts say. #CDNtech #CDNpoli

I am looking to supervise a law doctoral student at @lawmcgill.bsky.social to start in September 2026 interested in the economic contributions of #innovation in Canada. Apply directly to the Grad Office (not through me). Info at www.mcgill.ca/law/grad-stu...

This week's @thelancet.com cover and editorial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

@marsdd.bsky.social and @utoronto.ca seek new partner as Johnson & Johnson pulls support for JLabs Toronto. #CDNtech

youtu.be/kpXSITnTN04?... RFK Jr. is on the verge of eliminating vaccines from the United States. Here is how he is going to do it.

When Dr. Pieter Cullis arrived at UBC as an undergraduate physics student in 1964, he had no idea he would one day help develop a scientific breakthrough that would protect billions of people worldwide—or that his work would help fuel British Columbia’s booming #biotech sector.

youtu.be/dwgXtnaSoJQ?... How many vaccine-preventable deaths are too many?

From exploring a surprising new ally in the fight against bladder cancer to a world-first asthma study, #WesternU researchers attract more than $15M in federal funding from CIHR_IRSC.

Featured in @thestar.com: A year later, researchers from #WesternU's Northern Tornadoes Project suspect fire-induced tornadoes could be to blame for some of the damage caused during wildfires in Jasper last July. @westernuntp.bsky.social

At 81, Jim McCormick's graduation marks a most unexpected journey – a PhD decades in the making. Along the way, he drew inspiration from athletes, found purpose in the stories of Indigenous Peoples and was mentored by a 93-year-old professor. 🎓 #WesternClassOf2025 news.westernu.ca/2025/06/conv...

Check out PCSSM postdoc @asinclair.bsky.social's latest paper with collaborators in @nathumbehav.nature.com on their SCIMaP project that visualizes cuts to NIH funding & how that impacts economy and employment nationwide. And check out the map here: scienceimpacts.org @michaelemann.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0q_... A brilliant, thoughtful takedown of RFK Jr. by Dr. Mike Varshavski.

Ontarians rely on the gov’t to uphold & enforce laws and regulations that protect our natural environment, but Bill 5 will allow Ford’s Conservatives to make unnecessary and dangerous exemptions to these laws. Sign my petition to scrap Bill 5 at peggysattler.ca/stopbill5. #onpoli

Kennedy unilaterally strikes healthy kids & healthy pregnant people from the list of people who should get Covid boosters per the #CDC's approved schedule. There's a process for doing this, but it was not followed. "He's overstepped his bounds," one expert told STAT. www.statnews.com/2025/05/27/c...

🧪 Detailed data viz NYT article, out today, on the extent of funding cuts at the National Science Foundation. This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Congrats to the Western Mustangs who took home top awards from the Ontario University Athletics celebration of the 2024-2025 season! #WesternU 🏆Vickie Croley, Coach of the Year 🏆Favour Okpali, Athlete of the Year 🏆Women’s Track and Field Team, Team of the Year buff.ly/GGlvpyO 📷: Michael P. Hall

Check out the interview with #WIN Associate Director Dr. Emma Duerden on @12newsnow.bsky.social in Phoenix Arizona where she discusses her research around passive scrolling and the links to dementia. shorturl.at/j3VC5

It's never too young to start the parent-student campus tours @westernu.bsky.social

It's Spring

Elections Canada is offering the Vote on Campus Initiative at #WesternU from April 13 to 16. Faculty, students, staff, and community members can vote early on campus, regardless of their permanent residence.

#WesternU is tackling the grand challenges of our time as we connect our work with the world through research, scholarship and creative activity. Check out this video showcasing some of the great research being done at Western: youtu.be/fyiV4-4xkoo?...