Join us at the #SWEEET Symposium on May 14 (1:30-5pm) at #CSEE2026! We're tackling three barriers facing equity-deserving researchers: parenthood, fieldwork access & socioeconomic challenges. Featuring talks by Drs. Courtney Robichaud, Rachel Giles & Diane Srivastava. We hope to see you there!
"Mosquitoes in Iceland are more than a curiosity or future annoyance. They are a warning …" - Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler
Iceland—previously the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes—no longer holds that distinction.
"The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4tg86pJ
Me in blue jeans and green sweater, rolling on the streets of Montreal. VOTE FOR MORE BIKE LANES
So La Presse has a poll you can take on bike lanes in Mtl.
And the picture they used?
Yeah, that's me on my bike. :D
Vote for more bike lanes here:
www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/202...
#OneHealthSummit : la jeunesse et l'IRD portent une vision ambitieuse pour une santé mondiale plus juste.
👉 Un collectif international de jeunes âgés de 18 à 35 ans a rédigé un plaidoyer collectif fort à destination des chefs d'État et des organisations internationales ➡️
www.ird.fr/sommet-one-h...
🚨 Hiring a postdoc (2 years)!
We’re looking for someone with skills in data science, remote sensing, or computer science:
🛰️ Build next-gen nighttime light products
🦅 Link light spectra to migration & collision risk
Apply or reach out!
aeroecolab.com/opportunities
Open postdoc position in my lab at Cornell, conducting comparative and experimental studies on transcriptomic responses to diet and toxins, utilizing the milkweed-insect community. Background in molecular bio & herbivory desired. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31867
"studies linking repellent performance to actual reductions in tick bites and disease risk will be critical for translating laboratory results into public-health impact."
Folks, the use of AI to write reviews is a clear violation of peer review ethics + it endangers the authors' intellectual property rights. Don't do it.
How do we perceive forests? 🌲
A CNRS study (CEFE & SETE, BIODIFUL project) invites you to take a short 10-min survey on forest perception. Open to everyone – your input matters!
FR: www.biodiful.org#/foret
EN: www.biodiful.org#/forest
McGill Biology is hosting a panel to showcase non-academic careers in Biology. Come listen to former PhDs and MScs now working in non-profits, industry, and government. biologygraduatestudent.association.mcgill.ca/events/career-panel
Come out on Tues, March 24 from 2-4:30pm
@biomcgill.bsky.social
À l’approche de la Journée internationale des droits des femmes, CNRS Le Journal revient sur ces maladies plus fréquentes, voire plus sévères, chez les femmes que chez les hommes : Alzheimer, maladies auto-immunes, mais aussi certains cancers. Pourquoi ? Les chercheurs sont sur la piste de ...
First pilot study of the Northern Michigan University Energetics Lab on black bears across the Michigan Upper Peninsula! The ultimate project’s goal is to study the unique adaptations, e.g. thermoregulation & body protein sparing, during the hibernation fast & inactivity of the American black bear.
I am SO sorry this happened to you, and a bit horrified that white nationalists feel comfortable enough in our city of Montreal to track a journalist, invade her personnal time, and rob her of her fundamental right to feel safe. This is wrong on so many levels. We stand with you. Be safe.
Sign the e-petition for Permanent Standard Time if you're in Canada 🍁 and interested in aligning our clocks with the best available scientific evidence on health & circadian rhythms
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Congratulations to the 2026-28 cohort of Liber Ero Fellows: Mirjam Barrueto, Madison Earhart, Rosemary Hohnen, Sage Raymond, and Hannah Watkins!
liberero.ca/meet-the-fel...
#LiberEroFellows #CdnSci
La CAQ refuse de créer un comité jeunesse sur l’environnement à l’Assemblée nationale. Rappel: les jeunes générations sont celles qui subiront de plein fouet les conséquences du manque d’ambition climatique. www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...
Zafarani Uwingabire (Dijon) digs into the important detail of how world views impact effective pollinator conservation - we need to understand this to get conservation right @safeguard-pollinators.eu final meeting #bee 🐝 🪰 🦋
📍 Le 12 février, Inauguration de la Clinique universitaire de santé globale à l’UQAM : un nouvel espace de soins et de formation interdisciplinaire pour améliorer l’accès à des services de santé globale. #UQAM #Santé #CliniqueUniversitaire
Do agricultural diversification practices pay off in the long run? Our new paper synthesizes 100+ years of evidence showing that diversification practices become more profitable over time and delivers growing benefits for soils, biodiversity, and carbon.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
L’ex-présentateur de CNN a été interpellé par des agents fédéraux à Los Angeles, où il couvrait la cérémonie des Grammy.
The Boreal Avian Modelling Centre is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to develop high-resolution, Canada-wide models of waterbird density.
The models will be used as indicators of local wetland health and large-scale environmental change.
Open until filled!
borealbirds.ca/postdoctoral...
"Quand le monde va mal, la nature nous offre un refuge où nous pouvons respirer.
[...] Mais en attendant sa protection officielle, la nature retient son souffle.
À nous maintenant de lui donner l’air dont elle a besoin."
"Quand le monde va mal, la nature nous offre un refuge où nous pouvons respirer.
[...] Mais en attendant sa protection officielle, la nature retient son souffle.
À nous maintenant de lui donner l’air dont elle a besoin."
All my condoleances. That is a tragic loss, deeply saddening.
📣 Join us - we’re hiring an engagement officer for the CAN BON 🍁 initiative!
An effort to transform Canada’s capacity to mobilize its knowledge about the changing state of nature.
See the job posting here👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
L’usine Terrapure, qui recycle des batteries au plomb sur la rive-sud de Montréal, n'a pas seulement pollué le Saint-Laurent; elle a aussi contaminé la majorité de ses travailleurs, révèle un rapport inédit de la Santé publique. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222... avec @mariannedepelteau.bsky.social
Please repost: 🚨Field assistant position 🐧
We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology.
Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.
