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Three people stand in a lush forest next to a large netted structure. They are surrounded by tall trees and greenery. The scene is sunlit, creating dappled shadows on the ground.

Three people stand in a lush forest next to a large netted structure. They are surrounded by tall trees and greenery. The scene is sunlit, creating dappled shadows on the ground.

#UofG’s BugQuest is inviting communities across Canada to help catalogue insect biodiversity while learning more about the species in their local environments.

Learn more: https://uoguel.ph/j2l4j

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The nine-to-five PhD: mere myth or an achievable goal? Nature, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00509-9 Can you squeeze your graduate programme into a 40-hour working week? These 13 current and former PhD candidates reveal their top time-management tips.
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#AI is rapidly shaping fields from finance to drug discovery — but how secure are these systems?

On April 20 and 21, we’re convening experts to examine emerging risks and define research priorities for AI security.

Learn more and register to attend: https://ow.ly/ibgN50YK4wQ

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Portrait de la science citoyenne au Canada Au Canada, de nombreuses initiatives de science citoyenne sont actuellement menées par des établissements universitaires...

🔎La science citoyenne vous intĂ©resse ? L'une de nos projets actuelles porte sur l'Ă©tat de la science citoyenne au Canada et sur sa place au niveau international.

Pour en savoir plus : go.cca-reports.ca/3QnDfZG

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U of G Collecting Insects to Track Biodiversity BugQuest invites participants to learn more about insect biodiversity in their local community while contributing to national data.

🐜BugQuest, un projet scientifique communautaire d'envergure nationale, invite les participants Ă  en apprendre davantage sur la biodiversitĂ© des insectes dans leur rĂ©gion tout en contribuant Ă  l'enrichissement des donnĂ©es nationales. news.uoguelph.ca/2026/04/got-...

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The State of Citizen Science in Canada Many citizen science initiatives in Canada are led by academic and non-profit groups. However, several...

🔎Interested in community science? One of our current assessments is examining the state of citizen science in Canada and how it compares internationally.

Learn more: go.cca-reports.ca/4vstZnj

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U of G Collecting Insects to Track Biodiversity BugQuest invites participants to learn more about insect biodiversity in their local community while contributing to national data.

🐜BugQuest, a nationwide community science project run by the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, invites participants to learn more about insect biodiversity in their local community while contributing to national data. news.uoguelph.ca/2026/04/got-...

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U of G Collecting Insects to Track Biodiversity BugQuest invites participants to learn more about insect biodiversity in their local community while contributing to national data.

#UofG researchers are inviting Canadians to learn locally and contribute nationally through BugQuest, a community science project aiming to collect insects from 1,000 sites across the country.

@uofgcbs.bsky.social @cbg-uofg.bsky.social

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SPEAKER LINE-UP: Digital Access Day returns on April 15th—bringing together government, industry, academia, and community leaders to explore how 🇹🇩 can strengthen AI, cloud, and digital infrastructure while ensuring connectivity, affordability, and inclusion.

REGISTER: tcisdad2026.eventbrite.com

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Canadian lab explains puzzling link between semaglutide, better liver health ‘Impressive’ research answers mystery for scientists studying liver benefits of blockbuster GLP-1 drugs
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Potentiel quantique Les technologies quantiques offrent la possibilitĂ© d’exploiter les propriĂ©tĂ©s de la mĂ©canique quantique dans un...

Rapport : Potentiel quantique étudie le potentiel de commercialisation des technologies quantiques, explique la position du Canada au sein de la chaßne de valeur quantique mondiale et examine les conditions et les leviers politiques susceptibles de favoriser leur adoption responsable.

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Quantum Potential Quantum technologies offer opportunities to harness the properties of quantum mechanics for a breadth of...

Report: Quantum Potential explores the commercialization potential of quantum technologies, articulates Canada’s position within the global quantum value chain, and examines those conditions and policy levers that might promote their responsible adoption. #WorldQuantumDay

go.cca-reports.ca/3ZOgBfw

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Image reads, "Did You Know? World Quantum Day is held on April 14 because the date mirrors the first digits of Planck's constant, a fundamental number at the heart of quantum mechanics." Image features a quantum computer.

Image reads, "Did You Know? World Quantum Day is held on April 14 because the date mirrors the first digits of Planck's constant, a fundamental number at the heart of quantum mechanics." Image features a quantum computer.

#OnThisDay, we mark World Quantum Day. Observed on April 14 (4/14), the date reflects the value of Planck’s constant and celebrates the science of the very small - quantum physics - which underpins technologies from lasers to semiconductors and modern computing.

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The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify humans.

Scientists have long pulled DNA from water and soil, but they have only just started to see the air as a source of genetic information
go.nature.com/4suCiwd

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Schrödinger’s cat just got bigger: quantum physicists create largest ever ‘superposition’ Record-breaking experiment shows that a cluster of thousands of atoms can act like a wave as well as a particle.

It's World Quantum Day, and physicists created the largest ever quantum state in which an object exists in a haze of possible locations at once
go.nature.com/4tHfl9W

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We rescheduled Securing Canada's Digital Sovereignty: A New Playbook for Youth Online Safety! Join us on April 30th in Ottawa to hear from youth advocates, policy experts and leading researchers about the current online harms policy landscape and explore potential solutions. đŸ§”

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Coordonnateur.trice de projets – Micro-certificat en gestion de l’immigration francophone

UniversitĂ© de l’Ontario français

DL : le 24 avril 2026

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“Protect children through, rather than from, research”: US National Academies urges shift in paediatric studies

A major new US report has called for more children to be included in clinical research. It comes at a particularly sensitive time for children and medicine in America, as Jennifer Lutz reports.

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I was with Artemis II’s scientists during the Moon fly-by. Here’s what I saw Nature correspondent Alexandra Witze describes the joy and tension at mission control in Houston.

Nature correspondent @alexwitze.bsky.social had a chance to be in the room with Artemis II’s scientists during the lunar fly-by and describes the tension and Moon joy at mission control in Houston. 🔭đŸ§Ș

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A canoeist paddling on a calm freshwater lake surrounded by forested mountains under a clear sky.

Canadian Science Publishing is proud to introduce Freshwater Policy and Practice, a transdisciplinary journal advancing evidence-based solutions for freshwater systems. Stay tuned for journal updates đŸŒŠâ–¶ïž https://ow.ly/JMoh50YHftG

#FreshwaterScience #WaterPolicy #NewJournal

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Human scientists trounce the best AI agents on complex tasks State-of-the-industry report finds that, despite the limitations of artificial-intelligence systems, researchers have embraced them.

In an indication of how quickly scientists are embracing artificial intelligence, the number of publications in the natural sciences that mention AI grew by almost 30-fold from 2010 to 2025, according to an influential annual state-of-the-field report.

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14 things our PhD supervisors got right and why it mattered PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance.

PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance

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SpĂ©cialiste bilingue de la communication Emplacement : Ottawa, Ontario (hybride – minimum deux (2) jours au bureau) Salaire : Fourchette d’embauche 69 446 $ –...

Si vous avez de solides compétences en rédaction et en révision et que vous maßtrisez les outils numériques et multimédias, ce poste est fait pour vous. www.rapports-cac.ca/specialiste-...

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Nous recrutons ! Le CAC recherche une spécialiste bilingue de la communication curieux(se), vif(ve) d'esprit et capable de travailler sous pression.

Nous recrutons ! Le CAC recherche une spécialiste bilingue de la communication curieux(se), vif(ve) d'esprit et capable de travailler sous pression.

Nous recrutons ! Le CAC recherche une spécialiste bilingue de la communication curieux(se), vif(ve) d'esprit et capable de travailler sous pression. www.rapports-cac.ca/careers/

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We're hiring! Bilingual communication specialist. Apply by May 10, 2026.

We're hiring! Bilingual communication specialist. Apply by May 10, 2026.

We’re hiring! The CCA is looking for a bilingual communication specialist who’s curious, quick-thinking, and great under pressure. If you have strong editing and writing skills and are proficient with digital and multimedia tools—this is for you. www.cca-reports.ca/bilingual-co...

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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Nature - Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

This researcher created a fictional illness, and fake studies funded by the Professor Sideshow Bob Foundation and University of the Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad.

LLMs warned people the illness was real.

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The Future of the Artemis Program Is Riding on Reentry Entire space programs have been canceled after a failure in the reentry phase. In the final test for Artemis II, astronauts will travel at 32 times the speed of sound as they return from the moon.

Entire space programs have been canceled after a failure in the reentry phase. In the final test for Artemis II, astronauts will travel at 32 times the speed of sound as they return from the moon. www.wired.com/story/the-fu...

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We're hiring! Bilingual communication specialist. Apply by May 10, 2026.

We're hiring! Bilingual communication specialist. Apply by May 10, 2026.

We’re hiring! The CCA is looking for a bilingual communication specialist who’s curious, quick-thinking, and great under pressure. If you have strong editing and writing skills and are proficient with digital and multimedia tools—this is for you. www.cca-reports.ca/bilingual-co...

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SpĂ©cialiste bilingue de la communication Emplacement : Ottawa, Ontario (hybride – minimum deux (2) jours au bureau) Salaire : Fourchette d’embauche 69 446 $ –...

Si vous avez de solides compétences en rédaction et en révision et que vous maßtrisez les outils numériques et multimédias, ce poste est fait pour vous. www.rapports-cac.ca/specialiste-...

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Nous recrutons ! Le CAC recherche une spécialiste bilingue de la communication curieux(se), vif(ve) d'esprit et capable de travailler sous pression.

Nous recrutons ! Le CAC recherche une spécialiste bilingue de la communication curieux(se), vif(ve) d'esprit et capable de travailler sous pression.

Nous recrutons ! Le CAC recherche une spécialiste bilingue de la communication curieux(se), vif(ve) d'esprit et capable de travailler sous pression. www.rapports-cac.ca/careers/

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