Josslyn Johnstone
@josslynjay.bsky.social
Media relations & research comms
Currently @UofT | Formerly @ROMToronto Curiosity, culture, community 🌈
Currently @UofT | Formerly @ROMToronto Curiosity, culture, community 🌈
I’m ready to go home - come get me! 🖖
120 light years from Earth, there's a planet that may be covered in a living ocean. Here's my story on a tantalizing hint of life beyond the Solar System. Gift link: nyti.ms/3GbrEaZ 🧪
Astronomers Detect a Signature of Life on a Distant Planet (Gift Article)
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
nyti.ms
April 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Why are suspected carcinogens showing up in our kids’ mattresses? A new U of T study led by scientist Miriam Diamond finds banned chemicals slipping through the cracks of a sloppy supply chain—and shines a spotlight on industry and government to step up for our health.
A newly released study shows a high number of chemicals are leaching from materials used to fill the insides of children’s mattresses, and could affect children’s health.
‘It’s going into the air and it’s going into us’: University of Toronto study finds harmful chemicals leaching from children’s mattresses
Researchers purchased 16 mattresses from brands and stores sold in Canada. They discovered chemical levels that exceeded regulatory limits.
www.thestar.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why are suspected carcinogens showing up in our kids’ mattresses? A new U of T study led by scientist Miriam Diamond finds banned chemicals slipping through the cracks of a sloppy supply chain—and shines a spotlight on industry and government to step up for our health.
Reposted by Josslyn Johnstone
Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named #UofT’s 17th president. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres
March 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named #UofT’s 17th president. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres