Stephen Urquhart
@urk.bsky.social
Chem prof & synchrotron maven.
Associate Editor J. El. Spectrosc. Rel. Phen.
Staff to 3 🐈
I chase wild protein and forage tasty 🍄🟫 & 🫐 in Saskatchewan.
Board member, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Canada
VE5URQ
Associate Editor J. El. Spectrosc. Rel. Phen.
Staff to 3 🐈
I chase wild protein and forage tasty 🍄🟫 & 🫐 in Saskatchewan.
Board member, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Canada
VE5URQ
We went bird watching … but we were late!
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We went bird watching … but we were late!
Pitcher plant watching season never ends in Prince Albert National Park.
November 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Pitcher plant watching season never ends in Prince Albert National Park.
I need to make better decisions. Like not wait until its -15 C to move the trailer batteries inside.
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I need to make better decisions. Like not wait until its -15 C to move the trailer batteries inside.
Our kitties opened the first gift in their kitty solstice calendar (it’s an advent calendar, but re-timed to end on the solstice).
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Our kitties opened the first gift in their kitty solstice calendar (it’s an advent calendar, but re-timed to end on the solstice).
I was going to get up and back to work.
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I was going to get up and back to work.
Tonight: three owls, two deer.
And the dinner of the unsuccessful hunter: La Bomba takeout.
And the dinner of the unsuccessful hunter: La Bomba takeout.
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Tonight: three owls, two deer.
And the dinner of the unsuccessful hunter: La Bomba takeout.
And the dinner of the unsuccessful hunter: La Bomba takeout.
Berniecat at the vet. She is certified as BAR - bright alert and responsive - and very sweet.
Also in very good health for an 18 year old furball!
Also in very good health for an 18 year old furball!
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Berniecat at the vet. She is certified as BAR - bright alert and responsive - and very sweet.
Also in very good health for an 18 year old furball!
Also in very good health for an 18 year old furball!
My, I see a lot of them.
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My, I see a lot of them.
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Rest, sweet puppy.
If it's okay to put your image up, old man.
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Rest, sweet puppy.
This dog was an absolute sweetie, and I will miss her.
Whimsy, the most beautiful girl in the world, passed away shortly after 11 this morning at the College of Veterinary Medicine's small animal clinic, about two days after snow proper hit the city. She was fourteen and would have turned fifteen in March.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This dog was an absolute sweetie, and I will miss her.
I just got my first invitation to a work related holiday event.
Hell no hell no hell no!
I strongly believe that holiday events should NOT be scheduled before the feast of St Stephen.
Hell no hell no hell no!
I strongly believe that holiday events should NOT be scheduled before the feast of St Stephen.
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I just got my first invitation to a work related holiday event.
Hell no hell no hell no!
I strongly believe that holiday events should NOT be scheduled before the feast of St Stephen.
Hell no hell no hell no!
I strongly believe that holiday events should NOT be scheduled before the feast of St Stephen.
You’ve never the only predator when in the boreal forest.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You’ve never the only predator when in the boreal forest.
Naheda is a rock star!⭐️
Read about Naheda, @USask graduate and my friend! 🧪 #chemsky
Naheda Sahtout is shaping policy through a scientific lens
After earning her PhD, this chemist moved from the lab to tackle Canada's energy strategy
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM
cen.acs.org/policy/Trail...
After earning her PhD, this chemist moved from the lab to tackle Canada's energy strategy
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM
cen.acs.org/policy/Trail...
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Naheda is a rock star!⭐️
I dislike social media algorithms driving content to me … most of the time. But not this week.
Facebook is driving videos of ruffed grouse to me. Repeatedly. Which I love.
Facebook is driving videos of ruffed grouse to me. Repeatedly. Which I love.
October 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I dislike social media algorithms driving content to me … most of the time. But not this week.
Facebook is driving videos of ruffed grouse to me. Repeatedly. Which I love.
Facebook is driving videos of ruffed grouse to me. Repeatedly. Which I love.
Force to ‘call in cat’ this morning, for work.
October 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Force to ‘call in cat’ this morning, for work.
Reposted by Stephen Urquhart
"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."
What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression
I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...
cfe.torontomu.ca
September 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."
Happy upland game season, for those who celebrate.
September 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy upland game season, for those who celebrate.
Reposted by Stephen Urquhart
joining the war on autism on the side of autism
September 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
joining the war on autism on the side of autism
We're going to hear a lot about autism today, from 'leaders' who are completely unqualified to talk about it.
Let's be absolutely clear:
- The principal cause of autism is autistic people having sex.
- The greatest challenges for autistic people come from the lack of support and understanding.
Let's be absolutely clear:
- The principal cause of autism is autistic people having sex.
- The greatest challenges for autistic people come from the lack of support and understanding.
September 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We're going to hear a lot about autism today, from 'leaders' who are completely unqualified to talk about it.
Let's be absolutely clear:
- The principal cause of autism is autistic people having sex.
- The greatest challenges for autistic people come from the lack of support and understanding.
Let's be absolutely clear:
- The principal cause of autism is autistic people having sex.
- The greatest challenges for autistic people come from the lack of support and understanding.
Reposted by Stephen Urquhart
Fellow parents of kids with cognitive disabilities: now is the time to be loud and proud about how awesome our kids are, and to emphasize neurodiversity. And to support adult disability activists.
Trump: "I think we're gonna have something very very big coming up soon on autism. Autism is totally out of control ... we're gonna have a news conference early next week on autism."
September 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Fellow parents of kids with cognitive disabilities: now is the time to be loud and proud about how awesome our kids are, and to emphasize neurodiversity. And to support adult disability activists.
Reposted by Stephen Urquhart
You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.
September 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.
One can feel bad for his family and worry about the escalating tide of violence … and hope that the memory and legacy of you-know-who fades away to nothingness.
Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights
September 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
One can feel bad for his family and worry about the escalating tide of violence … and hope that the memory and legacy of you-know-who fades away to nothingness.
Reposted by Stephen Urquhart
More than ever I predict an election within 2 years and a Conservative win, with most of Poilievre's policies either already implemented or at least teed up and normalized. And you Carney fanfolks are going to be a major reason why.
September 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
More than ever I predict an election within 2 years and a Conservative win, with most of Poilievre's policies either already implemented or at least teed up and normalized. And you Carney fanfolks are going to be a major reason why.
We watched about 20 minutes of k-pop demon hunters … and do we really need a new addictive show?
Yes. Yes we do.
Yes. Yes we do.
September 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
We watched about 20 minutes of k-pop demon hunters … and do we really need a new addictive show?
Yes. Yes we do.
Yes. Yes we do.