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🚨 Leadership Spotlight! 🚨
We’re thrilled to welcome Valeria Vasilyeva as OSPN’s new Co-President! 🎉
Valeria is an incoming MD-PhD Candidate in Microbiology & Immunology @uottawa.ca whose research explores immune cell dysfunction in cancer. 🧬💉
October 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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In a time of economic sanctions and political rivalries, how do we keep the global fabric of research and innovation from tearing apart? Find out in my first episode as host of the @sciencepolicy.ca podcast, now streaming on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Yb5... #SciPol #SciComm
The Future of Scientific International Cooperation in a Geopolitical Shift
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October 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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👏 Huge shoutout to Nathan Sanders, @laurengh.bsky.social and @mackenziewhite.bsky.social from #ComSciCon!

We’re so proud to see our community empowering researchers to share their voices! 💬
#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #PublicEngagement #OpEdWriting
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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🚨Big news from OSPN!🚨

We’re thrilled to welcome Grace McGrenere as our new Co-President 🎉

Grace is an MSc student in Environmental Sustainability @uottawa.ca. with experience in clean fuel policy, forest health research, and climate activism 🌱 🌏
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir Grace McGrenere en tant que nouvelle coprésidente.🎉

Grace est étudiante maîtrise en Durabilité de l’environnement @uottawa.ca. Elle a de l’expérience dans les domaines de la politique, des carburants propres, et de l’activisme climatique 🌱 🌏
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Meet ComSciCon Flagship speaker André Isaacs (@drdre4000)! 🤩⚗️ A chemist, educator & advocate, he uses his platform to uplift queer & BIPOC voices in STEM. Catch him on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky & X. #ComSciCon #SciComm
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July 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Meet ComSciCon Flagship speaker Usha Lee McFarling! 📰📊
Pulitzer-winning science journalist for STAT, formerly with LA Times, Boston Globe & more. Her work spans oceans, medicine, and bioethics.
Follow her here: @ushamcfarling
#SciComm #ComSciCon #ScienceJournalism
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July 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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📰 Meet #ComSciCon Flagship speaker Dennis Overbye (he/him), longtime NYT science writer & author of "Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos". With 50 years in science journalism, he brings deep insight to the cosmos. Still writing, still wondering. Follow his work at www.nytimes.com/by/dennis-ov....
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June 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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🖍️ Meet #ComSciCon Flagship speaker Rita Clare (she/her), a molecular biologist turned science illustrator! Founder of Scivetica, she brings biochem & polymer science to life through stunning visuals. Follow her: @scivetica.bsky.social
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June 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Excited to welcome Dr. Laurie Santos (she/her) as our ComSciCon Flagship 2025 Keynote! 🎤 A Yale prof & host of The Happiness Lab, her work on well-being has reached millions worldwide. Learn more: drlauriesantos.com
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June 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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🌱 What does climate policy look like through a science lens?

Join us for our final SCIPOL102 session featuring Dr. Mary Trudeau.

🗓️ June 4 | ⏰ 2:30–3:30 PM ET
📍 In-person: FSS 4006, uOttawa
💻 or join us via Zoom!

🔗 forms.gle/96ShoySBBUah...
#SciPol #ClimateAction #OSPN #SciencePolicy #uOttawa
June 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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📣 OSPN Executive team elections are coming up soon!📣

Interested in getting more involved and learning more about science policy along the way?

Please fill out our nomination form by Friday, May 30th 2025! Nomination Form: forms.gle/fdLCRMmZ3WPj...
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May 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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🧬 Science meets policy this May 28!

Join the Ottawa Science Policy Network for Session 2 of our seminar series: Science Policy & Genomics, with Sapna Mahajan from Genome Canada.

🗓️ May 28, 2–3 PM ET
💻 Online | Open to all
🔗 Register: forms.gle/96ShoySBBUah...

#SciPol #Genomics #OSPN
May 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Thrilled to see Grace McGrenere, member of OSPN, speak at the 2025 Bromley Memorial Lecture at #gwuniversity.

Representing @uottawa.ca, Grace highlights the role of students in science policy in Canada.

More about the lecture: blogs.gwu.edu/elliott-iist...
#SciencePolicy #StudentVoices #OSPN
D. Allan Bromley & the Bromley Memorial Event
At the Elliott School of International Affairs
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May 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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📢 New research from #SupportOurScience members published in @plosone.org!

🧠📉 It’s official: Canada’s federal support for grad students & postdocs is decades behind.

🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#cdnpoli #FundResearch #GradFundingCrisis #SSH #STEM
Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line
Despite the critical role of graduate students in the Canadian research ecosystem, students report high levels of financial stress. As a case study, we collected graduate minimum stipends and tuition ...
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May 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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There's still time to sign up for this exciting, and informative event! Join us online or in-person and learn more about science policy🧪

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OSPN Presents: SciPol 102
Join us for our annual Science Policy 102 event! This seminar series acts as a primer for students into the world of science policy, featuring a broad introductory session to start followed by session...
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May 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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SciPol 102 is back for its second year!

📆Date: Wednesday, May 14th
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍Location: Hybrid
In-person: University of Ottawa, Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS), Room 5028
Online: Microsoft Teams

🔗Registration: forms.gle/96ShoySBBUah...
May 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The wait is over — the extended #ComSciCon25 application deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM EST!

This is your opportunity to take part in a unique science communication experience this summer.

We look forward to reading your application!

Apply here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...
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May 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We’ve started the countdown--only 3 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on May 2nd at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...

Don’t miss out!
Application for ComSciCon 2025
We invite you to apply for the Communicating Science Flagship Workshop of 2025! ComSciCon 2025 will be held July 13-16, 2025 in Boston, MA. Please visit these pages for more information about the p...
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April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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We’re giving you a little more time to polish those applications 📝✨

The deadline to apply for ComSciCon 2025 has been extended to May 2nd!
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🔗Apply now: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...
#ComSciCon2025 #SciComm #GradStudentLife #ScienceCommunication #DeadlineExtended #ApplyNow
Application for ComSciCon 2025
We invite you to apply for the Communicating Science Flagship Workshop of 2025! ComSciCon 2025 will be held July 13-16, 2025 in Boston, MA. Please visit these pages for more information about the p...
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April 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Science helps us understand our planet 🌍
Policy helps us protect it 🌱
On #EarthDay, OSPN celebrates the power of science-informed decision-making to build a sustainable future. #SciencePolicy #EarthDay2025
April 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Only 3 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on April 18th at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...

In the meantime, we are pleased to announce our theme: Bridging Science and Society.
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April 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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We’ve started the countdown--only 4 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on April 18th at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...

Don’t miss out!
April 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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We are thrilled to announce that the ComSciCon 2025 Flagship Workshop will be held July 13-16th, 2025 at Emerson College in Boston, MA! Apply by April 18th @ 11:59 PM (ET) for an all expenses paid opportunity to meet experts and leaders in #SciComm and hone your skills: forms.gle/wvsUy7QxNFri...
Application for ComSciCon 2025
We invite you to apply for the Communicating Science Flagship Workshop of 2025! ComSciCon 2025 will be held July 13-16, 2025 in Boston, MA. Please visit these pages for more information about the p...
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April 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM