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Dr. Dawn Wiseman
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Reluctant Department Chair. Abenaki Territory. Finds joy in learning through teaching and research alongside community - usually in relation to science or STEM education. Lately stuck filling in forms.
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Canada cancelled its northern food program over the summer and is refusing to answer APTN’s requests for why. Canada continues to Canada…
‘Having a hard time getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues
‘People are having a hard time now getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues as Indigenous Services Canada refuses to answer questions
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November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Dr. Seth Grooms is an Indigenous archaeology professor whose research puts community first. Check out his recent presentation for the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources on the eve of the state's annual American Indian Heritage Celebration.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB7_... #Lumbee
Archaeology: An American Indian Perspective
YouTube video by N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
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November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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"Are we going to support talent here in Canada and the development of our students and our researchers who are here?'" Whitaker asked…simply injecting a wave of high-profile academics at the top without supporting the foundation beneath them is "going to leave us short-changed." @caut.bsky.social
Canada seeks star academics from abroad, but stable funding for higher education remains a concern | CBC News
Proponents believe a current push to recruit star researchers from abroad will mean top-tier learning for Canadian students and a boost to research innovation and excellence. Yet concerns remain about...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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This is important.
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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UNESCO has launched an impressive Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects - an immersive digital space that brings together over 240 stolen and missing cultural objects in 2D and 3D from 50+ countries — and the voices of the communities they were taken from.

www.linkedin.com/posts/unesco...
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Little song I am singing in my head today “Oh, how I hate everything about Co-Pilot”
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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This move is based on pseudoscientific nonsense. Just ftr.
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.

www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Our department is hiring! Assistant Professor and Ruby Heap Professorship in Women’s History universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
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September 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The 🇨🇦 Standing Committee on Science and Research passed a modified resolution this afternoon that the requested ricouncil applicant and reviewer data can be aggregated and anonymized. Thanks to the many researchers who signed letters pointing out legitimate data privacy concerns. 👏👏
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We are hiring for two winter courses.

working.ubishops.ca/job/school-o...
School of Education – Part-time courses – Winter 2026 – Working at Bishop's
working.ubishops.ca
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Firstly, those MPs need some time for deep reflection. Secondly, Dr. Hébert is correct, the challenge in Canada is lack of research funding not lack of great researchers. Fund the people we have, reap the rewards.
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Absolutely. Let’s start with people who are here.
ATTENTION CANADIAN POLICYMAKERS, LET'S INVEST IN OUR KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, RESEARCH, AND UNIVERSITIES
A Nature poll found that 75% of U.S. researchers are considering leaving the country.

Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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ATTENTION CANADIAN POLICYMAKERS, LET'S INVEST IN OUR KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, RESEARCH, AND UNIVERSITIES
A Nature poll found that 75% of U.S. researchers are considering leaving the country.

Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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From Health Canada -- Public advisory #HealthCanada #Canada

Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment for fever and pain during pregnancy

recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger and several other senior Canada Post officials also sit on Purolator’s Board of Directors. www.cupw.ca/en/cupw-defe...
CUPW Defends the Public Post Office During OGGO Committee Meeting
On Tuesday, October 28, CUPW participated in the second day of hearings of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) into the situation at Canada Post. During our presentat...
www.cupw.ca
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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“How did the Super Pandemic of 2026 start, Grandpa?”

“Well, Timmy —“
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Not a contest to win, but QC has a couple of premiers that could give her a run for the title.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I stand with Alberta Teachers. They rock.
Meanwhile, at the Alberta Legislature thousands of teachers and supporters from across the province have shown up on the first day of the fall session….hope that Speech from the Throne goes well! #yeg #ableg #education #alberta #abeducation #teachers #photojournalism #edmobton #teachersstrike
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I accidently put apple crisp on my turkey sandwich instead of stuffing. And then I spilled stuffing all over the fridge. Sigh.
October 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
VP Academic and Research at Bishop’s.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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October 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.
October 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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We are seeking a VP Academic and Research!
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October 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM