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Sunaina Chopra
@sunainamoudgill.bsky.social
Continuously learning as an MPT/PhD Candidate at UBC - sustained by home-baked goods, reading binges, hockey nights, and sci-fi adventures ✨

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Excited to share that I’m officially a PhD Candidate! 👩🏻‍🔬
My research will focus on land-based, group programming to support the health and wellness of BC First Nations communities.
Grateful for all the support so far—super excited to start this new journey! 🎉
#AcademicSky #PhDLife #PhDSky #EduSky
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Lest we forget.
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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I see James Watson has died.

What did Watson discover?

Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.

Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Being a mentor during application season: reviewing one mentee’s application, sending it back… and immediately getting another one in my inbox! Truly a revolving door 🔃
Jokes aside, I’m so proud of both my mentees and wish them the best on their applications 🤞🏼
#PhysiotherapySchool #MentorshipMatters
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
5 days into #AcWriMo and I'm actually feeling pretty okay with my effort! I've been working on an R&R so far. My goal is to complete it by the end of the week and move on to my next writing project! ✏️
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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ONE. WIN. AWAY.

The Blue Jays take Game 5 in L.A. and head back to Toronto with the chance to claim their first World Series title since 1993.
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Officially onboarded two mentees for this year 🥹
Both young women have a background in kinesiology and are seeking support in applying to physiotherapy school this cycle. I look forward to supporting them in their goals.
#WomenInStem #Physiotherapy #PhDLife
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Happy Diwali to all who celebrate 🪔 ✨
I hope this day is full of light, joy, and warmth to you and all your loved ones!
a happy diwali greeting card with a cartoon candle
Alt: a happy diwali greeting card with a cartoon candle
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Dear Canada: I hope at this moment in time you are either happily in a Thanksgiving food coma, or making serious progress toward being in one.
October 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Explaining Canadian Thanksgiving to Americans
October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I finished Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen on Apple Books 🌶️📚
Kate Beckinsale’s narration brought the story to life. It was full of romance and wit. I laughed, teared up, and felt completely swept away by it all. One of my favourite quotes is below.
I highly recommend it 💙
#BookSky #Audiobooks
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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We are all Dr. Brunkow 😴
“Dr. Brunkow said she did not expect to win a Nobel Prize. ‘My phone rang, and I saw a number from Sweden and thought, well that’s just spam of some sort, so I disabled the phone and went back to sleep,’“ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Finished "The Long Walk" by @stephenking.bsky.social writing as Richard Bachman from Audible 📚🎧
While it didn't totally grip me, the premise (a deadly endurance contest seen through a teenage boy's eyes) is fascinating.
Curious to see how the film brings it to life! 🎬

#BookSky #FilmSky
October 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day – a time to raise awareness for the ongoing impacts of residential school and remember the children who never came home.
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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So exhausting..
September 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Wow!

What a breakthrough moment for these women.

#WRWC2025 #RWC2025 #RUGBY
September 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Just finished Patrick Stewart’s "Making It So" on Audible, also beautifully read by Stewart himself 📚🎧
From childhood to Shakespeare to Star Trek to X-Men, it’s heartfelt, witty, surprising, and full of insight. It's definitely a must-listen! 💙
#BookSky #TrekSky
September 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Yesterday at our quarterly meeting, the director announced that I was named "Team Player of the Quarter" at @heartlunginnov.bsky.social in recognition for my support with our Research Day conference 🎉
Feeling surprised and grateful for the honour 🥹💙
#GradSchool #TraineeLife #HealthResearch
September 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Annual Terry Fox run across Canada today, from coast to coast to coast. #TerryFoxRun #Canada 🍁

Link: terryfox.org/terry-fox-run/
September 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Grateful to have co-chaired this year’s @heartlunginnov.bsky.social’s Research Day 🫀🫁 We also hosted an Early Career Night to connect with the invited speakers. Both events were fun, well-attended & positively received 😄 Feeling proud of our team’s work! ✨ #TraineeLife #GradSchool
September 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The idea that an instructor can and *should* be fired for daring to teach something not explicitly mentioned in course catalog is the pinnacle of the "students as customers" idiocy that's been steadily destroying American universities for decades now.

You're taking a class, not buying a product.
A top 50 US university yesterday fired an instructor, a department chair, and a dean because a course made some reference to transgender people without the brief official course description in the catalog saying “trigger warning: gender.”

In conclusion, those intolerant lefty kids, cancel culture.
September 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM