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Federal Funding for Canadian Scicomm?

December 2, 2019July 18, 2016

Last week my colleague Pascal Lapointe (Agence Science-Presse) and I had a post up on the Science Borealis blog suggesting that the federal government’s review … Read more

Tags cdnsci, journalism, NSERC, outreach, Pascal Lapointe, scicomm, science, science borealis, science communication, science funding

The Perils of Writing About Women in Science

December 2, 2019March 1, 2016

Writing about women in science is a tricky business. While you want to champion their contributions across a range of research fields, you also don’t … Read more

Tags Canadian Science Publishing, cdnsci, Finkbeiner test, gender, Herzberg Medal, NSERC, women in science, writing

What is this 'science communication' you speak of?

December 2, 2019February 5, 2014

My second post for Canadian Science Publishing came out on their blog yesterday. “Scientists are often bombarded with terms such as ‘outreach’ and ‘public engagement’, … Read more

Tags Canadian science, Canadian Science Publishing, NSERC, outreach, scicomm, science communication

Government vs. the Public: Mind the Science Gap

December 2, 2019February 23, 2013

Last fall I wrote a post about Canadian science communication, which got a lot of hits – for me, anyway. Some liked it, others hated … Read more

Tags Canadian government, Canadian science, cancomm, CERC, CFI, NSERC, science communication, science policy
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In addition to impacts in southern AB remember Minister Nixon, after saying ... recreation plans for Bighorn needed more consultation opened up Bighorn in @DTCountryAB to open pit coal mining with no consultation/land use planning. Massive impact on hiking areas. @ryanjespersen https://t.co/iOfB9kefEW

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