BCCHR ResDev (DM)
@resdevbcch.bsky.social
Research development at a large children’s hospital research institute (UBC/PHSA) (dm is she/her/dr)
Helen Branswell of STAT News awarded 2026 Kovler Prize for Trust in Life Science Journalism. The $25,000 prize recognizes individual journalists whose work has elevated the public understanding of science. fnih.org/our-programs... via @statnews.com @helenbranswell.bsky.social
AI might save time in reviewing CVs, but it is eliminating women at a record speed. Many women over age 45, consider consulting or coaching. But we can't all be coaches & consultants. We need hiring practices to tap into our generation of resourceful women. www.thenewworld.co.uk/jamie-klingl...
Are you over 45 and female? Sorry, you’re not getting a job
New recruiting processes are sidelining accomplished women at what should be the very peak of their careers
thenewworld.co.uk
If you're having a tough day, I highly recommend giving your brain a break with the @explore.org livestream of Sea Lion Beach in British Columbia, where you will currently see piled-up sea lions in a snoozy cuddle puddle www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uoo...
@healthresearchbc.bsky.social Building foundations for research impact: Meet the inaugural Engage Award recipients | Michael Smith Health Research BC www.healthresearchbc.ca/news-events/...
Building foundations for research impact: Meet the inaugural Engage Award recipients | Michael Smith Health Research BC
50 teams across BC will strengthen collaboration, explore shared priorities, and lay the foundation for future knowledge mobilization.
healthresearchbc.ca
it’s a beautiful day to teach at University of Northern BC 😎
"Wyoming will become the first state in the US where you cannot receive a B.A. in Philosophy. The University of Wyoming will be the only R1 institution, the only state flagship university, and one of two land-grant universities that do not offer a B.A. in Philosophy." dailynous.com/2026/07/23/u...
@ulethbridge.ca is looking for a Canada Research Chair in Genomics! Please apply if you are interested in working at an outstanding institution with a very collegial environment and living in the amazing City of Lethbridge. share.google/9R0WWOWxlusH...
Posting: Faculty of Arts & Sciences – Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Genomics in Precision Health) - Lethbridge (City), Alberta (CA) job with University of Lethbridge | 12862139
The University of Lethbridge invites applications for the position of Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the area of Genomics in Precision Healt...
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Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” From the archives:
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...
propublica.org
❗We're Hiring❗ @ubc-sass.bsky.social is looking for a Clinical Skills Assistant to support our Aphasia Mentors Program this fall at our Vancouver Point-Grey Campus! ⏰ Applications are due by August 15 ⏰ For full details and how to apply, please visit: audiospeech.ubc.ca/about/careers/
We’re excited to see risky play featured in The Economist! 🎉 The article highlights the importance of letting children be children and Scandinavia’s approach to play. Read it here: www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
In praise of Scandinavia’s risky and dirty playgrounds
Kids stand to gain from a few bumps, bruises and mud-splatters
economist.com
BREAKING NEWS! The Senate has paused the OMB rule that would put Trump appointees in charge of federal spending. Next step - Contact your MoC and tell them to permanently REVOKE THE RULE: zurl.co/1SXEN Article: zurl.co/23mF8
Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
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Key point: "If you know what you're doing." People I know who effectively use LLMs as force multipliers are already experts.
Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · yesterdayThe most important skill in prompting is expertise in the domain you’re prompting for is well understood in many corners. It is why hiring across the software industry now favors super ICs and experienced seniors over entry level hires. AI makes you more productive if you know what you’re doing.
Nature: Controversial White House plan to overhaul US science funding faces Senate opposition by Dan Garisto @nature.com @dangaristo.bsky.social go.nature.com/3TWoXRw
The bad ai images people share to complement their point should give us all pause to fact check or just dig a little deeper before accepting what we see as just, “good enough”.
Join Dr. Mariana Brussoni and Dr. Megan Zeni this November for a free 60-minute virtual workshop on Supporting Risky Play in Schools 🌿 Learn how educators and schools can create space for challenge, confidence-building and meaningful risky play. Register: outdoorlearning.com/events/categ...
This guidance is for NCI for now but I assume it will become NIH wide?? "when grant proposals contain animal experiments, the proposal should also contain a plan for validation of the findings of this animal experiment in a human model"
Mike Feigin 🥯@mikefeigin.bsky.social · yesterdayNew "guidance" on animal studies for NCI grants. This is, uh, interesting. www.cancer.gov/grants-train...
congratulations to the teams! incl Chris Maxwell @bcchresearch.bsky.social 🥳
Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI)@terryfoxresearch.bsky.social · yesterday🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grant teams who are launching ambitious new #cancerresearch projects with $33M in support from TFRI! Learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...
Has Canada’s biotech moment finally arrived? As the world’s life sciences sector rebounds, drug developers are poised to prosper. But can they avoid getting hollowed out by acquisitive pharma giants? by @seansilcoff.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... via @theglobeandmail.com
Has Canada’s biotech moment finally arrived?
As the world’s life sciences sector rebounds, Canadian drug developers are poised to prosper. But can the sector avoid getting hollowed out by acquisitive pharma giants?
theglobeandmail.com
Since we launched our campaign to support the Connected Care for Canadians Act, people across Canada have been sharing personal experiences on how fragmented care has affected their lives.
An @advancinghealth.bsky.social team conducted a study to better understand the lived experiences of people receiving and providing involuntary treatment in BC, and how the system could be improved. Read the full story: buff.ly/vZKXpFK #research #healthcare #healthresearch
“We better be sure”: The lived experiences of involuntary treatment | Research In Action | Advancing Health
Reducing morbidity and mortality and enhancing quality of life
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just saw The Odyssey. it was ok. but wow they really didn’t camouflage the shiny white perfect Hollywood teeth or immaculate eyebrows. 😁
Women ages 40+ searching for jobs may find their decades of experience as a hindrance. Some remove dates and years of experience from their resume. It is another way women are considered 'never quite right'. www.thetimes.com/money/family...
‘I’m invisible now’: The high-earning women who can’t find work
Job hunters in their forties and fifties are finding that decades of experience in top roles can be a hindrance, not a help, in today’s job market
thetimes.com
During a contentious interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several claims about COVID-19, vaccines and measles. Here are some of the statements that were factually inaccurate.
A Doctor Fact-Checks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CNN Interview
A public health expert fact checks RFK Jr.'s recent contentious interview on CNN with facts on vaccines, COVID-19 and measles.
forbes.com
AI is getting better at writing. Humans must get better at editing www.economist.com/leaders/2026... "Our investigation of the stylistic quirks of the big bots reveals how, with every update, AI writing is getting closer to human writing." Humans already can't (mostly) tell difference. Ugh.
AI is getting better at writing. Humans must get better at editing
Our investigation suggests how
economist.com
If useful, here's my attempt to process my feelings about how I feel sadly kinda — or rather very — sick from all this AI fascist nonsense as an academic. 😶🌫️ I'd be pleased if even one person finds something useful because there's something to be said for processing this all together, so, um, enjoy?
Anxiety
Reasoning (and crying) my way through fascist AI-induced anxiety.
olivia.science
Kudos to @science.org for this self-analysis of the peer review process. These kind of data are never shared and don't have to be. Wildly refreshing to see it out in the open. Editorial and peer review dynamics at elite general science journals | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Editorial and peer review dynamics at elite general science journals
Analyses of deidentified data reveal complex interactions that quantify success at elite general science journals.
science.org
