Ana Pogoutse
@apogoutse.bsky.social
Research development officer
@utm-research.bsky.social | @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
@utm-research.bsky.social | @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
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Bondi Beach attack now designated a terrorist incident.
Bondi beach shooting live updates: Australia's PM condemns act of ‘evil antisemitism’ as death toll from attack at Jewish festival rises to 12; event declared terror incident
Further 29 people are in hospital in Australia, with paramedics treating more at the scene near where a Hanukah event was taking place in Sydney
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Bondi Beach attack now designated a terrorist incident.
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Tomorrow is the 13th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. My heart aches for the Brown University community.
BREAKING: Brown University says no one is in custody, correcting earlier statement, as police respond to an active shooter on campus.
Police respond to active shooter situation at Brown University in Rhode Island
Authorities say police have responded to an active shooter situation at Brown University near an engineering building on the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Tomorrow is the 13th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. My heart aches for the Brown University community.
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I wholeheartedly agree—though after laying out a good initial argument this paper takes a strange turn with the final two sentences that seems to undercut most of its own force.
December 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I wholeheartedly agree—though after laying out a good initial argument this paper takes a strange turn with the final two sentences that seems to undercut most of its own force.
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It’s good to see papers start to address LLMs as structural plagiarism — provenance, more hidden than the original words or training data. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
LLM use in scholarly writing poses a provenance problem
Nature Machine Intelligence - LLM use in scholarly writing poses a provenance problem
www.nature.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s good to see papers start to address LLMs as structural plagiarism — provenance, more hidden than the original words or training data. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Search and rescue operations are still ongoing in Ternopil, Ukraine at the site of the Russian strike that destroyed an apartment building.
26 people killed, including 3 children.
93 people were injured, among them 18 children.
22 others remain missing.
26 people killed, including 3 children.
93 people were injured, among them 18 children.
22 others remain missing.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Search and rescue operations are still ongoing in Ternopil, Ukraine at the site of the Russian strike that destroyed an apartment building.
26 people killed, including 3 children.
93 people were injured, among them 18 children.
22 others remain missing.
26 people killed, including 3 children.
93 people were injured, among them 18 children.
22 others remain missing.
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We are thrilled to now be on BlueSky!
We prioritize studies addressing critical health challenges—from major diseases to health equity—that bridge scientific rigor with real-world impact, connecting researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to advance global health 🧬🧪
#OpenScience #MedSky
We prioritize studies addressing critical health challenges—from major diseases to health equity—that bridge scientific rigor with real-world impact, connecting researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to advance global health 🧬🧪
#OpenScience #MedSky
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We are thrilled to now be on BlueSky!
We prioritize studies addressing critical health challenges—from major diseases to health equity—that bridge scientific rigor with real-world impact, connecting researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to advance global health 🧬🧪
#OpenScience #MedSky
We prioritize studies addressing critical health challenges—from major diseases to health equity—that bridge scientific rigor with real-world impact, connecting researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to advance global health 🧬🧪
#OpenScience #MedSky
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I wrote about the under-appreciated hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis, which need serious consideration in discussions of new pipelines from Alberta 🧪⚒️
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
New northwest pipeline risks hazard of landslide tsunamis
Major Projects Office needs to be wary in its planning for pipeline projects to tidewater
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I wrote about the under-appreciated hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis, which need serious consideration in discussions of new pipelines from Alberta 🧪⚒️
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
@theglobeandmail.com @davidebybc.bsky.social @natural-resources.canada.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social
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An update on this story - grad students are now exempt from the cap in student visas. 🧪
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
An update on this story - grad students are now exempt from the cap in student visas. 🧪
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An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
docs.google.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
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Just remember, the Liberals supported this too. If they think this will attract more researchers to Canada, they are smoking the dope they legalized. And once again, just like animal research, why is it @picardonhealth.bsky.social who needs to raise this publicly and not @u15ca.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Just remember, the Liberals supported this too. If they think this will attract more researchers to Canada, they are smoking the dope they legalized. And once again, just like animal research, why is it @picardonhealth.bsky.social who needs to raise this publicly and not @u15ca.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Royal Society to reconsider expelling Elon Musk
Violent rhetoric in address to anti-immigration rally pushes science academy to reassess billionaire’s fellowship
(Free to read)
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Violent rhetoric in address to anti-immigration rally pushes science academy to reassess billionaire’s fellowship
(Free to read)
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Royal Society to reconsider expelling Elon Musk - Research Professional News
Violent rhetoric in address to anti-immigration rally pushes science academy to reassess billionaire’s fellowship
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Royal Society to reconsider expelling Elon Musk
Violent rhetoric in address to anti-immigration rally pushes science academy to reassess billionaire’s fellowship
(Free to read)
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Violent rhetoric in address to anti-immigration rally pushes science academy to reassess billionaire’s fellowship
(Free to read)
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Doug Ford Is Trying to Control How Universities Operate | The Local
Ontario’s Bill 33 mandates merit-based admissions and gives the province unprecedented power over university and college operations. Is it part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses?
thelocal.to
September 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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CALL FOR FACULTY PROPOSALS
Do you have a project that could offer a comprehensive #research & #training experience to a postdoc in #statisticalsciences?
Submit your proposal to the CANSSI Distinguished #Postdoctoral #Fellowships program by October 1:
https://loom.ly/GvcQVII
Do you have a project that could offer a comprehensive #research & #training experience to a postdoc in #statisticalsciences?
Submit your proposal to the CANSSI Distinguished #Postdoctoral #Fellowships program by October 1:
https://loom.ly/GvcQVII
September 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
CALL FOR FACULTY PROPOSALS
Do you have a project that could offer a comprehensive #research & #training experience to a postdoc in #statisticalsciences?
Submit your proposal to the CANSSI Distinguished #Postdoctoral #Fellowships program by October 1:
https://loom.ly/GvcQVII
Do you have a project that could offer a comprehensive #research & #training experience to a postdoc in #statisticalsciences?
Submit your proposal to the CANSSI Distinguished #Postdoctoral #Fellowships program by October 1:
https://loom.ly/GvcQVII
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Ready to grow as a reviewer? Sign up for the @scas-scsa.bsky.social Early-Career Reviewer Program and start shaping the research that drives Canada’s aquatic science community ▶️ buff.ly/4jkk8qr
#PeerReview #AquaticScience #EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR #ECP
#PeerReview #AquaticScience #EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR #ECP
September 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ready to grow as a reviewer? Sign up for the @scas-scsa.bsky.social Early-Career Reviewer Program and start shaping the research that drives Canada’s aquatic science community ▶️ buff.ly/4jkk8qr
#PeerReview #AquaticScience #EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR #ECP
#PeerReview #AquaticScience #EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR #ECP
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FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki
wiki.flybase.org
August 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
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Carney is planing 15% budget cuts across most of government. @supportourscience.bsky.social and @u15ca.bsky.social worry what that would do to a research system that is already lagging behind other countries. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
www.science.org
August 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Carney is planing 15% budget cuts across most of government. @supportourscience.bsky.social and @u15ca.bsky.social worry what that would do to a research system that is already lagging behind other countries. My story for @science.org 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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I’d missed this last week but Indiana passed a new law that is leading to the forced elimination of hundreds of majors across their state universities. Apropos of recent events, the eliminated majors include atmospheric science. Sabotage is a word that comes to mind.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
July 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I’d missed this last week but Indiana passed a new law that is leading to the forced elimination of hundreds of majors across their state universities. Apropos of recent events, the eliminated majors include atmospheric science. Sabotage is a word that comes to mind.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Ontario parents, pay attention to this: underfunding our universities means there may not be a spot for your kid when it’s time for them to go. We have the *lowest* per capita support of any province!!
archive.ph/4qD1H
archive.ph/4qD1H
archive.ph
June 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Ontario parents, pay attention to this: underfunding our universities means there may not be a spot for your kid when it’s time for them to go. We have the *lowest* per capita support of any province!!
archive.ph/4qD1H
archive.ph/4qD1H
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The Federal Court has approved a class-action settlement for people who suffered abuse at federally run ‘Indian hospitals’ following out-of-court negotiations with Ottawa and Indigenous survivors.
Federal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement
The settlement is for those who suffered abuse at federally run 'Indian hospitals'. The federal government ran 33 such hospitals.
www.aptnnews.ca
June 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Federal Court has approved a class-action settlement for people who suffered abuse at federally run ‘Indian hospitals’ following out-of-court negotiations with Ottawa and Indigenous survivors.
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🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
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They're literally doing the meme
June 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They're literally doing the meme
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#drosophila @flybase.bsky.social request emergency funding:
"As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost" => please donate!
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
"As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost" => please donate!
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Drosophila Genetic Database
The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#drosophila @flybase.bsky.social request emergency funding:
"As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost" => please donate!
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
"As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost" => please donate!
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...