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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · 17h

Today I presented my MSc research at the "Cumulative Effects in Northern Ecosystems" symposium, and during the panel shared my thoughts on collaboration between academia and industry. So thankful to have been invited to participate and get to know some really cool people!
#TWS2025

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · 3d

Hello Edmonton! So excited to be here for #TWS2025 and hear about lots of cool research. Gearing up to present my completed MSc research for the first time... come see my talk in Tuesday's 8am Cumulative Effects symposium! 🦌🌲

@thewildlifesociety.bsky.social
@earth2ocean.bsky.social

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Apr 24

The @nserc-resnet.bsky.social AGM is in full swing, and last night the "Palen Lab and friends" team crushed it at trivia!
#Zhouvenzz

photocred: @elsongalang.bsky.social

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Apr 22

Heading out to Montréal for the 2025 ResNET AGM ✈️ Looking forward to seeing everyone again and presenting my MSc work!
@nserc-resnet.bsky.social

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Apr 5

Hi! Would love to be added to the science feed. I'm an MSc student at SFU in BC, Canada focusing on caribou conservation and restoration.

palenlab.wordpress.com/people/

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Landscape 5

The rapid and simultaneous expansion of renewable energy, mining, and unconventional shale gas projects in Western Canada epitomizes the complex challenges of balancing development with conservation.....

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Apr 5

Started using @thestorygraph.com in January for tracking my reads and I absolutely love it! Been recommending it to anyone willing to listen to me blab about books because it's such a cool way to analyze my reading patterns💙📚

Rob Frelow @robfrelow.bsky.social · Apr 4

My NDC talk is live! Check it out if you'd like a behind-the-scenes look at how we grew StoryGraph to 300 million requests a month (1 million database operations per second) with a one man AI/Dev-Ops team.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFQq...

Getting to 300 million requests a month with a one man AI/Dev-Ops team - Rob Frelow

YouTube video by NDC Conferences

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NPR @npr.org · Apr 4

Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech wasn't technically a filibuster, but it still put the word in focus. Here's what to know about its history, from the swashbuckling to the stonewalling.

Word of the Week: The swashbuckling origins and evolution of 'filibuster'

Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech wasn't technically a filibuster, but it still put the word in focus. Here's what to know about its history, from the swashbuckling to the stonewalling.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Mar 27

One of Canada's biggest copper mines plans to expand. B.C. says it won’t need an environmental assessment, even though Xatśūll First Nation asked for one. #bcpoli VIA @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social
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B.C. copper mine expansion won’t get environmental assessment | The Narwhal

Xatśūll First Nation asked B.C. to order an environmental assessment of the Gibraltar mine’s expansion plans. The provincial government declined

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 18

Once named world’s ugliest animal, blobfish wins New Zealand’s fish of the year

Made up of blobby tissue and living deep in the ocean, the distinctive species beat the longfin eel and pygmy pipehorse in the annual contest It was once crowned the “world’s ugliest animal” and now the disgruntled-looking gelatinous blobfish has a new…

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Mar 9

Yesterday I presented my ongoing thesis research at the IDEAS 2025 conference. The project has come a long way and I was excited to share my progress so far!
@sfuscience.bsky.social
@earth2ocean.bsky.social
@nserc-resnet.bsky.social

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NOAA Climate.gov @climate.noaa.gov · Feb 27

Predicting El Niño and La Niña is tough, but new research analyzing 20+ years of forecasts finds dynamical models outperform statistical ones, especially for El Niño. La Niña onset? That's been much harder. Read more in our new ENSO blog post! www.climate.gov/news-feature...

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NPR @npr.org · Feb 23

"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" spotlights eight women writers, largely lost to history, who influenced the English novelist.

Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen read

"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" spotlights eight women writers, largely lost to history, who influenced the English novelist.

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NPR @npr.org · Feb 17

When thousands of homes were reduced to ash by the Eaton Fire, one of the few things left behind were the chimneys — and the historic kiln-fired tiles that adorned them.

A group called Save The Tiles is working to painstakingly map and preserve them.

(via @laist.com)

The race to save historic Altadena fireplace tiles — because they're all that’s left

A day with the Save the Tiles volunteers as they work against time to preserve over 200 fireplaces in Altadena.

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Dec 22

Timeline cleanse!

Everyone say hi to my in-laws' cat, Mr. Pooty!
#catsofbluesky

Nighttime photo: an orange cat with a ball of fur on his head sleeping on the back of a couch in front of a lit Christmas tree.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Dec 20

In this week’s newsletter, @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social has the dirt on the decades-long use of chemical herbicides by logging companies in B.C. to kill off aspen — a deciduous tree that acts as a natural fire guard. thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-g...

Behind a map for glyphosate, herbicides and the dead deciduous | The Narwhal

In this week’s newsletter, we chat with reporter Ainslie Cruickshank about B.C.'s decades-long use of glyphosate, and how herbicides are used to kill off aspen

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Dec 9

Check out my research group at @sfuscience.bsky.social and follow along with the cool stuff we do! From #salmon to #sharks to #citizenscience to #conservation, there's a little bit of a whole lot!

Earth to Ocean Research Group @earth2ocean.bsky.social · Dec 9

Dive into the exciting work of the Earth to Ocean Research Group! Follow our brilliant students, research assistants, lab managers, postdocs, and faculty as they explore, discover, and make waves in science. 🌊✨

go.bsky.app/153jnvd

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · Dec 6

35 years ago today a gunman walked into an engineering classroom at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, separated the women from the men and killed 14 of them. It was the ultimate manifestation of the gender-based bias and violence we still face in STEM today. We must never forget. 👩🏻‍🔬 🧪

Photos of the 14 victims of the Montreal massacre:

Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault and Annie Turcotte.

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Terry Hughes @profterryhughes.bsky.social · Dec 5

Revealing update on “refuges” on the Great Barrier Reef that no longer exist.

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Nick Dulvy @nickdulvy.bsky.social · Dec 5

New #GlobalSharkTrends study published in @science.org reveals #overfishing has more than halved shark & ray populations over the past 50-years causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk
👉Full article bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
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Scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) IUCN Critically Endangered © Masayuki Agawa_Ocean Image Bank

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi folks! I am a MSc student at Simon Fraser U in British Columbia studying cumulative effects of renewable energy and impacts on restoration efforts. I did a BA: English and BSc: Marine and Freshwater Bio at UGuelph where I worked on zoonotic disease, DNA qPCR, food web ecology, gill morphology.

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Sep 20

Some highlights from the #PECS3 conference I attended last month in Montreal! It was great meeting the other members of #NSERC #ResNET and so many other social-ecological researchers from around the world!

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Jul 25

Stoked to have been part of the LEMR Lab at UofGuelph as an undergrad, and excited to announce our paper published in AJP.
#conservation
#lemurs
#primates
#onehealth

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Primate conservation: A public issue?

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Jun 29

Had a great time at #NACCB2024 this week! Listened to some amazing talks and met even better people. Big thanks to Bernie, Lisa, and the rest of the SCBNA team for a wonderful conference!

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Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Jun 25

Had a great first day at #NACCB2024! Happy to help at the reg desk, had a wonderful time at the opening ceremony, and got to see @ljevanso.bsky.social moderate a great opening plenary. Looking forward to the rest of the week!

Earth to Ocean Research Group @earth2ocean.bsky.social · Jun 24

This week is the North American Congress for Conservation Biology! The Palen Lab is volunteering and will also be giving a talk about their work on cumulative impacts of renewable energy.

Maya Persram @mayapersram.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hello world! I've finally made the jump over to this platform 😊

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