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Lower, targeted tariffs on Chinese imports would ease financial pressures for Canadian consumers and mitigate Canada’s excessive reliance on the United States.

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 21d

Canada’s tariff wall on Chinese electric vehicles is deepening dependence on the U.S.

Two summers worth of unforgettable moments for grad student doing field work on an uninhabited Arctic island - Faculty of Science - McMaster University

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Dr. Emily S Choy (she/her), FRCGS @emilyschoy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Here’s a video of @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social grad students Abby & Flynn removing an adult rhinoceros auklet for a body mass measurement after a respirometry trial. All birds were handled with proper training and permits. Listen to their amazing experience here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Dr. Emily S Choy (she/her), FRCGS @emilyschoy.bsky.social · Sep 5

What’s it like to work from cliffs on an Arctic island with foxes, belugas, & polar bears (OH MY)! Read Jolie Nguyen’s experience studying thick-billed murres on Coats Island, Nunavut as part of her MSc. project @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social ! science.mcmaster.ca/two-summers-...

Jolie Nguyen entered into a pact with the other six researchers who’d spent their summer on an uninhabited island in northern Hudson Bay. Anyone who was up late at the Coats Island field station and c...

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Aug 18

Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law

The dispute exposes several fault lines in Canada around work, how we value it and how the law impacts workers.

Building Canada’s future — together

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McMaster Media Relations @mcmastermedia.bsky.social · Aug 20

Canada is in a moment of peril and promise. Moving forward will take collaboration and "communities coming together to solve problems that matter," writes Brian Baetz, director of the W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology.

Read his op-ed:
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We face a moment of both peril and promise.

“Encyclopédie” was written by a group of intellectuals that included Rousseau, Voltaire and Montesquieu in the 1700s.

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · Aug 19

A multi-volume marvel: McMaster University archive celebrates acquisition of rare 18th-century encyclopedia set

Air Canada strike: Union defies back-to-work order. ‘If it means jail, so be it’

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Stephanie Ross @stephross.bsky.social · Aug 18

Workers defying back-to-work orders shows growing mistrust of a system stacked against them. Govt bias fuels militancy and pushes unions beyond legal labour action. My comments in @thestar.com #canlab #aircanadastrike #aircanadaflightattendants @cupescfp.bsky.social

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CUPE union president Mark Hancock is refusing to obey Ottawa's orders.

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Aug 18

Size matters, but so does beauty and vigour — at least when it comes to peacocks

Charles Darwin used peacock trains to support his theory of sexual selection, but new research indicates that it’s a bit more complex.

Canada Needs a National Vaccination Registry - Macleans.ca

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Dr. Dawn Bowdish @msmacrophage.bsky.social · Aug 8

I was very happy to work with Maclean's on this one - there are many reasons why Canada is having one of the biggest measles outbreaks in the world (and the biggest in the global North), and our lack of a national vaccine registry is one of them.

Maclean’s Magazine @macleans.bsky.social · Aug 8

Canada’s the only G7 country without a national vaccination registry—here's why one doctor says we need one, stat. macleans.ca/society/heal...

COVID made it clear. Measles made it an emergency.

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McMaster Media Relations @mcmastermedia.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sean Carey has been studying the land, water and climate of the Yukon for decades.

His ties to the region and the people who live there make him one of Canada’s leading voices on northern hydrology and climate change.

#McMasterExperts #ClimateScience

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Research in the land of the midnight sun

"There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.” Professor Sean Carey has made the Yukon his lab since he was a grad student.

Researchers discover all-new antifungal drug candidate in McMaster’s greenhouse

McMaster Media Relations @mcmastermedia.bsky.social · Aug 12

A research team, led by Prof. Gerry Wright, has discovered a new drug class that could someday lead to breakthrough treatments for dangerous fungal infections.

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A research team at McMaster University has discovered a new drug class that could lead to breakthrough treatments for fungal infections.

‘New blood needed’ as Canada welcomes raft of female leaders

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Aug 11

‘New blood needed’ as Canada welcomes raft of female leaders

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Incoming McMaster head Susan Tighe says record number of women at the top represents ‘important change’

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · Jul 30

Wait, what, wheat? What’s with the popularity of a gluten intolerance?

The group of people who follow a gluten-free diet without any medical investigation is now 10 times larger than those with medically proven celiac disease.

In Canada, heat produced by data centres, grocery stores, laundromats, restaurants, sewage systems and hockey arenas could be captured and turned into energy.

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Jul 30

Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy

As a B.C. Costco cracks down on its food court, is there anywhere truly cheap left to eat? | CBC News

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McMaster Media Relations @mcmastermedia.bsky.social · Jul 30

The Costco food court has never been a profit centre, it’s designed to get people in the store, says assistant prof. William Huggins.

But with rising food costs and economic stress, more people are going for the cheap eats and skipping the shopping.

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When Vancouver's downtown Costco recently posted signs announcing people will need an active membership card to purchase food from the food court, it sparked a fierce debate online about whether non-m...

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Jul 23

How public development banks could narrow inequality gaps between the Global North and South

Public Development Banks provide affordable financing, direct resources where urgently needed and align funding with long-term development strategies.

Mollie Eriksson is a starting goaltender in the country's first women's pro soccer league. She's also working on her PhD.

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · Jul 23

McMaster student balances school with pro soccer

Understanding PFAS: Forever chemicals to be added to Canada’s toxic substances list

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McMaster Media Relations @mcmastermedia.bsky.social · Jul 23

PFAS are making headlines again, from the Great Lakes to your closet.

Assistant professor Joseph Okeme breaks down what PFAS are, where they’re found, and why they matter for our health and environment.

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The federal government is taking steps to add PFAS to the list of toxic substances, a move that would empower the government to create regulations . . .

Our warm weather season is short, and it’s important to enjoy the outdoors. The point isn’t to be sun-scared — just stay sun-safe.

McMaster Media Relations @mcmastermedia.bsky.social · Jul 21

"Perhaps someday, we will look at lying on a beach slathered with oil in the same way we look at smoking cigarettes," writes associate professor Elaine McWhirter.

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Jul 20

Sun advice from a skin cancer researcher and physician

How Exercise Fights Anxiety and Depression

McMaster Media Relations @mcmastermedia.bsky.social · Jul 16

“Is this walk going to do anything? Yes! The answer is yes. It’ll do way more than you think.” Kinesiology professor Jennifer Heisz speaks to The New York Times about the body-mind connection.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 16

Decades of research have established that exercise has a positive effect on mental health. Here's how.

Decades of research have established that movement has a positive effect on mental health.

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How storytelling helped seniors navigate the emotional toll of the pandemic

McMaster Media Relations @mcmastermedia.bsky.social · Jul 16

New research shows how storytelling helped older adults navigate the emotional toll of the pandemic, offering connection and resilience in a stressful time.

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Researchers at McMaster University used stories to understand how older adults coped with the isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic.