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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Marc Joanisse @drmarcj.bsky.social · Jul 8

My university has announced a special international graduate fellowship for PhD students whose acceptance at a US university has been rescinded. Check it out: grad.uwo.ca/finances/wes...

US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Award

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

grad.uwo.ca

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Jul 18

Please tell me you knew about this, @drmarcj.bsky.social lfpress.com/entertainmen...

Western University hosts global trombone festival, a first for Canada

Musicians from around the world gather at Western University this week for the International Trombone Festival.

lfpress.com

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Jun 6

Some nice coverage of PhD candidate Riya Sidhu's recent paper. lfpress.com/news/local-n...

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Andrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · May 5

If you have an interest in non-human primate systems neuroscience and/or imaging esp. if it relates to development or learning, call me! These are major chair positions that come with at least $4M or $8M over 8 years, depending on career stage.

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · May 6

Any of my colleagues want to come to Canada? uwo.ca/research/cer... [One priority area is Neuroscience and Brain Health. We have awesome facilities and people]. @westernuwin.bsky.social

Canada Excellence Research Chair Positions

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

uwo.ca

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Mar 18

And now I get to listen to you in my kitchen on the CBC! Great stuff.

Emily Abrams Ansari @emilyabramsansari.bsky.social · Mar 12

I wrote a piece about all those patriotic anti-Trump songs that us Canadians keep seeing on our socials. theconversation.com/elbows-up-ca...

Elbows up, Canada: Musical responses to Trump’s Canada threats

Pro-Canada songs spreading across social media, including some by Canadian celebrities, reveal a range of reactions to Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats.

theconversation.com

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Kimberly Quinn 🇨🇦 @kimberlyquinn.bsky.social · Feb 22

In the words of our fearless leader @cdelawalla.bsky.social,

Get in dorks, we're going protesting!

Chicago, IL

Location: Federal Plaza 211 S Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States Address: 211 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60604 Time: 12-4 PM

standupforscience2025.org

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Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) @westernuwin.bsky.social · Feb 18

February 24 - the PhysPharm Seminar Series features #WIN member @neurobeats.bsky.social - Western University www.events.westernu.ca/events/schul...

PhysPharm Seminar Series | Jessica Grahn, PhD - Events Calendar - Western University

February 24, 2025 - Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jessica Grahn Professor, Department of Psychology, Brain and Mind Institute at Western. She will present her talk,

www.events.westernu.ca

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Feb 13

Mimicking a 5-year-old's handwriting because they lost the will to live after three...

Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Jan 11

Marc Joanisse @drmarcj.bsky.social · Jan 11

Fans of #structuredliteracy, #reading and public radio: I'll be the guest of CBC's "Just Asking" call-in show this afternoon at 5 pm ET. Answering questions about teaching kids to read. Will I say something "out of pocket", as the kids say? Time will tell! www.cbc.ca/radio/justas...

Just Asking | CBC Radio

CBC Radio's Just Asking

www.cbc.ca

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Jan 11

Always a pleasure to have @drmarcj.bsky.social and his expertise beamed into my kitchen @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social :)

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · Nov 24

and none of those pieces are being written by people who understand how that level of constant abuse CHANGES you

it’s not a mere tedious cleanup process, blocking today’s round of trolls just like sorting out the junk mail from the bills and birthday cards

it does not live on you that lightly

Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · Nov 23

The thing that keeps getting me about all the pieces fretting about Bluesky being too insular is that the argument seems to be that those of us who are most likely to be abused by the right (BIPOC people, trans people, queer people, etc) must put up with being abused for the sake of public discourse

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Nov 24

Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost, the air & noise pollution, the huge space difference, etc… @theconversation.bsky.social
theconversation.com/cycling-is-t...

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.

theconversation.com

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𝙰𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗. @asskickerleague.bsky.social · Nov 18

They need 300 more signatures. Either sign the letter or write your MP directly and let them know we need real conversations from the party leaders on strategic voting cooperation in the next federal election.

actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-t...

Sign the Public Letter urging progressive parties to cooperate

This is not a “normal” ask but these are not “normal” times. Canadians are living in the midst of escalating, converging, multiplying crises that our systems are not designed to handle. We cannot affo...

actionnetwork.org

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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) @toderianuw.bsky.social · Nov 15

“They weren’t lazy about it—they didn’t just throw up barriers & ban cars,” @BrentToderian.bsky.social said. He also marvelled at how much was done with comparatively little funds—little over C$1 million.

“It might be the best bargain I’ve ever heard.” #Montreal
www.theenergymix.com/montreal-add...

Montreal Adds Nine More Car-Free Streets after ‘Mind Blowing’ Success

Four years after Montreal decided to make a 2.5-kilometre stretch of a busy downtown artery car-free every summer, the transformation continues to receive rave reviews from users and local businesses.

www.theenergymix.com

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Nov 15

Love to be added.

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Yalda Mohsenzadeh @yaldamohsenzadeh.bsky.social · Apr 11

Come see our poster presentations in Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2024, Toronto; Brandon (Yu) Hu will present on Monday at 8 to 10 AM; Diana Dima’s presentation is on Tuesday at 8 to 10 AM. #CNS2024

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Mar 21

"No one I spoke to for this piece could name a recent sizable pedestrianization or traffic-reduction scheme that had been reversed once it had been given time to have an effect."

www.wired.com/story/car-fr...

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Prof Catherine Loveday @catherineloveday.bsky.social · Feb 24

Can you spare 15 minutes to take part in our study exploring the cultural influences on music and memory? We need big numbers so please share as widely as possible: tinyurl.com/MusicUoW #PsychSciSky #musicscience

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Feb 27

Yes. We are collecting data now, and even getting to Stage 1 was quite the process. My PhD student is extending as a direct result.

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Karen Campbell 🇨🇦 @karampbell.bsky.social · Feb 20

Faculty, if you have grad students, are you required to pay them a stipend out of your grant funds? I know this is required in some departments but not all. Trying to build a case to support our students.
#PsychSciSky

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Feb 26

We also attempted to make it mandatory, but we opted for guideline in the end to get everyone on board. It really is unclear how to deal with grant gaps without institutional backstops.

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Feb 26

Yep, that is exactly what that means. Some members of our department did not feel that they could guarantee that amount from grants, nor was it straightforward to figure out how to encumber that amount for grants that would end before the student finished, so this was the wording we selected.

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Jessica Grahn @neurobeats.bsky.social · Feb 26

7k is the amount of a 4 month TAship, so it basically tops up summer funding to the amount they get the rest of the year from TAing.

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