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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Jun 13

In his #ParentCarerScientist case study, Professor Ben Sheldon FRS talks about navigating crises at home and at work, and why it's important for leaders to set an example when it comes to balancing work with caring responsibilities: #CarersWeek #AndAScientist royalsociety.org/about-us/who...

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 22d

Hot off the press! 🧑‍🔬🧪

"Making aquatic sciences more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible: Perspectives on how individuals can take action in their professional practice"

authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnYH1MRgT...

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Image of title page for the article "Making aquatic sciences more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible: Perspectives on how individuals can take action in their professional practice", available from the Journal of Great Lakes Research.

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Jul 31

In this installment of the hashtag #ECRAsks series, @oakleigh-wilson.bsky.social
spoke to @brooke-long-fox.bsky.social about equity, diversity and how scientific research intersects with politics.

Check out their conversation on the SORTEE blog: sortee.org/blog/2025/07...

ECR Asks: Dr. Brooke Long-Fox

SORTEE blog

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 25d

Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...

Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration

The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation

www.scientificamerican.com

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BWEEMS @official-bweems.bsky.social · Aug 22

🌟 Something new is coming! 🌟

We’re excited to announce the upcoming BWEEMS Holistic Wellness Program, created in collaboration with Dr. Della V. Mosley. This program is designed for rest, healing, and community care!

Stay tuned for more! 🎆

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Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · Aug 8

New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them

Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

www.nature.com

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Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our new paper, led by Andrew Burton-Jones, argues English-only science is unfair, costly and may no longer be necessary. With AI translation tools advancing rapidly, we ask what truly multilingual science could look like and how we might get there.
doi.org/10.3127/ajis...
#languagebarriers
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This Article is Not Just in English | Australasian Journal of Information Systems

doi.org

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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 22

🌿 Are you passionate about equity, ecology, evolution, or just love building community in science?

SWEEET is looking for a few motivated folks to join our organizing committee! 🌎✨

Interested? Send us a note at [email protected] 💌

#SWEEET #EcoEvo #SciComm #InclusionInSTEM

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EDI Caucus @edicaucus.bsky.social · Jul 16

Citation: Amano T, Ramírez-Castañeda V, Berdejo-Espinola V, Borokini I, Chowdhury S, Golivets M, et al. (2023) The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science. PLoS Biol 21(7): e3002184. doi.org/10.1371/jour...

The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science

This study reveals that non-native English speakers, especially early in their careers, spend more effort than native English speakers in conducting scientific activities, from reading and writing pap...

doi.org

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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Here’s our schedule for the symposium! We have some amazing talks lined up and then we will have lots of time for Q&A wi the our speakers after the coffee break

SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Unfortunately this is only available to attendees of the CSEE conference, but thank you for your interest!

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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Remember to come to SWEEET tomorrow at 1pm!

Please join us to learn about these valuable topics that are relevant to everyone at #CSEE2025!

Everyone is welcome! Feel free to join at any point in our symposium

SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 Don’t miss the SWEEET Symposium at #CSEE2025 on July 9 in Sherbrooke!
This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers in Science Communication — advancing equity, accessibility & inclusion through language and visualization.
#SWEEET #EquityInScience #SciComm

SWEEET Symposium poster for July 9, 2025 in Sherbrooke, QC at CSEE/SCEE 2025. Title: “Breaking Barriers in Science Communication: Advancing Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Through Language and Visualization.” Headshots and names of speakers Dr. Shelby Bohn, Dr. Rassim Khelifa, and Dr. Aerin Jacob. Logos of CSEE, SWEEET, 14 university sponsors, and a QR code to the SWEEET website.

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Carling Bieg @carlingbieg.bsky.social · Jul 6

And please join us for SWEEET! We have amazing speakers lined up and this topic is relevant to everyone at #CSEE2025

SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 Don’t miss the SWEEET Symposium at #CSEE2025 on July 9 in Sherbrooke!
This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers in Science Communication — advancing equity, accessibility & inclusion through language and visualization.
#SWEEET #EquityInScience #SciComm

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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 4

Aerin has a busy(!!) week and we are so lucky to have her as part of this year’s SWEEET!

& what a great way to wrap up a conference, if we may say so ourselves 👀

Come join us on Wednesday #CSEE2025 ✨

Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Jul 4

See you soon, #CSEE2025!

I’m teaching two workshops and giving a talk in SWEEET.

Get in touch if you want to chat about conservation science, what it’s like to work at an ENGO, research partnerships with @ncccnc.bsky.social, etc.

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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 Don’t miss the SWEEET Symposium at #CSEE2025 on July 9 in Sherbrooke!
This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers in Science Communication — advancing equity, accessibility & inclusion through language and visualization.
#SWEEET #EquityInScience #SciComm

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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 Ne manquez pas le symposium SWEEET au #CSEE2025 le 9 juillet à Sherbrooke !
Le thème de cette année : Briser les barrières en communication scientifique - faire progresser l'équité, l'accessibilité & l'inclusion par le langage et la visualisation.
#SWEEET #EquitéEnScience #SciComm

Affiche du symposium SWEEET le 9 juillet 2025 à Sherbrooke (CSEE/SCEE 2025). Titre : « Briser les barrières en communication scientifique : Faire progresser l’équité, l’accessibilité et l’inclusion par le langage et la visualisation. » Photos et noms des conférencier·ères Dre Shelby Bohn, Dr Rassim Khelifa et Dre Aerin Jacob. Logos de la SCEE, de SWEEET, de 14 universités commanditaires et un code QR menant au site Web de SWEEET.

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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · Jun 1

Birds as pride flags, meticulously researched by my wonderful student Griffin ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Rainbow flag: Eastern Rosella

📷 David Irving, eBird

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jun 1

HAPPY PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈

Under Trump, research using terms like “Trans,” “LGBTQ,” & “Gender identity” is being defunded. These terms reflect real people who deserve science that includes them.

Stand with us to protect LGBTQ+ science from political erasure.
grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
@rcmedphys.bsky.social

A word cloud made from flagged terms in terminated NIH grant proposals. The most prominent words in large font include “trans,” “diverse,” “diversity,” “minority,” “sex,” “expression,” “mental health,” “gender,” and “women.” Other visible terms include “LGBTQ,” “racial,” “underrepresented,” “disability,” “barriers,” “black,” “equity,” “health equity,” “vaccine,” “bias,” and “intersectionality.” The word cloud highlights terms related to identity, inclusion, and marginalized communities.

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · Jun 1

Going to Sherbrooke in July for the CSEE conference? Need a lift from T.O., Montréal, Québec, Ottawa or similar locales? Here is a link for the carpool: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Not registered yet? The program is posted, looks exceptional. Register here: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/reg...

event.fourwaves.com

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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Jun 2

We can’t wait to dig in to this topic with some amazing speakers! We will explore barriers to effective and inclusive communication in different settings, and identify ways to address them.

Stay tuned for more details!

CSEE SCEE Meetings @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social · May 31

🌿 #CSEE2025 Symposium Highlight 🌿

"SWEEET - Breaking Barriers in Science Communication"

🌍✨ This year’s @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social tackles language and cultural barriers in ecology communication, highlighting inequities. Participants will gain tools to improve accessibility and inclusion.

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CSEE SCEE Meetings @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social · May 31

🌿 #SCEE2025 Symposium à l'honneur 🌿

« SWEEET – Briser les barrières de la communication scientifique »

🌍✨ Cette année, @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social explore les obstacles linguistiques et culturels en écologie et évolution, et propose des outils de communication plus inclusive.

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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hey, that’s us! 👀 Thanks @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social

CSEE SCEE Meetings @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social · Mar 26

Curious about who will be at the #CSEE2025 meeting in Sherbrooke? 👀

Check out the presenters starter pack to get a first look at who will be presenting and catch up with their research!

🔗 go.bsky.app/LNyt928

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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · Mar 24

CSEE needs your help! The CSEE equity fund helps send students/postdocs in financial need to our annual meeting. Unfortunately in these difficult times, the need exceeds our resources. Please help a student/postdoc by making a small donation here: gofund.me/ac98009f

Donate to Send a student or postdoc to CSEE 2025, organized by Marc Johnson

(Version française ci-dessous) The Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution’s Eq… Marc Johnson needs your support for Send a student or postdoc to CSEE 2025

gofund.me

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Megan Frederickson @mfrederickson.bsky.social · Mar 7

I contributed to this deep dive by @ljevanso.bsky.social on the long road to gender equity in the 🇨🇦 academy. Worth a read! universityaffairs.ca/features/the...

@widowweb.bsky.social @flybehaviour.bsky.social

The long road to equity - University Affairs

Despite increased institutional commitment, experiences of men and women faculty differ starkly.

universityaffairs.ca

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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · Mar 7

La SCEE est solidaire avec nos ami(e)s et collègues aux États-Unis dans leur défense de la science

Evidence for Democracy @e4dca.bsky.social · Mar 7

When its integrity is threatened anywhere, it affects us all. That’s why today, we’re launching an Open Letter from Canadians to stand with the #StandUpForScience movement.

Sign now & show your support for our American colleagues: forms.gle/Jbunjx88x7VM...

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