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The Beaver Diaries: how AI unveils Nature’s master builders

By Qiaochu Liang, Biology & Life Sciences co-editor The beaver is a familiar sight to Canadians. Castor canadensis is an […]

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Global gathering in Rwanda for 5th International Conference on Governmental Science Advice (INGSA2024): “The Transformation Imperative”

The 4th gathering was in Montréal, Québec, Canada (as per my August 31, 2021 posting). Unfortunately,this is one of those times where I’m late to the party. The 5th International Conference on Governmental Science Advice (INGSA2024) ran from May 1 – 2, 2024 bu there are some satellite events taking place over the next few...

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Canada Science and Technology Museum opens “Oh Crap! Rethinking human waste” or “Oh merde! Repensons les déchets humains” exhibition on May 10, 2024

Ingenium (Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation corporation) announced a new exhibition and provided information about current exhibitions in its Ottawa-based Canada Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) in a May 2, 2024 announcement (received via email), Opening soon: Oh Crap! Rethinking human waste What is the world’s most limitless, underrated natural resource? That’s right –...

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Science en images revient ! | Science in images returns!

Cela fait 5 ans que le dernier billet de Science en images n’a pas été publié et Le Beagle pense que son retour se fait attendre depuis longtemps ! Nous sommes ravis de partager à nouveau les belles images capturées par les étudiant.e.s et post-docs du CSBQ. Vous avez une photo agréable à regarder ?...

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Countdown to CSTM 2024: Bringing research to life

Countdown to CSTM 2024: Bringing research to life Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Thursday, May 02, 2024 Dr. Jennie Haw The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, is taking place May 23-26 in Saskatoon. Each year, the CSTM conference provides...

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Travel Story: Behaviour 2023, Une conférence inoubliable à Bielefeld, Allemagne

Par Emmanuelle Marchand, étudiante à la maîtrise à l’Université de Sherbrooke Le 13 août 2023, après un long périple aérien et ferroviaire, j’ai ressenti une excitation grandissante en atteignant enfin l’Université de Bielefeld, en Allemagne. Mon but : présenter à la conférence internationale Behaviour 2023 mes résultats de maîtrise portant sur les effets de l’âge...

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