by Samantha Payne | Mar 7, 2017
The author of the popular Seven Habits of Highly Effective People book, Steven R. Covery, said “strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” While this may be helpful advice for improving your personal life, researchers are learning that differences in...
by Stacey Johnson | Jan 20, 2017
A special thing happened this week at Phacilitate’s Cell and Gene Therapy World: W.O.M.E.N. in Advanced Therapies launched. The virtual group is the result of conversations begun more than a year ago with like-minded individuals who want to give women the tools they...
by Camila Londono | Jan 11, 2017
Brain drain was a real problem for Canada in the late ‘90s. A study by Statistics Canada found that twice as many post-secondary professors and teachers went to the United States than came to Canada in that period. This untenable situation—in which education and...
by Laine Bodnar | Dec 16, 2016
I joined graduate students and early-career researchers at OIRM’s first Science Communications Workshop, held November 24, 2016 in Toronto. Expert communicators from a variety of backgrounds provided a valuable introduction to the essentials of successful science...
by Laine Bodnar | Dec 13, 2016
Last month, the Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine (OIRM) hosted its first Science Communications Workshop. Expert speakers, who included journalists, communicators and social media specialists, educated the mostly graduate students and early-career...
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