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Will I ever post anything related to my research? Probably not. Anyways, this mother polar bear & cub crossed the road ~10m in front of our vehicle. This was very very close - they kept coming towards us & we backed up. Mother had blood on her legs. Videos from BI0332 students.

Churchill isn’t all wildlife & northern lights - the locals also play a mean game of trivia every Saturday night all year long. Occasionally, some out-of-town researchers come in to play, & then sweep the competition in all 8 rounds to win the whole pot!

first week of school completely knocked me over. almost makes me want to go back to fieldwork

U of T Mississauga Students, it's that time of year again! Let's Talk Science UTM is looking for volunteers to join our team! 👩‍🔬🔎 Register here: volunteer.app.letstalkscience.ca 🌟gain teaching & science communication skills 🌟receive CCR credit & a certificate 🌟spread science literacy to youth!

The Graduate Professional Development Conference by RGASC UTM is next week! From UofTCoders, denny cm & I will be hosting “Unclutter to Feel Better: The Academic Workflow”, a session on efficient project management for reproducibility in the sciences & humanities.

I had an amazing time at #EMAPi2023 connecting with many brilliant biologists, sharing my research, & learning more about invasive species around the world. And this was all under the stunning backdrop of volcán Villarrica 🌋 Thank you to all the EMAPI 2023 organizers!

Issue 1 Vol 5 of the #EEBQuarterly is out: theeebquarterly.github.io! Stories by @bmsacchi Katie Maunder Jaime Grimm. Fun newsletter spread by Maddie Jarvis-Cross 👩‍🔬🤙. Cover: @Wilkinson_R_D Editor-­In-­Chief: vicki The #EEBQuarterly is edited and compiled by University of Toronto EEB grad students!

‼️The wait is almost over‼️ Join us at #Atwood2024 for all kinds of exciting talks from our University of Toronto EEB folks and our amazing keynote speakers for this year: Dr. Mercedes Pascual 🦠, Dr. Luis Zaman (Luis Zaman)🧫, and Dr. Lauren Shoemaker (@LG_Shoemaker) 🏞️ See ya'll there!!✨

How do human-manufactured microsites affect an invasive dandelion in the tundra? Francine surveyed buildings in Churchill to answer that question, & her research is now published! Read it here: rdcu.be/dIu5u

I was super excited to present first thing this morning at #CSEE2024! If you missed it, I talked about dispersal & temperature barriers leading to failed invasions in the tundra. Please feel free to connect & talk more about subarctic plant invasions! CSEE_SCEE CSEE SCEE Meetings

Excited to be back in subarctic for my 4th & final field season! This week, I’m busy setting up experiments that will run throughout the growing season in the tundra and boreal forest. It’s spring, the time of migratory birds & early wildflowers! UTM Biology #KotanenLab