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Kim Hellemans, she/her @drkimhellemans.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Big day for cannabis scicomm! Released an episode of Minding the Brain with @cannabrain.bsky.social At 11: Doing a podcast interview w a Chemistry group on substance use health and graduate school At 12: A webinar at on cannabis and stigma - join us! mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2026/04/01/c...

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Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI) @c2mci.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Don’t miss your chance to register for our LIVE podcast recording with @drkimhellemans.bsky.social, Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Science at @carleton.ca! Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions during our live Q&A session. ➡️ Register today: bit.ly/3JTbkxA #ChemSky #NFRF

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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

ACNP Career-Spanning Mentorship Award applications are open for the ACNP 64th Annual Meeting: January 12-15, 2026, Nassau, Bahamas. Deadline to submit is November 6th at 5:00 pm Central. For more information, visit: tinyurl.com/2ut49xmm #ACNP2026

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Tanisse Epp MSc @tanisse-epp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Have 15 minutes? Complete our online survey!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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drjimdavies.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Social media good for mental health? @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @drkimhellemans.bsky.social and Andrea Howard. P1: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/06/01/s... P2: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/07/01/s... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

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Dr Batool🇵🇰🇸🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦 @drbatoolf.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

With @drkimhellemans.bsky.social Kim Hellemans , a renowned neuroscientist and esteemed faculty and Dean at Carleton University — an inspiring moment of scientific exchange and collaboration at the Neuroscience Department.

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Kim Hellemans, she/her @drkimhellemans.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

📢 🇨🇦 Participate in a Research Study on Substance Use Health and Stigma! Please share widely! 🔗 Take the survey here: cuhealth.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Heather Logan @helogan.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

#CarletonU !

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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com · 24/05/2025

Alt: Participate in research: Are you 19 years of age or older? Do you reside in Canada? If yes… let's talk substances & stigma. Fill out a 20-minute survey to help us understand language surrounding substance use. Enter for a chance to win a $50 E-gift card. #ParcipateInResearch

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Kim Hellemans, she/her @drkimhellemans.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

📢 🇨🇦 Participate in a Research Study on Substance Use Health and Stigma! Please share widely! 🔗 Take the survey here: cuhealth.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Madison Hunt, MSc @madisonhunt.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

So honoured to have had the privilege to share my Masters research addressing help-seeking barriers faced by young men who use cannabis this past week! @ccicbluesky.bsky.social I am truly in awe of the research across our country in this field!! I cannot wait to see where ALL of it goes!!

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Alex Caron @caronlab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

We are excited to host Dr. Alfonso Abizaid from @carleton.ca next Wednesday for the 6th talk of the 2025 #ObesitySeminarSeries of IUCPQ!

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Kim Hellemans, she/her @drkimhellemans.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Incredible meeting hearing from cannabis researchers from coast to coast 🇨🇦!

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Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium @tc3consortium.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Dr. Giovanni Hernandez from @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social delivered an interesting talk on the divergent outcomes of #THC in #adolescence on cognitive development in male and female mice at the Canadian Cannabis Research Summit at @uoft.bsky.social @ccicbluesky.bsky.social.

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Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium @tc3consortium.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Dr. Matt Hill from @ucalgary.bsky.social showing interesting data on the impact of varying patterns of #cannabis vapor exposure during #adolescence on neurodevelopmental & behavioral outcomes at the Canadian Cannabis Research Summit. @ccicbluesky.bsky.social @cannabrain.bsky.social

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Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium @tc3consortium.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Dr. Jeffrey Wardell is sharing interesting data about medicinal and non-medicinal cannabis use in young adults at the 2025 at the #Canadian #cannabis #Reserach Summit cohosted with @ccicbluesky.bsky.social at @uoft.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @camhresearch.bsky.social

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Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium @tc3consortium.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Dr. Jeremy Watts from Dr. Patricia Conrod's lab from @chusaintejustine.bsky.social & @umontreal.ca is up next. Looking forward to learning about brain signatures of risk & consequences of #adolescent #cannabis use at the Canadian Cannabis #Research Summit @uoft.bsky.social @ccicbluesky.bsky.social

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Justin Matheson, PhD (he/they) @justinrmatheson.com · 11/11/2024

I've started a new cannabis research starter pack! It's a work in progress - please reply here or message me if you want to be added :) I know I'm missing a lot of folks here, just threw something together quickly go.bsky.app/FPKwE4w

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Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium @tc3consortium.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

None other than Dr. Kim Hellemans is speaking about the interesting #cannabis-related work at @carleton.ca at the #Canadian #cannabis #Reserach Summit co-hosted with @ccicbluesky.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social

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robynmcquaid.bsky.social @robynmcquaid.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

So proud of my amazing trainees representing their work at #SOBP2025! 🧠 @carleton.ca

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Tanisse Epp MSc @tanisse-epp.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

An absolutely incredible talk by @dupatton.bsky.social! So many implications and tips for engaging with communities and the important of community expertise in our research!

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Kim Hellemans, she/her @drkimhellemans.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Hey #SOBP2025 attendees, be sure to check out @hollyshannon.bsky.social @synthiaguimond.bsky.social poster this afternoon! Holly used PCA to explore how brain regions associated with reward and social media behaviours cluster to predict domains associated w problematic social media use!

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Kim Hellemans, she/her @drkimhellemans.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Excellent social media panel yesterday with @leahmay.bsky.social @tamargurmdphd.bsky.social and Lana Grasser for #SOBP2025. We collectively mourned the loss of science community we had on Twitter. Can we bring it back here ? What is the future of connecting with our colleagues?

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Tanisse Epp MSc @tanisse-epp.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Come check out my poster (#305) on themes of stigma across Canadian subreddits at #SOBP2025! We (@drkimhellemans.bsky.social) used a novel zero-shot learning approach - ask me what that means!!

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drjimdavies.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

new @mindingthebrain.bsky.social Q&A with @drjimdavies.bsky.social and @drkimhellemans.bsky.social Should we "cure" ADHD? audio: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/02/17/t... video: youtu.be/LWLv3GOJnIQ?... @carleton.ca @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social

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drjimdavies.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

In the new @mindingthebrain.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @drkimhellemans.bsky.social about Cultural Effects on the Brain Podcast: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/04/01/c... YouTube: youtu.be/fL4jDkFm39U @carleton.ca @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social

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drjimdavies.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

New @mindingthebrain.bsky.social episode: Question and Answer, about ape brains, evo psych's rep... Listen! mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/03/15/a... or watch at youtu.be/o_AugoVFs80 @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social

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Ape Brains, Evo Psych and AGI – Q&A – #85 – Minding the Brain

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 26/03/2025

I have a simple recipe to get us out of this rut! Help people connect their head (why they're worried) to their heart (why it matters personally to them) to their hands (what they can do about it). I unpack the head-heart-hands equation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRqG...

Climate change discussions often get stuck between scientific facts and emotional responses. How do one effectively communicate urgency while maintaining hope and inspiring action?

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CORE•COEUR #ResearchersVote #VotonsRecherche 🗳️ @core-coeur.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We’re growing the network of voting researchers in Canada. 🍁 Join us. Follow us. Share the message. On grandit le réseau de chercheur.e.s qui votent au Canada. 🗳️ Rejoignez-nous. Suivez-nous. Partagez le message. core-coeur.ca #VotonsRecherche #ResearchersVote

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Are U.S. tariffs a threat to Canadian health sciences innovators – or a golden opportunity? Trump’s unpredictability could make Canada an attractive destination for U.S. researchers, by @hannay.bsky.social @seansilcoff.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... via @theglobeandmail.com

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Are U.S. tariffs a threat to Canadian health sciences innovators – or a golden opportunity?

The Trump administration’s unpredictability could make Canada an attractive destination for American researchers

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 09/03/2025

Opioid addiction disrupts sleep, harming #mentalhealth. From use to withdrawal to treatment, poor sleep triples relapse risk. Neuroscientists reveal how opioids disrupt gene rhythms—and why it matters: buff.ly/pXvUF7b (Ryan Logan @umasschan.bsky.social; Mackenzie Gamble @bostonu.bsky.social)

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The Agronaut @andrew-m-davidson.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

🍁 A reminder to my fellow Canadians: Science advances our progress, innovation, and security, strengthening our future. 🧪

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Justin Matheson, PhD (he/they) @justinrmatheson.com · 07/03/2025

Hard to believe this is just NEXT MONTH - if you're a trainee in the cannabis field in/around Toronto who is interested in EDI, apply to give an oral presentation at our workshop!!

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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

As the (brand new!) head of the department that is doing the hiring, I can confirm that this position is available... please share and apply! Tagging #AcademicSky 🧪 for reach!

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Kim Hellemans, she/her @drkimhellemans.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

🔥New paper from my PhD student Holly Shannon in Addictive Behaviors: PSMU is more strongly linked to impulsivity & negative social comparison than inhibitory control impairments. Cognitive instability & attentional impulsivity were key predictors! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Problematic social media use and inhibitory control among post-secondary students

Problematic social media use (PSMU) parallels traditional characteristics of substance use disorders, including salience, functional impairment, and t…

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Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium @tc3consortium.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The early bird registration & abstract deadlines for the 2025 #Canadian #Cannabis #Research #Summit have been harmonized and extended to March 14, 2025. You still have time to register and submit your abstract but don’t delay! Awards for TC3 Trainees & Reg. Codes for Faculty. lnkd.in/gp6_KSG4

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Kim Hellemans, she/her @drkimhellemans.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

📢 Exciting new publication from my PhD student, Tanisse Epp! Did you know university students who abstain from alcohol may face stigma? Tanisse’s new study explores mental health & stigma among students who abstain from or consume alcohol on Canadian campuses. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Mental health, substance use, and stigmatization: A comparison of Canadian university students who abstain from or consume alcohol

While alcohol consumption among young adults in Canadian post-secondary settings has been widely studied, the experiences of students who abstain from…

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