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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am particularly interested in students for our experimental psychology stream. Reach out soon, the uOttawa School of Psychology admissions deadline is November 15!! www.uottawa.ca/faculty-soci...

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Psychology | Faculty of Social Sciences

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A reminder that the Cannabinoid and NeuroImmunology Lab (CANI) at the uOttawa School of Psychology is recruiting now!! Interested in studying how the immune system alters the brain to influence behaviour across a developmental and aging trajectory? Reach out: uniweb.uottawa.ca/edit/profile...

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Haley Vecchiarelli

Assistant Professor | Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa

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Brain Canada @braincanada.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Brain Canada's 2026 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program is now open. Early-career researchers can apply for $100K over two years. Letters of Intent due Nov 3 at 5 p.m. ET. ➡️ braincanada.ca/files/2026-f... #Neuroscience #ResearchFunding

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

October 4th is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people, also known as Sisters in Spirit Day. Please read my full statement here:

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MP Gazan Statement on the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Gender-Diverse People

MP for Winnipeg Centre

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Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS) @cns-pds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨🚨🚨 TODAY 🚨🚨🚨 ~~~ 🔗 Link: utoronto.zoom.us/j/82271855801 (no need to register) ~~~ 📩 For updates on all things CNS-PDS: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ~~~ #postdoc #science #research @canacn.bsky.social @princeton.edu @utoronto.ca @ubcmedicine.bsky.social

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No that's fair lol. But maybe I'm spinning it in my head as some PAs partner/family is an animal researcher and wanted to show like a positive use of animals in biomed research given current climate

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The bathroom for washing glassware did take me out though. This must be like a very specific reference in the author's life

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh don't get me wrong, it took us three hours to watch with all of the yelling at the screen, but when taking into account like limiting filming locations (why need an animal facility and different labs) and a lack of like knowledge about science and academia amongst those not steeped in it 🤷‍♀️

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The book is slightly better than the movie in this regard, but still has the rage-inducing power dynamics and wild inaccuracies regarding how *science* works at this level. My partner was saying maybe it was more detailed/accurate originally, but was like glossed over for the general public.

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cannabis THC:CBD Composition Affects Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cell Characteristics Following Acute Cannabis Vapor Inhalation in Adult Male and Female Mice www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Really excited to share some cool data from Labo Tremblay grad student Colin, in collaboration with @drjkhokhar.bsky.social, on acute cannabis exposure and OPCs!!

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Brain Canada @braincanada.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Brain Canada is thrilled to announce the new cohort of Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research. This year, 26 researchers join this growing community, and each receive $100,000. 🎉 Congratulations to the recipients! Find out more about this year’s Future Leaders ➡️ braincanada.ca/about/news-u...

Collage of all 26 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research from the 2025 cohort.

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you so, so much!! It's been so great working with everyone in the lab, it's definitely an environment I want to emulate!!

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Major thanks to my family and friends, the #cannabinerds, and my wonderful mentors, @cannabrain.bsky.social, Marie-Ève Tremblay, @drjkhokhar.bsky.social and @descalzi.bsky.social for their support. I am so excited to get started!!

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am beyond thrilled to share that I will be joining the @uottawa.ca School of Psychology as an Assistant Professor starting January 2027!! My lab's research will focus on cannabinoid neuroimmunology and behaviour. I am recruiting graduate students to start Fall 2027.

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Canadian Neuroscience Seminars – Postdoctoral Series (CNS-PDS) @cns-pds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🧠 This week at #CNSPDS! Join us Sept 10 for Neural Dynamics: From Memory to Networks—exploring spatial memory & spiking neural networks. 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📩 For Updates, join here: forms.gle/CJEGWiQ8SvkZ... #Neuroscience

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Here is my letter to the MacDonald Laurier Institute on the subject of their appalling research. Use as you will. I recommend sending something of your own, though. And if you know anyone associated with MLI - and Board directors, say - send it to them, too.

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Alex Usher email to Brian Lee Crowley

(text of an email sent to Brian Lee Crowley of the MacDonald Laurier Institute on September 2, 2026) Dear Brian, I am writing to you and your board with respect to the publication “The equity excelle...

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My lab is ALSO recruiting a new postdoc to work on an exciting NIH-funded project. Start date ideally by early 2027. Please share with any recent or soon-to-defend neuro/psych PhDs with experience in rodent labs. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Opportunity Job Summary The Shansky Lab is seeking a full-time postdoc to conduct National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded behavioral neuroscience research investigating sex differences in...

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Canadian Association for Neuroscience @canacn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Read CAN's submission to the 2026 pre-budget consultations: can-acn.org/read-cans-su... CAN recommends that the Government of Canada implement a five-year plan to increase the budgets CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC by a minimum of 10% annually.

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My behavioral neuroscience lab at Northeastern is looking to recruit two new research techs! Job description and link to apply is here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Laboratory Technician - The Shansky Lab

About the Opportunity Job Summary The Shansky Lab is seeking a full-time technician to conduct National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded behavioral neuroscience research. The position includes lab ma...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/08/2026

I'm sure this take has been took already but it's worth saying: the obscene, cynical performance of "It's about being against plagiarism" re Arday is absurd when the entire academic superstructure is being reorganised around mandating plagiarism using advanced plagiarism automation software

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Joe Cheer @joeycheers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

New opening in our lab!

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Fetal microglia show region-specific and morphology-dependent sex differences in their responsiveness to prenatal maternal stress www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Congratulations to the ACNP Global Scholarship Awardees! 🎉

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...

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The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab

Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...

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Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hi Folks, with @lisataxier.bsky.social moving on to open her own lab at Stony Brook, I am in the market for a new postdoctoral fellow who wants to do slice electrophysiology. We have a number of really exciting projects, translational to basic science, that are ephys focused.

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Please share--the Shansky lab is currently recruiting at all levels to work on an NIH-funded project investigating sex differences in the neural circuits that drive defensive behaviors. The official job ad isn't yet up, but interested folks can contact me as instructed here www.shanskylab.com/join

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Join — Shansky Lab

The lab at our end-of-semester field day

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ACNP @acnporg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Please join us in Congratulating the 2026 ACNP Travel Award Class! 👏🤩 Click Here ➡️ tinyurl.com/5bzaz8va for more information on Travel Awards. 📝

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Neuropsychopharmacology @npp-journal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This study identified a sex-dependent cannabinoid-microglia interaction in fear memory processing, suggesting that THC disrupts traumatic memory reconsolidation through sex-specific cellular mechanisms

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Sex-specific role of microglia in Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced disruption of fear memory reconsolidation

Neuropsychopharmacology - Sex-specific role of microglia in Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced disruption of fear memory reconsolidation

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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 30/07/2026

A new investigation by @drugdatadecoded.ca and David Slater reveals how universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently remove their students’ anti-genocide encampments. Then, they denied the existence of records, delayed their release, and deleted chats. breachmedia.ca/canadian-uni...

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Canadian universities set up a secret network to crack down on student Palestine demonstrators ⋆ The Breach

Universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently clear student encampments. Then, they deleted the evidence

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Yessss #cannabinerds on this list!! @veronikakondev.bsky.social @siararouzer.bsky.social and Valeria Lallai!! Congrats to all of the 2026 recipients!!

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Jeremy Day @daylab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 @acnporg.bsky.social travel award recipients! Good to see a lot of familiar names on this list, including @mictott.bsky.social, @jtuscher.bsky.social, @kmcostalab.com, @laurenmac.bsky.social, @chanjenerational.bsky.social, and @outraajeous.bsky.social!

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Haley Vecchiarelli @haleyv.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Congratulations!! 🎉🎉🎉

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Microglia extract neuronal proteolytic organelles via skoupocytosis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

i have become much slower at typing in recent years no, it's not because i'm getting older. no it's not due to health issues it's because i cannot. fucking. overcome. all the goddamn "smart" features that are trying to change what i've written, forcing me to go back and write it all 3-4 times

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It's conference season, so I wanted to share the AI refusal statement I put at the end of my presentations and book talks. Feel free to use it!

AI Refusal Statement
I did not use generative AI at any point in the production of this book or presentation, including the literature review, writing, editing, translation, organization, or any other task (e.g. brainstorming). To the extent that it is possible to know, I did not cite any studies that used generative AI.
Justification: GenAI technology is based on stolen labor, anti-solidarity between workers, class exploitation, structural racism, misogyny, environmental injustice, and climate destabilization.

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Eitan Schechtman @eitans.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We're proud to introduce Brainbow, a new Slack workspace for LGBTQIA+ people in neuroscience worldwide. Brainbow aims to provide a safe space, even for those in the closet (emails & names are optional). It also includes channels for communities within the LGBTQIA+ umbrella (eg, trans/non-binary) 1/2

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Join Brainbow on Slack

Slack is a new way to communicate with your team. It’s faster, better organized, and more secure than email.

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Baptiste Lacoste @blacoste.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🚨 We are recruiting at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, in the Regenerative Medicine Program ! If your are passionate about basic science, and dream to develop your own research program, please apply! #Ottawa #Canada #Recruitment #Scientist #Research Full description at the link below:

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Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Vascular Links to Neurodevelopment

Follow us on LinkedIn Posting Reason: New Position Job Type: Contingent Worker Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments): Job Family: Academic Leadership and Faculty # o...

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