Category: CAN news
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Green party responds to our questions for candidates in advance of the federal election
Last July, CAN sent five questions to the Liberal, Conservative, NPD and Green party in advance of the upcoming federal elections, which we have summarized below. Read our full questions, with context, here. The Green Party of Canada responded first. The questions were submitted to Mrs. Amita Kuttner, Shadow Minister of Science and Innovation for the Green Party…
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https://can-acn.org/can-connection-fall-2019-newsletter/
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Invitation to join the #VoteScience Campaign
CAN is proud to support the #VoteScience campaign, and invites all scientists to participate! #VoteScience Advocating for Science in the Canadian Federal Election Science doesn’t usually get a lot of attention during elections, and we think that needs to change. We need your help to send a message that Canadians care about science. Learn how…
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Questions for candidates in advance of the federal election
July 2019 Read the questions we have sent to the four main parties in advance of the upcoming federal elections:
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Growing up high: Neurobiological consequences of adolescent cannabis use
Canadian neuroscientists offer insights into the long-term effects of adolescent cannabis use Published on Eurekalert, May 25, 2019 Link: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/cafn-guh052219.php About one in five Canadian adolescents uses cannabis (19% of Canadians aged 15-19), and its recent legalization across the country warrants investigation into the consequence of this use on the developing brain. Adolescence is associated with…
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New approaches to study the genetics of autism spectrum disorder may lead to new therapies
Published on Eurekalert, May 24, 2019 Link: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/cafn-nat052019.php Canadian neuroscientists are using novel experimental approaches to understand autism spectrum disorder, from studying multiple variation in a single gene to the investigation of networks of interacting genes to find new treatments for the disorder. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects more than 1% of children, yet most cases…
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Advocacy Training: Be an effective advocate for science: Be involved & Tell your story
SfN and CAN join forces to bring you advocacy training that explains: Why advocacy matters How you can make an impact How informing lawmakers can advance neuroscience priorities How the Canadian budget process works How SfN and CAN can be your resource How to plan a #neuroadvocate activity Speakers: Michael Heintz, Director of Advocacy &…
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13th annual Canadian neuroscience meeting
Published on Eurekalert, April 15, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/cafn-1ac041519.php The Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Paul Frankland and co-chair Ruth Slack, along with local chair Julie Lefebvre, have put together an exciting roster of scientific presentations, community building events and opportunities for networking and career development. Scientific highlights of the 2019 meeting include plenary lectures by Michelle…
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Blake Richards is the 2019 CAN Young Investigator awardee
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Blake Richards, from University of Toronto at Scarborough, is the winner of the 2019 CAN Young Investigator Award Published on Eurekalert April 15, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/cafn-bri041519.php The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is proud to announce that Dr. Blake Richards, from University of Toronto at Scarborough,…
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Congratulations to Brain Prize winners Marie-Germaine Bousser, Hugues Chabriat, Anne Joutel and Elisabeth Tournier-Lasserve
The Brain Prize 2019: French neuroscientists honoured for outstanding research into small vessel strokes in the brain Aiming for treatment they have spent more than 30 years describing, understanding and diagnosing the most common hereditary form of stroke, CADASIL. For this, the four French neuroscientists are now receiving the world’s most valuable prize for brain…