This year’s chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1965 to parents who were refugees from Palestine. When we spoke to him he shared his story:
“I grew up in a very humble home, we were a dozen of us in one room, sharing it with the cattle that we used to raise. I was born in a family of refugees, and my parents could barely read or write. My father finished sixth grade and my mother couldn’t read or write. It’s quite a journey. Science allows you to do it. Science is the greatest equalising force in the world.
Smart people, talented people, skilled people exist everywhere. That’s why we really should focus on unleashing their potential through providing them with opportunity.”
Today Yaghi shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson for their work developing metal–organic frameworks.
Learn more about the prize: https://t.co/4nmszg1ZIR
#Dementia affects nearly every family in Canada. The GC and partners announced today $44.8M to support brain health & healthy aging through:
✅ 16 new research teams
✅ 1 national research training platform
✅ 1 knowledge mobilization hub
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Large amounts of ketamine can make anyone feel like they rule the world. When should Americans start worrying about Elon Musk’s regular use? @shayla__love reports: https://t.co/BJUwqyNY6O
Can internet use become addictive?
A #SciencePerspective discusses the addictive potential of the #internet and how it can be best conceptualized and evaluated. https://t.co/QmkqtTuU6T #BrainAwarenessWeek
Thank you CBC Kitchener for inviting me over to highlight my plans for Guelph!
If you support my platform and what I am pushing for then make sure you head to the polls on Feb 27 and vote to bring REAL CHANGE to Guelph!
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Here is my story and this is why I'm running to be your next Liberal MPP for Guelph!
Don't forget to vote on Feb 27 to bring in real change
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Appreciate @GuelphToday for covering the all-candidates meeting and highlighting my policies on healthcare, housing affordability, transit, infrastructure and more. Voters deserve real solutions and I’m glad to share my vision for Guelph. #onpoli#Guelph
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Visited the Guelph Civic Museum to learn about the Ontario Correctional Institute's rich history & cultural impact. Preserving this site will create jobs, attract visitors, and support reconciliation. If elected MPP, I’ll push for an Urban National Park here! #Guelph
Gaza belongs to Palestine — and no one else.
Trump's threats are utter madness. They violate every international law. Destabilize the region. Threaten the ceasefire.
Canada must stand up to this forcefully.
Gaza is not for sale, it belongs to Palestinians.
My name is Nick Maynard and I am a surgeon in Oxford, UK. I have been travelling to Gaza since 2010 to teach and carry out surgery. Dr Hussam AbuSafiya is a doctor and humanitarian to the core and has been illegally abducted by the Israeli military.
#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiyah
🇺🇲🇮🇱 Jimmy Carter called Israel an Apartheid state, said Hamas was willing to negotiate fairly but Israel refuses to do so and instead wants to continue its genocidal occupation, and the Israel lobby destroys any politicians who dare go against it.
For each Palestinian life that should and could have been saved in Gaza, we have been put to the test. And we have failed, over and over. We must not fail again.
All of us must do all we can to save Dr Abu Safiya.
#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya