Rationalizer

Graduate student and researcher of olfactory ecosystems with a particular interest in rodent communication and behavior. Wrangler/mediator of rats and terriers.

[SFU Biology Grad Student EDI Committee @EdiSfu]

A BIG thank you to generous donors for making it halfway to our goal!🥳

And there's still more work to do -- help support Indigenous & Black grad students in Biology by donating here or sharing widely! https://t.co/NHVp6ie4Hu

PS see if your employer will match your donation!

[SFU Biology Grad Student EDI Committee @EdiSfu]

Donations up to $15,000 will be matched!

Any amount makes a difference.

Read about the long journey of how this scholarship, the first of its kind at SFU, was developed: https://t.co/YfJcwP2gvJ

[Rationalizer @_Rationalizer_]

So fortunate to work with this dedicated graduate student EDI committee. For over a year we've had our sights set on launching this scholarship fundraiser and today it is live!

I hope you'll consider donating!

[SFU Biology Grad Student EDI Committee @EdiSfu]

We are announcing the launch of a grassroots fundraising campaign for a scholarship to support Indigenous & Black grad students in @SFUBioSci @SFUScience @SFU!

Please join us in reaching a $30,000 endowment to benefit students for years to come!
https://t.co/NHVp6ie4Hu

[SFU Biology Grad Student EDI Committee @EdiSfu]

We will also be announcing our big initiative there!

Register here: https://t.co/oLuzCAKkXX.

Hope to see you there!
-MO

[SFU Biology Grad Student EDI Committee @EdiSfu]

Hello world!

We are grad students and members of the SFU Biology Graduate Caucus's EDI Committee who are working primarily to improve the equity, diversity, and inclusivity of our department @SFUBioSci, the Faculty of Science @SFU_Science, and @SFU generally. -MO

[Rationalizer @_Rationalizer_]

@MaryEMaxon Great talk! Thank you for your insights and encouragement!

[Rationalizer @_Rationalizer_]

Live in British Columbia? Want to stop poisoning our wildlife? SIGN HERE! #RodenticideFreeBC
https://t.co/shsZ557NxG

[Hanna Jackson @jackson_hanna_]

https://t.co/I9ipimydNt I am beyond excited to say that the very first paper ever to be published with my name as a co-author has been released to the world! With any luck it won't be the last one... Thank you so much to everyone! @_Rationalizer_ @GriesLab

[SFU Faculty of Graduate Studies @SFU_GradStudies]

Join us to support our PhD student, Elana Varner as she competes in the 2020 3MT Western Regional Final. Tomorrow (Sept 23, 12:00 PM PST)
RSVP here: https://t.co/1ag2x5ZlOC

[Sarah A. Johnson @manysarahs]

Group photos in COVID times require a bit of extra finessing...

[Gries Lab @GriesLab]

Voting for SFU's #3MT finals is open.
https://t.co/VvtsO32573

Look out for @_Rationalizer_'s entry on "The saving grace of mouse pee?" https://t.co/0ZIenEYM3t

[SFU Biological Sciences @SFUBioSci]

Em Lim (@sea_en_emily) is a non binary queer biologist and scientific diver! They're studying sea cucumbers in the Côté lab, an animal they love so much they cried tears of joy while holding one. Em is at @BamfieldMSC this summer studying the role of cukes in nutrient cycling!

[SFU Biological Sciences @SFUBioSci]

Jo Enns is a queer MSc student studying evolutionary ecology in the Williams lab! Her project looks into the biparental care behaviour of the European starling. When she isn’t bothering birds, she can be found playing animal crossing or staring at her mountain of video data

[SFU Biological Sciences @SFUBioSci]

In celebration of #LGBTQSTEM Day, #SFU’s BISC grad student Diversity and Inclusion Committee would like to spotlight some of our fellow queer graduate students! Check out these awesome scientists! #LGBTQSTEM #prideinscience #STEM

[SFU Biological Sciences @SFUBioSci]

Steven Brownlee (@sfbrownlee) is a gay freshwater ecologist! I’m modeling the invasion of dreissenid mussels in BC, working in the Côté and Moore labs. I can usually be found hunched in front of a laptop, pretending that looking at lakes from space still counts as fieldwork!

[SFU Biological Sciences @SFUBioSci]

#BiinSci #LGBTQ+stem #LGBTQ+stemday #PrideinSTEM #QueerinSTEM #WomeninStem #WomeninScience #WomeninSci

[Gries Lab @GriesLab]

The @Grieslab stands in solidarity with BLM, the Black community, and those opposing anti-Black and all other forms of racism both in the 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇦. 1/7

[Gries Lab @GriesLab]

Be careful out there, #pizzarat is going to be hangry!!!!!! @_Rationalizer_ is interviewed about the effect of the covid-19 shutdowns on local rodent populations (https://t.co/K2WKhDbJFZ).

[Rationalizer @_Rationalizer_]

@zuke19374267 @Snoozriel That'd be lovely! We are essentially presenting queens with 2 different scents to see which they prefer! So I'd love to know if you see them in the scented (s) versus control (c) boxes!

[Rationalizer @_Rationalizer_]

Join us for LGBTQIA2+ in STEM Day!

Cool science - Free Food - A chance to win $100 if you present a poster!

SFU Burnaby, Bio-Chem Lounge 9000 level, 1:30-4:00 PM, March 13th.

Please share and help us connect undergrads to scientist role-models! Representation matters!