Matt Smith

Molecular Plant Cell Biologist, Professor & Chair of Biology at Wilfrid Laurier University

[Wilfrid Laurier University @Laurier]

Starting your first year at #Laurier this September? ✅

We've created a list of everything you need to be doing this summer to help set yourself up for success in the fall: https://t.co/zqFJRDw46T

[WLUFA @WLUFA]

Exciting News! Join us in celebrating Dr. Sobia Iqbal, recipient of the @OCUFA Equity & Social Justice Committee Award! As Diversity & Equity Committee Chair at WLUFA, her dedication has made our campus more inclusive and empowering! #EquityChampion #InclusivityMatters

[Laurier Research @LaurierResearch]

What are #ZombieFires? @LaurierBiology's Jennifer Baltzer explains what makes them unique and why they are of mounting concern to fire managers. Her team was the first to collect field data in 2022.

#ForestFire @forestecogrp @ConversationCA

https://t.co/Mhh7kyMOpi

[Support Our Science @SupportOurSci]

SUMMER PETITION SERIES: Our newest petition backed by Conservative MP Ferreri is live! Help us show there is broad support to increase graduate student and postdoctoral pay in Canada #SupportOurScience

Let's get to 500 signatures by August 16!

https://t.co/yJLROnStro

[Matt Smith @MattSmithWLU]

The Department of Biology is hiring Contract Teaching Faculty for two courses next year: BI309 - Population Ecology (Winter 24) and BI4988 - Invertebrate Biodiversity & Conservation (Fall 23). Application deadline is July 15. https://t.co/yV5GHqptI5

[Matt Smith @MattSmithWLU]

@LaurierBiology @Laurier @WLUChemBiochem @LaurierGeogEnv @LaurierSci @SpottedLaurier @wlu_fossa I hope it's not 😬

[Matt Smith @MattSmithWLU]

Congratulations to PhD student Mike Fish on a great presentation earlier this week at the CSPB 2023 meeting in Quebec City, and for winning the CRIV Outstanding Oral Presentation Award! #CSPB2023 #proudsupervisor

[Matt Smith @MattSmithWLU]

Very proud of MSc student Ceaira Hiemstra for her talk at CSPB meeting in Quebec City! #cspb2023

[Marc Johnson @evoecolab]

Today I provided testimony on behalf of @SupportOurSci to a House of Commons committee about the importance of increased federal support for grad students and postdocs in 🇨🇦. Here are some of my main points. Watch the full testimony here https://t.co/qAMHo1hbgA #supportourscience

[Laurier Research @LaurierResearch]

As our planet warms and #wildfires intensify, Jennifer Baltzer is working to protect forest ecosystems. She is studying how changing fire activity affects carbon loss, wildlife habitats and forest regeneration.

Learn more: https://t.co/vEGgaKsVAr

#ABfire #AlbertaWildfires

[Laurier Research @LaurierResearch]

Laurier researchers are partners in an unprecedented community-based wildlife monitoring program across the #NWT. Learn about their work at a webinar this morning at 10 am MT, co-hosted by @StewartResearch: https://t.co/pem99b9LEg

More info: https://t.co/6HQYQzNjYE

[Laurier Research @LaurierResearch]

In a new blog post by the Canadian Society of Zoologists (@csz_scz), #Laurier researcher @Erin_M_Leonard discusses the challenges of being a parent while pursuing a career in academia.

Read her insights: https://t.co/HCAOLtwERy

#AcademicTwitter #UnivResearch

[Danve Castroverde @DanveC]

Congratulations & kudos to Canada's future scientific leaders! Ontario research is in great hands.
SPECIAL mention to the @LaurierBiology students & team in front!
#OntarioBiologyDay2023 #OntarioBiologyDay @LaurierSci @Laurier

Photo credit: @VasseurLiette @BrockUniversity

[Matt Smith @MattSmithWLU]

@LaurierBiology @LaurierSci @WLUChemBiochem @SpottedLaurier @LaurierGeogEnv 😬