Big ideas on making quantum computers smaller.
University of Calgary researcher lays out framework for drastically reducing the size of a quantum system. www.ucalgary.ca/news/big-ide... #CdnPSE

Big ideas on making quantum computers smaller.
University of Calgary researcher lays out framework for drastically reducing the size of a quantum system. www.ucalgary.ca/news/big-ide... #CdnPSE
Memorial University of Newfoundland ends Frecker program in St. Pierre after more than 50 years www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpse
Physicists identify ‘octupolar’ magnetism, with implications for quantum technologies.
The findings offer a new tool for uncovering and manipulating previously inaccessible forms of magnetism. www.utoronto.ca/news/physici... #CdnPSE @utoronto.ca
Wesleyan’s Michael Roth champions the university. In a sector filled with managers, rather than leaders, this is a refreshing perspective. We could use several more #university presidents & senior leaders who take a similar approach to their role. www.chronicle.com/article/the-... #pse #cdnpse
“Camelina is an ancient crop, but there is a lot of interest in it now to develop it as a modern crop. However, it has very low genetic diversity, and we wanted to increase that.” news.usask.ca/articles/res... #CdnPSE @usask.ca
New on the CPA job board: Assistant Professor, AI Ethics (tenure-track), Department of Philosophy, University of Guelph.
AOS: AI Ethics | AOC: Open
Closing date: 7 Nov 2026
Ontario government asks Auditor General and Ontario Provincial Police to investigate the student loans going to private colleges news.ontario.ca/en/statement... #cdnpse
McMaster scientists develop tech to reproduce rare medicinal molecules.
The novel technology efficiently produces lab-created copies of some of nature’s most sought-after molecules, a discovery that could accelerate broad drug development efforts. news.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-sci... #CdnPSE
From royal libraries to digital futures.
Thanyehténhas (Nathan Brinklow) is using artificial intelligence to build a platform for exploring historical texts in Indigenous language. www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor... #CdnPSE @queensuresearch.bsky.social
After paying thousands $$$$ in tuition for both of my kids to go to post secondary education in Ontario, I was not prepared for how frequently professors cancel the class due to illness or provide a reason why it has to be a "Zoom" class instead of in-person.
Seems to happen very frequently #cdnpse
The CHIME telescope has made its first standalone detection of the glow of hydrogen from when the universe was about five billion years old, paving the way for new studies of cosmic expansion and dark energy. news.ubc.ca/2026/09/cana... #CdnPSE (2/2)
Low-cost 3D-printed filter removes up to 90 per cent of microplastics from water.
The new customizable filter design could be adapted for household and industrial water treatment. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/l... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
Creating new rooms.
How Niigaan Sinclair is helping shape the future of Indigenous education. umtoday.ca/stories/crea... #CdnPSE @umanitoba.bsky.social
Are you a faculty member or senior administrator at a Canadian University? Do you have experience implementing IT platforms at your institution? Please consider completing this survey: brock.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(about 5 minutes of your time)
#CdnPSE #HigherEd #CdnEd #CDNunis
Researchers discover why some bacteria-killing viruses are more effective than others.
“We wanted to understand why some phages can tolerate variation in the bacterial structures they attach to while others are much more sensitive.” news.mcmaster.ca/why-some-bac... #CdnPSE
Every year around OA Week I've started putting together what I'm calling the State of Scholarly Publishing report:
This year's is now posted.
Mapping the “Social Network” of Proteins in the Cell. nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2... #CdnPSE @umontreal.ca
The Department of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics (LCL) in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Western University invites applications for a full-time Teaching Scholar position in Linguistics/ Spanish language program
www.uwo.ca/languages/ne...
#cdnpse #AcademicJobs
Montreal’s squirrels provide insight into evolutionary change in urban species.
McGill-led study finds that neighbourhood-level conditions may influence traits like coat colour. www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha... #CdnPSE