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Maydianne Andrade

@widowweb

Professor, FRCGS, she/her/they, Evolutionary Ecology researcher & Equity Activist. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Solidarity with Indigenous peoples, 365 days. http://blackscientists.ca

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Unconscious Bias Education Modules – Toronto TIDE

Thank you @aerinj.bsky.social !
Folks who want to learn more can also access online modules created by the Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence at www.toronto-tide.ca/education-mo...

24.07.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you, Stephen.

12.07.2025 21:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A pleasure to have time and space to share data that can anchor these conversations in the evidence. Thanks to organizers for the invitation.

12.07.2025 20:32 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the reasons we founded @canblacksci.bsky.social - expertise from our community supporting interpretation of data impacting Black Canadians. We value this partnership with StatCan.
Nothing about us without us.

07.06.2025 12:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Person in a pink t-shirt gives a talk at the front of a large lecture theatre. Behind them are two large screens showing a table from a paper on equitable practices for journal editorial boards.

Person in a pink t-shirt gives a talk at the front of a large lecture theatre. Behind them are two large screens showing a table from a paper on equitable practices for journal editorial boards.

Great talk at #OE3C2025 Carleton U this morning. Prof Rassim Khelifa (Concordia) shares a broader lens on open science. Sharing here their pub with concrete advice for editorial boards.
scholar.google.ch/citations?vi...

16.05.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So proud of this team of undergraduate researchers presenting their comparison of sibling cannibalism & survival of Redback spider juveniles from urban vs rural environments. #OE3C2025 Samia, Jenny, Lauren & (not present: Sakura) plus PhD student Isaiah Box as research mentor.

16.05.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy E-day πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦! We know that #research is at the core of #innovation and well-being for all. 🎯And #ResearchersVote.

On sait que la #recherche est au πŸ’– de l'innovation et du bien-Γͺtre au πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦. Et nous #VotonsRecherche.πŸ’ͺ

#CestNotreVote #ItsOurVote #Elxn45 #Elxn2025 #CanadaElections2025 #VoteScience

28.04.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Group of people with arms in the air, smiling and cheering while in a bowling alley. A large sign shaped like a bowling pin is in the center of the group with black letters reading Spider Lab.

Group of people with arms in the air, smiling and cheering while in a bowling alley. A large sign shaped like a bowling pin is in the center of the group with black letters reading Spider Lab.

Took time out today to celebrate another great year with the spider lab @utsc.bsky.social

27.04.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

....will span a range of taxa...

16.04.2025 12:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for the BE-STEMM seminar series shows a woman scientist and the date and time of the seminar, Wednesday April 16, 2025 at 4pm ET. Poster is white with multi-coloured border and the logo of the Canadian Black Scientists Network in the corner.

Poster for the BE-STEMM seminar series shows a woman scientist and the date and time of the seminar, Wednesday April 16, 2025 at 4pm ET. Poster is white with multi-coloured border and the logo of the Canadian Black Scientists Network in the corner.

@canblacksci.bsky.social hosts the monthly BE-STEMM seminar today, 4pm ET.
Dr. Omer's research on the Dynein motor and its adaptors will span. I heard Dr. Omer speak last year, a fantastic speaker with a delivery accessible for folks outside the field. Register: blackscientists.ca/be-stemm-eve...

16.04.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to meeting the C2MCI team!

16.04.2025 12:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The 'DEI Hire' Critique is Flawed: Correlation is Not Causation
The 'DEI Hire' Critique is Flawed: Correlation is Not Causation YouTube video by Maydianne Andrade

Correlation confounded with causation fuels an assumption of incompetence when professionals do not meet expectations about 'what a professional looks like'.
Question: What does an observation of low representation tell us about the cause?
Answer: Nothing.

youtu.be/HX0R302lBMk?...

14.04.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2