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A vibrant, composite portrait of the brilliant Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017), the first woman and first Iranian to win the Fields Medal. She is shown in a close-up head-and-shoulders view, facing the camera with a gentle, thoughtful expression—short brown hair, bright blue eyes, and a calm smile. She wears a navy blue fleece over a teal/green collared shirt. Overlaid transparently behind and around her is a dense blackboard filled with intricate handwritten mathematical equations in white chalk, featuring complex expressions involving binomial coefficients (e.g., n! / (k!(n-k)!)), factorials, summations, powers, and terms suggestive of hypergeometric series or combinatorial identities. The equations partially surround and frame her face, symbolizing her deep immersion in advanced mathematics, particularly in hyperbolic geometry, Teichmüller theory, and dynamical systems, while evoking the creative, exploratory nature of her work as a Stanford professor and groundbreaking researcher.

Remembering Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani on #WorldCancerDay.

Dr. Mirzakhani was first woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in #mathematics. She died in 2017 from #breastcancer at the age of 40.

stanford.io/2C0io2A #WomenInSTEM

‘She really is just that mom’: Remembering Catherine O’Hara’s iconic maternal roles Virgin radio host Shannon Burns says O’Hara’s personality stood out in her famous maternal roles, like the mom in 1990’s hit ‘Home Alone.’

‘She really is just that mom’: Remembering Catherine O’Hara’s iconic maternal roles
Virgin radio host Shannon Burns says O’Hara’s personality stood out in her famous maternal roles, like the mom in 1990’s hit ‘Home Alone.’

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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ Huge crowds are out tonight at McDougall Centre in Calgary to rally against anti-trans Bill 9 and the Notwithstanding Clause.
#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli

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This is the face of #CJD, an untreatable and incurable #raredisease. Today is #InternationalCJDDay. We lost mom at the young age of 61 to #CJD. This disease ravages 1 in 1 million. #raisingawareness

I’m raising awareness for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disorder that has no treatment or cure. #CJDawareness #IntlCJDAwarenessDay #cureCJD #CJDday

A moment 32 years in the making for Toronto | 10/20/2025 Watch the unforgettable moment the Blue Jays secure the final out to advance to the 2025 World Series

Go #Bluejays Go‼️❤️❤️

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Rare cause of dementia-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic Learn what can put someone at risk of developing this rare brain disorder that causes dementia.

Tomorrow marks 6 years since mom’s been gone. It still feels like yesterday. The suffering that is CJD is unrelenting, unmanageable and severe.

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is an incurable, always-fatal, neurodegenerative disease belonging to the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.

My word I will miss this man. My absolutely fabulous PM. #Leadership #Canada #IStandWithTrudeau #ThankYouTrudeau #cdnpoli @liberalparty.bsky.social

#RareDiseaseDay2025
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I'll pass on the meatloaf, it looks like it would turn me into a vegetarian.

Retweet if you are in Canada and expending some effort to buy less from America

Whoa, Canada! Don’t Make Our Mistake in New Zealand | The Tyee Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.

Whoa, Canada! Don't Make Our Mistake in New Zealand via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

We stand with CUPE 3550 YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

Education workers show up every day, providing immeasurable support to our students. They deserve to be able to support themselves and their families too.

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Times are tough, but better is possible. YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

I know that times are tough, and I know that we're facing some serious challenges. But I also know that as long as we stick together, better is possible.

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Happy 45th birthday to Brazilian mathematician Adriana Neumann de Oliveira! Her work centers on probabilistic models that describe how the particles in fluids interact with each other and with any permeable barriers they are in contact with.

#WomenInSTEM #HistSci #MathSky 🧮🧪

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Money, money, money. Must be funny. In the rich man's world. And in 2025, it certainly is.

Who controls the world's wealth? Men. From Trump, Musk, and Putin to the CEOs and crypto schmoes, meet the patriarchy controlling the purse strings.

The WIRED Money Issue:
www.wired.com/money-issue/

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Beyond birth statistics: Why measuring caesarean rates misses the mark As a standalone statistic, the rate of ‘low risk’ caesarean births lacks the nuance needed to inform and improve individual care. Childbirth metrics must adopt a broader, patient-centred perspective.

All of this 👇
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Timeline cleanse

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Together Against Misinformation | ScienceUpFirst That’s why the Together Against Misinformation campaign is on a mission to connect with people like you! Together we can separate health and climate facts from fiction.

Today starts Together Against Misinformation Week!

Check this website for events across Canada and on social media 👇
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Image reads ‘Globally United for Prion Disease Awareness. 12th November 2024 International CJD Awareness Day. #cjdAwareness #PrionDiseaseAwareness” It was created by the CJD International Support Alliance.

A graphic of an umbrella with the three main types of prion disease underneath. Prion Disease A rare, rapidly progressive and always fatal neurological disease. Sporadic CJD (sCJD) has no known cause and occurs randomly with a lifetime risk of 1:6,000. sCJD accounts for approximately 85%-90% of all cases of prion disease. Atypical forms of sCJD account for less than 1% of all sporadic cases. These include Variably Protease Sensitive Prionopathy (VPSPr) and Sporadic Fatal Insomnia (sFI). Acquired prion disease is the rarest cause representing less than 1% of all prion diseases. Iatrogenic or medically acquired CJD from contaminated surgical instruments, corneal transplant, dura mater graft, and human pituitary hormone treatment for infertility and short statue. Variant CJD (vCJD) acquired from exposure to BSE through consumption of contaminated beef or blood plasma transfusion. Genetic Genetic prion disease accounts for approximately 10-15% of all prion disease cases. Genetic prion disease includes Genetic CJD (gCJD), Gerstmann- Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS) and Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI). DNA can be tested to identify if an individual carries a mutation for prion disease. The vast majority have an autosomal dominant pattern - if one parent carries a mutation for prion disease there is a 50-50 chance for each child to inherit the gene. www.cjdisa.com

12th November is CJD Awareness Day.

Creutzfeld Jacob Disease is a prion disease. A protein misfolds in the brain which causes ongoing damage. It is 100% fatal and most people die within six months of onset of symptoms.

#cjdAwareness
#PrionDiseaseAwareness
#GloballyUnitedForPrionDiseaseAwareness

#cureCJD #CJDawareness #missingmom