Ecologist, naturalist, #UWaterloo #RooneyLab MSc student studying Columbia Wetlands beaver dams in BC; born in Hong Kong, living in Canada; she/her 🏳️🌈
Waterloo, Ontario
Joined November 2010
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Catriona Leven retweeted
Thank you very much to @cafreeland for meeting with members of Support Our Science today to discuss increased funding for #GradStudents and #Postdocs! 🧡
Together we can create an sustainable research ecosystem that benefits all Canadians! 🇨🇦
Catriona Leven retweeted
Thank you to all the organizers of the Nationwide Walkout, and to everyone who is showing up to support higher pay for graduate students and postdocs.
@JustinTrudeau @cafreeland @FP_Champagne PLEASE ... Support Our Science. Our success is Canada’s success 5/5
Catriona Leven retweeted
3) Increase the number of graduate and postdoctoral fellowships to reflect the 100% increase in the number of graduate students in Canada during the past 20y
4) Increase in the Triagency research grant budget by 50% to support higher pay for grads/postdocs 4/5
ALT Figure showing increasing graduate enrolment in Canada from 2003 to present
Catriona Leven retweeted
Support Our Science supports the #BouchardReport & is asking the government to:
1) Increase the value of grad scholarships & postdoctoral fellowships to reflect inflation since 2003 (when they were last increased)
2) Index scholarships/fellowships to inflation going forward
3/5
ALT Figure showing static graduate student and postdoc funding relative to inflation
Catriona Leven retweeted
There are protests at 45 universities across Canada. Learn more about the Walkout at supportourscience.ca
JOIN US in support of graduate students and postdocs – find your local protest here: bit.ly/44t3tNd
#SupportOurScience 2/5
ALT Pins on a map of Canada showing walkout locations
Catriona Leven retweeted
Support Our Science Nationwide Walkout is TODAY! This is a protest to @cafreeland & @JustinTrudeau's #budget2023! SOS is advocating for increased federal investments in scholarships, fellowships & grants to support increased pay for grad students & postdocs #SupportOurScience 1/5
Catriona Leven retweeted
@LivingLakesCA and Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners are hiring a wetlands technician for a year, starting May 5th. The full job ad and where to apply to is here: livinglakescanada.ca/2023/03…
Catriona Leven retweeted
We’re looking for grad students for this fully funded project studying biodiversity in urban settings. Check out the #waterloowetlandlab for details. Please share! Start May or September
ALT Ad for grad position. Must have BSc and 70% average. Email cover letter, CV, and transcript to Dr. Rooney. Check Rooney Lab wetland for details
Do you like wetlands, rivers, and mountains? Do you like beavers, loons, and pondweed? Do you like kayaking, long days on the water, and getting muddy? If yes, maybe you want to come work with me and many awesome people this summer in the Columbia Valley!
But we see a lot of cool fauna and flora, spend time in a spectacular landscape, and our work contributes to understanding and looking after these beautiful wetlands. And sometimes there's even a cute dog or two to make friends with at the end of the day!
Catriona Leven retweeted
We have a job ad: pls send your CV and cover letter describing why you’re a good fit to my email. Pay is $22/h for 37.5 h/week from May-Sept 2023. Must be resident of Waterloo, Ontario and able to travel and work in the field.
ALT Poster advertising job with instructions that follow this post in a thread.
Catriona Leven retweeted
The Waterloo Wetland Lab is hiring again! Interested in a #wetland technician #job? Excited to work outdoors, travel, and work on important #research questions about wetland #restoration, #invasivespecies and #pollution? Watch this space: uwaterloo.ca/rooney-lab/
Catriona Leven retweeted
My friend @rachelphoenix is in #Crestline, buried under nine feet of snow, behind a ten foot ice wall. Here's her post about what's going on, and her worries about other members of her community:
rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/…
Catriona Leven retweeted
Round 29 of the #WetlandCup is raised bog vs. beaver wetland! Who will you send through to the FINAL?! Please give it a RT so we can get as many votes as possible
41%Raised bog
59%Beaver wetland
373 votes • Final results Catriona Leven retweeted
Pretty much everything @fordnation just said about the Greenbelt at the presser just now is false or misleading. Quick fact checking thread. #onpoli
Catriona Leven retweeted
Once AI works out how to do hands then this deepfake crap is going to be one of the biggest problems the world has faced. It has the potential to be extremely damaging and we are sleepwalking into a nightmare with this. I hate everything about it.
The hand strikes again🖖: these photos allegedly shot at a French protest rally yesterday look almost real - if it weren't for the officer's six-fingered glove #disinformation #AI
