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Aaron Newman

@newmansbrain

Cognitive Neuroscientist, Professor at Dalhousie University; Director, SURGE science innovation sandbox and NeuroCognitive Imaging Lab

 Halifax, NS
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Joined March 2011
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great thoughts on the role of universities and the importance of innovation and "soft skills" training hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-m…
How Universities Can Move Society Forward Post-Pandemic

How Universities Can Move Society Forward Post-Pandemic

How can liberal, diverse universities survive alongside more focused, skills-based institutions? And how can these institutions collectively meet the needs of our transforming societies and help move...

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Great coverage of PhD student Lyam Bailey's recent paper, and linking to bigger patterns of systemic bias in selection of neuroscience research participants: Left-Handed People Aren’t Allowed in Most Brain Studies vice.com/en_us/article/y3zby… via @vice
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Glad @_researchNS could help bring this technology to NS. Steven Beyea and @denisemlalanne did the heavy lifting to make it happen. @BIOTICImaging @SynaptiveMed @NSHAResearch @ACOACanada atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-sco…
Nova Scotia hospital using one-of-a-kind MRI machine in COVID-19 research

Nova Scotia hospital using one-of-a-kind MRI machine in COVID-19 research

Researchers at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax are working to shed some light on the connection between the brain and COVID-19.

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#formalfriday - great way to keep morale up during #covid_19 #socialisolation My home office has never been tidier, either! Stay safe and stay home! @ Halifax, Nova Scotia instagram.com/p/B-PYDg2HOZ9/…
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No experience necessary! Come learn to code with us every Tuesday!
Ocean Tracking Network (@OceanTracking) profile pictureOcean Tracking Network@OceanTracking10 Jan 2020
Join us and @SurgeInnovation for part two of our Discover Coding series! Workshops will explore data manipulation with Python. Tuesdays 11:35 am - 12:55 pm, Jan. 14 - Mar. 31. Register: bit.ly/2scjUQB More info: [email protected] @DalEvents @OceanSchoolNow @DalMarAffairs
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Congrats to @NCILab volunteer @OmAgarwal2002 for winning the youth award at #discoveryawards ! Amazing work
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Here’s how they plan to bring these skills into real world scenarios
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After reading week, we are kicking off our series on IP. How do you protect your IP and what even is IP?! Learn the difference in patents, trademarks, copyrights and more. Events are free and open to ALL! Register at surge-ipseries.eventbrite.ca
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.@DalhousieU students, did you know you can minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation no matter your major? contact [email protected] for more info.
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Monday Oct 21, we are celebrating #womenentrepreneurshipweek with a Women Entrepreneur Panel 12:30-1:30. We are welcoming three local entrepreneurs to come share their journey with you! One of which is Christine Ward-Paige from @eOceans_citsci! More info: bit.ly/2oKd3fB
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This Sunday we are welcoming @OSFramework who will be conducting a workshop called "A Day of Open Science" This event is FREE and tailored to Graduate Students, Post Docs and Faculty. Registration and more info: dalhousie-openscience.eventb… Hope to see you there!
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24 hours of frustration and counting @SSHRC_CRSH I’ve lost count but this is probably the 20th time I’ve received this message this morning. Now understand why those rats kept pressing the lever for very intermittent rewards...
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We are looking forward to it too !!
@DALideaHUB (@dalideahub) profile picture@DALideaHUB@dalideahub1 Oct 2019
We can’t wait for this amazing panel from @SurgeInnovation on Oct 21st during #womenentrepreneurshipweek! #dalproud to hear from these phenomenal female founders! Especially Gabby & Cat who were among the first companies accepted to our @dalideahub incubation program!
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Novelist Cormac McCarthy’s tips on how to write a great science paper nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Novelist Cormac McCarthy’s tips on how to write a great science paper

Nature - The Pulitzer prizewinner shares his advice for pleasing readers, editors and yourself.

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Great century ride (100mi/161 km) with George and Marcel! #centuryride #baiestemarie #granfondobaiestemarie2019 #granfondo #cinelliexperience @ Saulnierville, Nova Scotia instagram.com/p/B2utYTzneyU/…
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Still looking for a class this year? Consider SCIE 4701/4702/5701 - a capstone class that lets you get real world experience in innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship! Class changes close Sept 18 !
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NSERC-funded @DalhousieU researcher, in partnership with @Tesla, unveils new battery that could last 1.6 million km (1 million miles). Jeff Dahn was the 2017 winner of the Herzberg Gold Medal for Science & Engineering (see: bit.ly/2lKZla8). ▶️ ow.ly/hmDl50w3fbe
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Hoping everyone made it through Dorian okay! We are back with our first #discovercoding series starting tomorrow in partnership with @OceanTracking ! 12:30-1:30 - come check it out! More info: discovercoding.eventbrite.ca
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#dorian2019 #halifax instagram.com/p/B2IMS8aHUMk/…
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CBC Nova Scotia@CBCNS7 Sep 2019
The bad weather is causing major damage throughout #NS, including a crane collapse in Halifax.
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