Dr. Shannon Digweed
@ShannonDigweed
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Associate Professor pursuing a life of learning. All tweets, replies, etc. are my own views.
Joined November 2013
Chatting about our squirrel research at the Valley Zoo next week.
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Students who take notes the traditional way, with pen, pencil or even a stylus on a tablet, learn better. https://t.co/iQUYtmlO2R via @sciam "By drawing and otherwise enacting information, 'you have to produce something that’s meaningful.'" Love this! ✏️✒️
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Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory
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Student Research Day is almost here! This Friday, starting at 8:30am, join us in the 2nd-floor Robbins Atrium to celebrate our @macewanu Student Researchers! We can't wait to see you there! #studentresearchday2024 #macewanu #macewanresearch
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Successful talk exploring and explaining our work with Eurasian red squirrels. Grateful for the opportunity at CO3 in Albuquerque. @ComparativeCog @MacEwanU @MacEwanResearch
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Unraveling the complexity of #AnimalCommunication with @ShannonDigweed! It was found Eurasian red squirrels utilize visual & auditory signals, shedding light on multimodal communication in social interactions & predator encounters. 🐿️🌲 #MultimodalCommunication #CO3_2024
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With less than 2 weeks until #CO3_2024 officially kicks off, we're looking forward to welcoming you all to New Mexico! Get ready for our exciting line-up of speakers on all things comparative cognition across a diverse range of species. Program: https://t.co/z8fozemojK
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New PhD position available to study Canada Jays in Algonquin Park!
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Dear haters, A common smear campaign tactic is to suggest peer-reviewed grant funding from independent public sources (CIHR, NIH, etc) makes us "shills", "gov puppets," and "propagandists." Researchers need funding. Grant system FAR from perfect, but where do YOU think we
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I am accepting applications for fully-funded PhD & MSc students (Sept 2024 start) International applicants welcome & encouraged to apply! Application process open now, closes 01 Dec 2023. Apply here: https://t.co/m30ZY9nfF1 Info @ my team: https://t.co/mLAwMIBkln
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Are you a PHD student or postdoc interested in how science informs policy? Would you like to get experience of working with the Scottish Government on the natural environment? Then apply for our 2023 fellowships! https://t.co/Orh3DBky7J
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Pamela Stuart presents her research with pika examining acoustic features in their squeak 📣 with @ShannonDigweed
#macewanpsych #studentresearchday2023 @MacEwanResearch
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In Alberta, an IUD costs $500. The pill costs $10,000 over a lifetime. And vasectomies are free. Personally, I don’t think that’s fair.
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Universal access to free prescription contraception across the province.
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Thanks @ConversationCA for telling us about how to submit a pitch and to @ShannonDigweed @MurliEeks999 Trev Hamilton sharing their experience authoring their articles! #knowledgetranslation @MacEwanResearch
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SAVE OUR SQUIRRELS Thousands across the UK are signing the petition. Let's stop deadly squirrelpox virus decimating native red squirrel populations. https://t.co/2DC5oBfuT8
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