Wild birds, new tunes | Kids’ physical literacy | Arctic-predator shifts | SMCC Heads Up – Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
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Canada’s first ‘state of the nation’ report on children’s physical literacy
BMC Public Health Embargoed until October 2, 2018 06:00 EDT (News release from Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute) Two-thirds of Canadian children are physically illiterate. Physical literacy includes fitness and motor skill, as well as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engaging in physical activities […]
SMCC Heads Up | September 25, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up | September 18, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up | September 11, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up | September 4, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up | August 28, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up | August 14, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up – July 31, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up – July 17, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up – July 03, 2018
Einstein’s theory stands | Reproduction & parasites | HPV testing | SMCC Heads Up | Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
SMCC Heads Up – June 26, 2018
Antidepressants and COPD don’t mix | Testing social learning in bats | SMCC Heads Up | Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
SMCC Heads Up – June 19, 2018
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SMCC Heads Up – June 12, 2018
Melting Antarctic | Coral reefs vs climate change | Globe-trotting butterflies | SMCC Heads Up | Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
SMCC Heads Up – June 5, 2018
Urban rat races | Fishing shapes habitat | No formula for good gut microbes | SMCC Heads Up | Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
SMCC Heads Up – May 28, 2018
New lizard family tree | Condors flying further to eat | Colour & parasites in a changing world | SMCC Heads Up | Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>