MSc | PhD candidate | I study look at birds and cats | University of Guelph | I’m more active on insta (@jonathanjojochu)
Joined September 2011
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4 Dec 2024
I'm starting to slowly move my research updates and social media presence to #Bluesky, feel free to follow me there for your infrequent updates on cats that wear cameras! bsky.app/profile/jonathanjoj…
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4 Dec 2024
HUGE congrats to @VanessaHum_ . She successfully defended her MSc thesis today @SFUBioSci . She gave a truly inspiring presentation showing how she has integrated art into her science.
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18 Oct 2024
Hey #TWS2024 attendees! In 2013, cats were estimated to kill between 100-350 million birds annually in Canada. Has recent work on outdoor cats in the decade since changed this estimate? Come see my talk on Sunday 2 pm in Key 2 to find out! 1/3
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18 Oct 2024
I will be presenting in the Incidental take of migratory birds symposium starting at 1:30, so come for the whole session for what I expect will be an interesting discussion! 2/3
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18 Oct 2024
Part of my travel costs to Baltimore has been graciously supported by the @OCTWS_ ! Hopefully the Ontario contingent has strong showing at the conference!
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9 Aug 2024
I’m really excited to announce that I’ll be starting as an assistant professor at the University of California Riverside @UCRiverside in Fall 2025. I couldn’t have been more impressed with the strength of the students and the generosity of the faculty I met with while visiting!
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Check out our incredible for our third FREED event of 2024 from August 18-24th, leading workshops for students from @uofg and @McMasterU!
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11 Jul 2024
Interested in urban bird ecology or land stewardship. My team is recruiting 3 graduate students (see thread for ads).
If you have applicable bird experience and want to live and work in British Columbia. Get your application(s) in.
Deadlines are fast approaching.
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28 Jun 2024
What a fun and engaging time at #NACCB2024 ! Really awesome meeting new colleagues and catching up with old friends! Pretty nifty way to cap it off as well!
28 Jun 2024
Big week for my team at #NACCB2024 @Society4ConBio meeting. @livw555 @TrianaHohn @ChuJonathan @VanessaHum_ all gave exceptional presentations by sharing the stories of their research. Extra congrats to Johnathan Chu and Vanessa Hum for receiving presentation awards!
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26 Jun 2024
Aspiring grad students at #NACCB2024
We are recruiting 3 PhD students.
1. Movement &survival of non-breeding urban birds
2. Benefits of urban greening on birds & people
3. Influence of Indigenous land stewardship on birds & mammals.
Find me or msg on the app if interested.
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20 Jun 2024
Very pleased to see this out. What started as a grad course assignment turned into a quite large PhD side project! Big thank you to everyone who helped pull this together🙌🏼. Please DM me for a pdf if needed! #passerines #phylogenetics tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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21 Jun 2024
Hey @SCBNorthAmerica !! Really excited to see everyone at #NACCB2024 in a couple days! I'll be presenting my work using animal-borne cameras to study predation by outdoor domestic cats! Come check out my talk if you want a sneak peak at the world from a cat's point-of-view!
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Jonathan Chu retweeted
14 Jun 2024
Want to do a PhD studying birds and urban ecology?
My research team is recruiting a PhD student studying non-breeding ecology and movement of birds in Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Based @SFU @SFUBioSci and collaboration with @ECCCSciTech @ECCCWildlifeSci
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1 Jun 2024
Birds are dying at @SFU and it is preventable! I want to see @FeatherFriendly and bird-friendly designs on our campus. Please sign this petition to help raise awareness to SFU and the public. @SFUBioSci @SFUResearch @SFU_Science
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28 Apr 2024
2nd field season for my #phd is officially underway ! The 1st CatCams have gone on our furry friends here in the south Okanagan ! How many and what types of animals do cats hunt? What welfare risks do they face ? Imma find out 👀
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23 Apr 2024
Guelph Bird Day is back and ready to fly guelphtoday.com:443/grounded…
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8 Apr 2024
#UofG | PhD student Jonathan Chu talks to @GlobalNews about taking his 'cat cam' research to B.C. 🐈⬛
@IntUGrativeBiol @UofGCBS
WATCH: globalnews.ca/news/10407636/…
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9 Apr 2024
New MSc position! Radio-tracking monarch butterflies and bees with @NigelERaine and myself.
@UofGCBS @UofGWeBeIB. Details below.
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4 Apr 2024
Chatted with @sarahcrookall from @CastanetNews about my upcoming 🐈📷CatCam work in the south Okanagan! If you live in the region and have an outdoor cat consider participating in the study! -> uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…
youtu.be/S4UJOJ4bQHM?si=clLf…
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27 Mar 2024
New PhD position available to study Canada Jays in Algonquin Park!
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