February 23, 2024
MacKenzie Brash (Submitted photo)
Calling it one of the best experiences of her life, MacKenzie Brash, BA’17, MA’18 explored Malta’s history and culture while receiving the Global and Intercultural Engagement Honour. Now available to graduate students, the program enables those who complete it to receive a special distinction on their official transcript.
Stephanie Marley (Image source: Rob Potter/Western Communications)
Stephanie Marley, BA'99, daughter of reggae stars Bob and Rita Marley, is educating and empowering fellow citizens in constitutional reform with the Wake Up Jamaica campaign.
Soheila Esfahani (Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications photo)
Drawing inspiration from her Iranian heritage, artist and professor Soheila Esfahani created the winning design for a new coin now in circulation through the Royal Canadian Mint collection Celebrating Canada’s Diversity.
Poster of a flattened (Mercator) projection of the Huygens probe's view of Saturn's moon Titan (Image source: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)
Earth sciences professor Catherine Neish and her collaborators have discovered the conditions of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, make it non-habitable. This discovery means it is far less likely we will ever find life in the outer solar system.
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A new study led by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Sarah Cuschieri reveals a connection between higher body mass index in women and the likelihood of experiencing long COVID.
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Ivey professor Diane-Laure Arjaliès, and a team of researchers at the Ivey Sustainable Finance Lab, have found regenerative agriculture offers a path towards more sustainable farming practices, benefiting both the environment and farmers' long-term well-being.
Working at Western
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Pension plans offer new Sustainable Global Equity Fund
Western’s Joint Pension Board has launched a new Sustainable Global Equity Fund. Members of the pension plans who want to invest in a way that creates a positive impact in areas aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Photo of the Week
While some stayed at Western this week, much of campus was quiet as students took the time to relax and study during reading week. (Photo source: @Westernumusic via @Westernuniversity on Instagram)
Coming Up
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SDG Week Canada
This national collaboration aims to increase awareness and engagement with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Western's SDG Week will feature a few events outside of the national week, including one in the Music Building featuring pieces inspired by the data collected by the Northern Tornadoes Project.
February 26 (6 p.m.)
Free film screening: 20 Days in Mariupol
To mark two years of the war in Ukraine, the TJ Centre, Western Libraries and several other areas across campus are hosting a film screening of the Academy Award nominated documentary 20 Days in Mariupol. Weldon Library, Community Room.
February 27 (noon to 2 p.m.)
Speak On It! with Matthew Dawkins
Join author Matthew Dawkins, BA'23, at the Western Bookstore for a reading of his debut novel, Until We Break, followed by an interactive Q&A session.
February 29 (5 to 7 p.m.)
meromictic: opening reception
Unravel the layers of time at this artLAB gallery exhibition, exploring Crawford Lake's significance. This small lake near Milton, Ont., marked as the starting point of the Anthropocene, holds layers of untouched sediment revealing human impact. The exhibit, that runs until March 14, features seven artists paired with specimens from southwestern Ontario, using stratigraphy to showcase the complexity of this proposed geological epoch.
February 29 (4 to 5:30 p.m.)
Speak on It! featuring Michaëlle Jean
As part of the Robbins-Ollivier speakers’ series to showcase the diversity of Black excellence across disciplines and professions, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean will close out the series and wrap up Black History Month. McKellar Room, UCC.
Western in the News
Catherine Neish (Submitted photo)
Space.com
Saturn's ocean moon Titan may not be able to support life after all
A new study by Earth sciences professor Catherine Neish shows that the underground ocean of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and similar oceans inside other icy moons in the outer solar system, may lack the organic chemistry necessary for life.
CBC Afternoon Drive
New study looks at fuel for smaller nuclear reactors
Chemistry professor Samantha Gateman discusses her research exploring the safe production and storage of fuel for small modular reactors, considered the future of nuclear energy.
Cottage Life
Great Lakes’ ice coverage is at a record low
The Great Lakes have hit a historic low for ice coverage this year. Katrina Moser, geography and environment professor and chair, says there is no question climate change is playing a role in the long-term trend of decreasing ice coverage.
CTV London
‘These areas should be left for the river’
As the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority contemplates a planning application to build on a floodplain in London, Ont., geography and environment professor emeritus Slobodan Simonivic explains why these areas should be left for the river.
Commentary
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If the video game industry is booming, why are there so many layoffs? Researchers across Canada, including DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies professor Johanna Weststar, discuss this issue in this article republished from The Conversation.
