July 29, 2022
Pathology professor and Métis forensic pathologist Dr. Rebekah Jacques (Photo source: Nation Wong)
A Métis forensic pathologist and professor in pathology and laboratory medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Dr. Rebekah Jacques has been appointed to the new National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials.
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With a goal to lower the risks of neurodevelopmental disorders, Western BrainsCAN researchers are investigating what happens to a baby's developing brain when an infection occurs during pregnancy.
Western writer-in-residence for 2022-2023 January Rogers (Submitted photo)
Hoping to use her new role as an incubator of ideas to inspire others, January Rogers is Western's 2022-23 writer-in-residence. A Mohawk/Tuscarora writer from Six Nations of the Grand River, she works in page poetry, spoken word performance poetry, video poetry and recorded poetry with music.
Natalie Thirsk (Photo source: Western Athletics)
Mustangs track and field athlete Natalie Thirsk and head coach Vickie Croley are in Birmingham, England this weekend competing for Team Canada in the Commonwealth Games.
Western students and twin sisters Swathi and Sharabi Anphalagan (Submitted photo)
Twin sisters and medical sciences students Sharabi and Swathi Anphalagan have self-published four books focused on health and inclusion, a series entitled Twin Tales.
Members of the Western Engineering Rocketry Team: (top, L-R) Paul Belvedere, Charles Ahn, Khushi Patel, Pierre Laurendeau, Niall Bannigan; (bottom, L-R) Tavleen Dhindsa, Jess Kerr, Giorgio Chassikos (Submitted photo)
Members of the student-led Western Engineering Rocketry Team recently competed in the world’s largest university rocket engineering competition in New Mexico where their homemade rocket reached top speed at Mach 0.927.
Working at Western
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Causes and consequences of math anxiety in children
Western BrainsCAN has recently launched a webpage to offer tips and strategies for parents and families whose children are struggling with math. The site includes a webinar discussion featuring psychology professor Daniel Ansari and Thames Valley District School Board principal Scott Askey. They address questions such as “how early does math anxiety start?” and “is there such thing as a math brain?”
2022 Award of Excellence nominations
Faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to nominate an individual staff member or a team who make an outstanding contribution to our campus community. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 30.
Featured job opportunities
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Pedagogist, Faculty of Education (27593 multiple vacancies)
Lead early childhood educators’ pedagogical development and their licensed childcare facilities’ pedagogical projects. These positions are located on-site, in-person in British Columbia.
Laboratory Supervisor, Chemistry (27610)
Provide operational leadership in the maintenance of and safe work practices in laboratory sessions.
Project Specialist, Learning and Development (27592)
Play a key role in advancing a variety of learning and organizational development projects and initiatives.
Photo of the Week
On July 26, Ivey dean Sharon Hodgson (centre) and members of Ivey's women in asset management (WAM) program opened the Toronto Stock Exchange, celebrating the program’s creation and Ivey’s commitment to addressing the gender gap in asset management. Believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, WAM is a free 14-week program that offers female undergraduate students in-class training and an internship at an asset management firm. (Photo source: Mark Blinch)
Coming Up
Western's emergency weather siren (Photo source: Facilities Management)
Emergency weather siren testing
Live monthly testing of Western’s emergency weather siren has resumed. Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. For more information about the weather siren visit https://uwo.ca/weather_siren.
Wednesday, August 10
See the Line
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is hosting two events that will further your understanding of concussion and recovery. Learn about concussion treatment and how to care for patients during an education session from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.. There is a cost to attend. In the afternoon, gain insight into concussion research from world-class medical experts during the community symposium from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Register for the first event here and the second event here. Registration deadline is
Wednesday, Aug. 3.
Western in the News
History and Indigenous studies professor Cody Groat (Photo source: Robert Rombouts )
The New York Times
Indigenous leaders want the Vatican to return their heritage
History and Indigenous studies professor Cody Groat shares insight on the repatriation of Indigenous cultural items from the Vatican Museum and says once these items are returned to their communities they will “help revitalize our culture and our nations.”
New Scientist
Hibernating beetles break down and regrow their muscles on demand
Insect physiologists studied the hibernating Colorado potato beetle and discovered that it breaks down mitochondria in its flight muscle in preparation for winter and then spontaneously regrows it to prepare for flight in the spring.
The Globe and Mail
Long line-ups have defined life since the pandemic began. Research shows we can minimize frustrations easily
Science dean Matt Davison discusses what statistical analysis shows about the most efficient ways to move through long line-ups.
CTV Toronto
Half a million Toronto residents sweltering in apartments with no A/C in summer heat
As the summer heat sets in, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Anna Gunz says we need to be thinking about the climate crisis and the air pollution crisis as a health crisis as well.
Commentary
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, hundreds of bodies have been found buried in areas invaded by Russian soldiers, many of them showing signs of torture (Photo source: VOA/Wikimedia Commons)
Valerie Oosterveld, law professor and associate director of the Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction, suggests a trauma-informed, survivor-centric approach is needed to ensure justice for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine.
