July 15, 2022
Career launch participants. Back row (left to right) – Sydney Joao, Nicholas Logan, Natasha Ng’ang’a, Laura Ramirez, Neisa Long, Lauren Poeta; front row (left to right) – Laura Mantz, Jessica Ouko, Madeleine Allard, Skye Barbato, Jacky Na, Pearley Nguyen. (Photo source: Geoff Robins)
In what could be a first among Canadian universities, Western has hired 12 recent graduates as part of a career-launch initiative to turn homegrown student talent into change-making campus staff.
Engineering professor Ryan Willing (right) and student aid Jessica Kerr (left) are part of the team researching knee pain (Photo source: Debora Van Brenk/Western Communications)
Ryan Willing, engineering professor and member of Western’s Bone and Joint Institute, is part of an international team of researchers that has received $2.3-million from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to continue testing innovative sensors that would prevent repeat knee replacements.
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Five Western alumni have been appointed to the Order of Canada, joining more than 7,600 people whose service has shaped society, ignited imaginations and united communities.
This image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on Dec. 2, 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft (Image source: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Wikimedia Commons)
Rachel Cabunoc (Photo source: Keri Ferguson/Western Communications)
More than 460 individuals participated in Western’s latest cohort of the Excellence in Leadership training program. Participants share their experiences and learnings from this comprehensive program with Western News.
Melanie Peacock (Submitted photo)
Calgary-based professor, mentor, advocate and entrepreneur Melanie Peacock, MBA’90, is honoured to be the new president of the Western Alumni Association.
Working at Western
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Featured job opportunities
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Animal Care Technician I, AVCS (26427 multiple vacancies)
Manage the cleaning duties associated with the animal care and veterinary services department in accordance with all standard operating procedures.
Postgraduate Academic Program Coordinator, Family Medicine (23501)
Provide expertise, coordination and support for family medicine residents in the area of academic education.
Liaison Officer, Office of the Registrar (27498, 27499 multiple vacancies)
Provide support in recruiting and retaining the best possible students to Western.
Photo of the Week
To kick of Electric Vehicle Week, Canada's Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra (second from left) announced $550-million in new incentives through the government’s medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles program during a visit to Western’s Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research on Monday. Joining the minister (L-R) is Daniel Breton, president and CEO of Electric Mobility Canada; Lesley Rigg, Western's vice-president (research); and Peter White, Western's executive director, government relations and strategic partnerships. (Photo source: Marcia Steyaert/Western Communications)
Coming Up
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Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays until October (various times)
FOGS plant sale
Looking for some new flowers to brighten up your outdoor space? The Friends of the Gardens (FOGS) is hosting weekly plant sales on Mondays from noon to 2 p.m., Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon, in the garden located southeast of the Biological and Geological Sciences Building. Payment is cash only.
Wednesday, July 21 (12:30 p.m.)
Information session: Morrissette Accelerator
Learn more about the Morrissette Accelerator program, the application process and requirements during this virtual session. The Morrissette Accelerator is an in-person immersive, four-month program for new entrepreneurs. The program is open to students, staff, faculty and alumni and provides mentorship, education and $12,000 in funding.
Thursday, July 21 (12 to 1:30 p.m.)
Intersectional Realities: Resisting, Supporting, Healing
The Office of EDI is hosting a virtual presentation that examines how we can work together to ensure the 2SLGBTQ+ community is seen and heard. University of Toronto professor Andrew B. Campbell will discuss and share his experience on the struggles faced within the Black 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Western in the News
Sarah Gallagher (Photo source: Frank Neufeld)
The Globe and Mail
NASA unveils James Webb Space Telescope’s first set of colour images
Western Space director Sarah Gallagher comments on this week’s release of the first colour images from the newly commissioned James Webb Space Telescope. These images demonstrate a massive shift in astronomers’ capacity to observe and understand our universe.
CNN International
Scientists say cause of long-COVID symptoms identified
Dr. Michael Nicholson discusses the results of an innovative lung-imaging study from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry that helps identify the cause of long-COVID symptoms.
CBC Canada Tonight (29:20)
New census data reveals multi-generational homes are on the rise in Canada
New census data released this week provides insight on the changing makeup of Canadian families. Sociology professor Kate Choi talks about what the data reveals about multi-dimensional households in Canada.
BBC Worklife
Is it up to employees to fix the remote-work promotion gap?
How will remote work influence chances of promotions when in-office workers get more face time with the people who promote them? Ivey professor Martha Maznevski discusses ways to build trust when working remotely.
Commentary
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National standards, government-funded housing and proactive, unannounced inspections are just some of the actions the federal government could support to improve migrant farm workers’ employer-provided housing, according to nursing professor C. Susana Caxaj.
