![]() Aug. 9, 2024 ![]() (Image design: Julide Cakiroglu/Western Communications) In this latest installment from the Western News “Our Warming Planet” series, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Anna Gunz and health studies professor Lesley Gittings explore the direct and indirect effects of climate change on our health. ![]() Julian Birkinshaw (Photo source: Luis Mora) For new Ivey Business School Dean Julian Birkinshaw, returning to campus this month is like coming home. A proud Ivey graduate (MBA’91, PhD’95), Birkinshaw vividly recalls his life-changing first case class more than 30 years ago. ![]() Florentine Strzelczyk (Submitted) Originally from Germany, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Florentine Strzelczyk has been named a recipient of this year’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, which honour inspirational immigrants who've made a positive impact. ![]() Michael Newark’s hand-drawn analysis of the tracks of Stratford and Woodstock F4 tornadoes (Submitted) Western has launched The Michael Newark Digitized Tornado Archive, a partnership between the Northern Tornadoes Project and Western Libraries to preserve Canada's tornado history. Also covered by: The Weather Network, CBC London and Academica’s Top Ten newsletter ![]() ![]() Coming UpAugust 16 to 18 August 26 (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) ![]() Working at Western(Photo source: Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) Apply as a host for the Black Leadership University Experience (Western B.L.U.E.) program 2024 Western Award of Excellence ![]() Photo of the WeekStudents from Kyung Hee University in South Korea are visiting Western from August 3 to 17 for an intensive experiential learning program focused on human rights in Canada. (Tony Bi/Western International) ![]() Western in the NewsIn addition to the news above, your colleagues have been featured in the following media outlets. Luke Stark (Photo source: Western Communications) The Globe and Mail Global News CTV's The Social ![]() |