December 3, 2021
HIV-infected H9 T-cell, viewed through electron microscope. Photo by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases via Wikimedia Commons
As the international community marked World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Jessica Prodger is collaborating with Research Enterprise to Advance a Cure for HIV, an ambitious multi-institutional project, to find a cure for human immunodeficiency syndrome.
Photo by cottonbro via Pexels
Western's Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children will be launching The Peter Jaffe Lectures on Ending Domestic Violence during National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Dec. 6. This will be an annual public lecture that invites an anti-violence researcher to present of their work.
Victoria Esses, director of NEST. Photo courtesy of the Faculty of Social Science.
The Network for Economics and Social Trends (NEST) has received the 2021 City of London Diversity, Race Relations and Inclusivity Award in recognition for its work towards positive policy impact and social change.
Pathology PhD student Saumik Biswas. Photo by Chris Circelli
Saumik Biswas, CEO and co-founder of Tenomix, a medical technology company aiming to solve inefficiencies in pathology workflow, is among five entrepreneurs making their pitch to potential investors at Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship's Angels' Demo Day on Dec. 3.
Photo by nastya_gepp
A new study led by Human Environments Analysis Laboratory director Jason Gilliland and postdoctoral associate Kendra Nelson Ferguson found connecting online and outdoors, and leisure and health-promoting activities were two main coping strategies that helped teens during the pandemic's first wave.
PhD student Jeremy Lant and Patrick O'Donoghue, Canada Research Chair in chemical biology. Photo by Emily Leighton
A breakthrough genetic discovery from researchers at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is unlocking new clues about why some individuals experience early onset of neurodegenerative diseases.
Left to right: Alexandria Ratzki-Leewing, Dr. Guangyong Zou, Dr. Stewart Harris and Dr. Bridget Ryan. Photo by Frank Neufeld
Led by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry PhD student Alexandria Ratzki-Leewing, and professor Dr. Stewart Harris, the year-long iNPHORM study is the first of its kind to be conducted in the U.S. and gives voice to people living with diabetes and hypoglycemia.
Working at Western
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Virtual winter market
Add a splash of purple to your Holidays. Morrissette Entrepreneurship is hosting a winter market showcasing over 50 Western-founded companies selling apparel, beauty and skincare, food, beverages, and more. Many of the companies will also be offering exclusive discounts for members of the Western Community.
December wellness: Give yourself the gift of self-care
December can be a hectic time, filled with festive excitement, time with family and the optimism for a new year. But many people also experience struggles around over-spending, managing family dynamics or loneliness, and keeping positive and active on shorter, darker and colder days. Western Human Resources along with our EAP partner LifeWorks and pension partner Sun Life have curated a series of articles, videos and even virtual fitness training sessions to help keep you feeling well this holiday season and into the new year.
Business cares food
drive
Western is supporting the Business Cares food drive, joining area businesses and the community to help the London & Area Food Bank and the organizations it supports. Until Dec. 21, non-perishable food items can be donated in the marked grocery carts on campus. The main employee collection locations are in the Support Services Building, 1st and 4th floors.
Submit your winter course readings today
Western Libraries’ course readings service is here to support your in-person, online or hybrid courses for the winter term. Get started today by adding the course readings plugin tool to your OWL course site or send us your syllabus.
Photo of the Week
Cheer on the Mustangs football team this weekend as they compete for the Vanier Cup against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Quebec City. Photo by Brandon VandeCaveye, Western Athletics
Coming Up
Chantelle Richmond. Western Communications file photo
Wednesday, Dec. 8 (11 a.m.)
Traditional knowledge as a powerful driver in research
The Canada Foundation for Innovation's Annual Public Meeting will feature Paul Martin, 21st Prime Minister of Canada, in conversation with Western professor Chantelle Richmond, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and Environment, and Tania Willard, Secwépemc Nation, visual arts professor at University of British Columbia Okanagan.
Thursday, Dec. 9 (12 p.m.)
London community Tuba Christmas
Join faculty and students from Western's Don Wright Faculty of Music this festive season with the return of Tuba Christmas at Covent Garden Market. Performers are welcome to join in, or simply enjoy the performance.
Friday, Dec. 10 (12 p.m.)
Hazel V. Carby on Imperial Intimacies
Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies 2021-22 Speakers Series presents Hazel V. Carby, professor emeritus of American studies at Yale University, to discuss her book, Imperial Intimacies: A Tale of Two Islands.
Western in the News
Aerial view of Mistatin Lake Crater
CBC Quirks and Quarks
Why an ancient crater in Labrador is the perfect place for astronauts to train for a moon mission
Led by Gordon Osinski, a team spent two weeks at the Mistastin Lake Impact Crater, in northern Labrador, to prepare them for a potential trip to the lunar surface.
The New Yorker
The science of mind reading
Adrian Owen and his team have devised a method for communicating with patients in vegetative states, by detecting their unspoken thoughts.
CBC The National
The race to avoid the next pandemic
Ryan Troyer and Stephen Barr are working to help be prepared before the next global health crisis hits. Their latest research, in collaboration with the Royal Ontario Museum, involves analyzing hundreds of samples of bat tissue, aiming to ward off a worst-case scenario by building a bank of coronavirus vaccines.
The London Free Press
Western University researcher: Why youth are Canada's loneliest people
Psychology professor Julie Aitken Schermer breaks down the results from the Statistics Canada survey on loneliness and explains why youth are experiencing the highest levels of loneliness.
Commentary
Photo by Victoria Pickering via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND
Faculty of Arts and Humanities professors Miranda Green-Barteet and Alyssa MacLean on how The Handmaid's Tale obscures the history of slavery, racism and colonialism in Canada.
