November 12, 2021
Students check out their peers' nascent businesses during Global Entrepreneurship Week at Western. Photo by Darryl Lahteenmaa, Western Communications
A new Founders Program through Morrissette Entrepreneurship offers 10 students per year access to education, mentorship, a tuition bursary valued at $20,000 across three years, and the opportunity to grow their entrepreneurial network and leadership.
Photo courtesy of University Students' Council
Western’s health and safety team and local public health officials are lauding the campus community for maintaining compliance around COVID-19 safety protocols while encouraging continued vigilance as winter approaches.
Loran scholars Abygail Montague, Stephanie Urena Rodriguez and Megan Matlock
Abygail Montague, along with fellow first-year students, Megan Matlock and Stephanie Urena Rodriguez, was selected from 6,000 applicants to receive the prestigious four-year Loran scholarship recognizing strength of character, commitment to service and entrepreneurial spirit. Montague recently created an online platform celebrate and support Black entrepreneurs.
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A new joint project between the Faculty of Engineering and Fanshawe’s Centre for Research and Innovation, in collaboration with London Hydro, is investigating household energy consumption for electric vehicles and how weather factors affect energy use when recharging the vehicles.
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A team led by Canada Research Chair Haojie Mao has discovered hockey helmets are good at mitigating direct hits but could be improved to withstand indirect blows. And now they're working with Bauer Hockey on future helmet designs.
Western's first Aging Globally: Lessons from Scandinavia class in 2018 (Submitted photo)
Western has received $3 million from Canada’s new Global Skills Opportunity program to provide 298 more Western students the opportunity to gain global experience.
Michelle Mottola. Photo by Frank Neufeld
November 14 marks World Diabetes Day, highlighting the importance of access to care. As one of North America’s top researchers in the study of exercise during pregnancy, Michelle Mottola empowers women to prioritize their health to prevent complications such as gestational diabetes.
Working at Western
The Office of Sustainability conducts annual waste audits to determine the campus's waste composition and develop potential improvements to waste reduction programs. (Photo courtesy of Facilities Management)
Waste reduction at Western: 5 fast facts
Part of the university's sustainability strategy is to increase awareness about eco-friendly waste management. The Office of Sustainability provides five facts about how the campus community can help win the ‘war on waste’.
Coffee Day for United Way
For every large and extra-large coffee or hot chocolate or hot beverage purchased across campus on Thursday, Nov. 18, Hospitality Services will donate 25 cents to support the United Way of Elgin Middlesex.
Alert Ready
The campus community is being advised that Alert Ready – Canada’s emergency alerting system – will be tested across Canada on Wednesday, Nov. 17, specifically at 12:55 p.m. in Ontario. For more information about Alert WesternU and how to customize your account visit: alert.westernu.ca.
Landscape Services team prepares for upcoming winter season
Earlier this week, Western's landscape services team rolled out a full complement of snow removal vehicles for their third annual mock snow event in preparation for the winter ahead.
Discovery Western virtual winter girls club
Registration is open with select spots available for Engineering's virtual winter girls club for students in grades 3 to 8. This program runs for seven weeks and includes an activity kit for each participant.
Take care. Get the flu shot
Western's flu immunization clinic in the Graphic Services building has been extended to Friday, Nov. 19 for Western students and employees. No appointments required.
Photo of the Week
In honour of Remembrance Day, the Western Archives have been sharing images from the World Wars. This photo depicts the No. 10 Stationary Hospital, where 118 Western students cared for more than 30,000 patients during WWI. Photo from the Way We Were Collection Plate 143, 1917
Coming Up
Image from Western International
Monday, Nov. 15 (11 a.m.)
Equity, diversity, inclusion and the international student experience
Associate vice-president of equity, diversity and inclusion Opiyo Oloya will share insights from his own experience as a newcomer to Canada and through his conversations with international students and student leaders on campus. This presentation will be followed by a discussion on how we can make our campus community more inclusive and improve the sense of belonging for international students.
Wednesday, Nov. 17 (9 a.m.)
Africa-Western collaborations day: A mini summit on climate change adaptations in Africa
Climate change has and will continue to impact livelihoods and the health of people. Concerted, coordinated and collaborative efforts are needed to reverse the current trend of a rapidly warming global climate. Join the Africa Institute to hear African and Canadian experts discuss how Africa is mitigating the changing climate conditions.
Wednesday, Nov. 17 (12 p.m.)
Innovation Ambassadors monthly speaker series
This month’s event on the translation and commercialization of the microbiome will be hosted by WORLDiscoveries business development manager Colin Macaulay, featuring Jeremy Burton, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor and director of the Canadian Centre for Human microbiome and Probiotics, and Thomas Tompkins, research and innovation director with Lallemand Bio Ingredients.
Thursday, Nov. 18 (10 a.m.)
Power and Global Health Day
This year’s climate-ethics-themed Power and Global Health Day will include virtual workshops, discussions and keynote lectures with Daniel Wildcat, professor at Haskell Indian Nations University, and Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Anna Gunz.
Nov. 16 to 18
From resistance to reconciliation
This Joanne Goodman lecture series featuring Bill Waiser, distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan and author of more than a dozen books, will examine the history of Indigenous/non-Indigenous relations in Saskatchewan from the late nineteenth century to the present through the life and legacy of Almighty Voice.
Western in the News
Dr. Ruth Lanius. Western University file photo
TVO
What is a moral injury — and how can it be treated?
With COVID-19 having overwhelmed Ontario hospitals at points during the pandemic, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Professor Dr. Ruth Lanius has turned her attention to how moral injuries could be affecting health-care workers.
CBC Your Morning
Canadian veteran reflects on the 100th anniversary of the poppy
This year marks 100 years of the poppy. Dr. Vivian McAlister, retired military surgeon and director of the Office of Military Academic Medicine at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, reflects on the poppy’s significance as a symbol of resilience, honour and support.
Toronto Star
Students win $10K scholarship
Biology student Brooke Gelinas, this year’s recipient of the Ontario Power Generation’s expanded John Wesley Beaver Scholarship Program, is an infinite reach facilitator for the Métis Nation of Ontario. As an upper-year post-secondary Métis student, she helps incoming students adjust to university life.
CBC London
Research project gives a voice to London's SoHo neighbourhood
Western public history students are looking for stories to bring to life the rich history of London’s SoHo neighbourhood. The area, which was once a medical and manufacturing hub, will soon be the site of a new residential district that will fuse the past with the present.
Commentary
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Political science students Valere Gaspard and Alec Mazurek on how the province can adjust Ontario's election spending law to ensure fairness and equality without infringing upon freedom of expression.
