March 8, 2024
(From left) Ziyana Kotadia and Aisha Imana (Image source: Nicholas Logan/Western Communications)
Inspired by their advocacy work at Western, Ziyana Kotadia, BA’23, and fourth-year international relations student Aisha Imana are championing gender justice and equality at the upcoming session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
(Photo source: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry)
As one of the oldest living alumni of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Dr. Marie Jeanne Ferrari, BA’55, MD’59, has been breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations since receiving an MD 65 years ago.
Nathan Wang (Photo source: Storyhouse)
Health Sciences student Nathan Wang is pushing his boundaries to experience something he never thought he would at Western. Wang and his cohort used live performances to share research as part of the Storyhouse program.
Amrit Ahluwalia (Photo source: Sylvia Mioduszewska/five|one|nine photography)
With over a decade of experience in higher education, Amrit Ahluwalia has been appointed the new executive director of Western Continuing Studies. Ahluwalia hopes to use his expertise to enhance programs for diverse learners, including working professionals and underemployed newcomers.
The Milky Way arching above a pair of telescopes at KPNO (Image source: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/ B. Tafreshi)
A new study led by Western Space astronomer Paul Wiegert looks at the chance of asteroid Apophis redirecting and colliding with Earth. Wiegert and his team calculated the paths of all known asteroids to rule out planetary impact.
Jennifer Guo (Photo sources: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry/Canadian Forces Naval Reserve Division)
Naval officer Jennifer Guo is the only student in Canada training to be both a dentist and a scientist. Now in her third year of the Dental Clinician-Scientist (DCS) program at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Guo is prepared to embrace future challenges and hopes to inspire others in the process.
Working at Western
Sarah El Kababji (Photo source: Sylvia Mioduszewska/ five|one|nine photography)
Spring courses open for registration
Refresh your skillset this spring with professional development courses through Western Continuing Studies. No matter where you are in your career, you can improve your existing knowledge or branch out into a new subject area.
Securing your Zoom sessions
For those who use Zoom for meetings, be sure to secure your sessions to avoid unauthorized individuals gaining access. Western Technology Services offers a number of training videos and best practices for using Zoom.
Required training
Human Resources provides a full range of health and safety courses. While some courses are mandatory for all faculty, staff and volunteers, there may be additional courses required depending on your role or duties at Western. Confirm your specific training requirements with your supervisor.
Photo of the Week
Hundreds of fellow alumni, students, staff and faculty showed their purple pride and helped to celebrate the founding of Western during Western Day on March 7. (Photo source: Steve Anderson/Western Communications)
Coming Up
(Photo source: Claus Andersen/Don Wright Faculty of Music)
March 8 to 10
Opera at Western
Enjoy a charming comic opera performed by students at the Don Wright Faculty of Music as part of their final production of the year: Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring. Tickets available online or at the door.
March 11 (noon to 12:20 p.m.)
Mindful moments
Relax, recharge and refocus with weekly drop-in mindfulness practices live on Zoom.
March 12 (1:30 to 3 p.m.)
Therapy dogs
Do you know someone who could benefit from some canine cuddles? The St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dogs will be back next Thursday at D. B. Weldon Library, Community Room.
March 12 (7 p.m.)
On Glaciers: A conversation with Paul Walde and Emmanuelle Arnaud
Join University of Victoria professor Paul Walde and University of Guelph professor Emmanuelle Arnaud for this virtual event to explore questions about climate anxiety and environmental collapse. Moderated by McIntosh Gallery curator Helen Gregory, the two will discuss themes related to the gallery’s current exhibition. Registration is required.
March 14 (1 to 2:30 p.m.)
Game Lab
Collaborate with people from across campus including professors, students and the London community to invent new board games, party games and card games. This weekly event is hosted by Sheila Heti, the Alice Munro Chair in Creativity. No registration required.
March 14 (7 p.m.)
Storyhouse winter finale
Join colleagues for an evening unlike any other, as Western's Storyhouse presents live narrative performances that explore new research through storytelling.
Western in the News
Sharon Wei (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
CBC London Morning
If extreme weather was music, what would it sound like?
Student composers created music to represent extreme weather, tornadoes and the Earth’s warming temperatures. Music student Ryan Duffy and professor Sharon Wei shared details about the Music Gallery as part of SDG week.
NPR’s Consider This podcast
Are we alone in the Universe?
Earth sciences professor Catherine Neish explains her research demonstrating the inhabitability of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
CBC Quirks and Quarks
A cannibal star shows signs of its last meal
New research co-authored by physics and astronomy professor emeritus John Landstreet reveals a 'scar,' on a white dwarf star which he explains was likely caused by an asteroid propelled towards it by its strong magnetic field.
The Globe and Mail
Couple that spent nearly $80,000 on IVF says new B.C. funding could have saved years of stress
Sociology professor Kate Choi provides expert insight in an article about the B.C. government covering the costs of fertility treatments in the province.
Commentary
Sunil Gurmukh (Photo source: Western Law)
In an opinion piece published by the Toronto Star, Law professor and assistant dean (EDID) Sunil Gurmukh calls for Canadians to support the Online Harms bill’s changes to the Canadian Human Rights Act as an important way to fight hate both online and offline.
