May 24, 2024
Members of the Canadian Archeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves. (From left) Sarah Hazell, research archeologist and former Western PhD student, Western anthropology professor Lisa Hodgetts, Governor General Mary Simon, working group co-chairs Andrew Martindale and Kisha Supernant. (Photo source: Cpl Alex Brisson/Rideau Hall)
Two Western researchers are being recognized by Governor General Mary Simon for their work with the Canadian Archeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves (CAAWGUG), one of six recipients of the 2024 Governor General’s Innovation Awards.
(From left) Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Taylor Schmitz and neuroscience PhD student Hayley Shanks. (Photo source: Megan Morris/Schulich Medicine & Dentistry)
A team of researchers from Western, Stanford and University of California, San Francisco have evaluated a new drug for enhancing the brain’s resilience to changes driven by Alzheimer’s in its first human trial. The findings show promising results for patients with mild to moderate forms of the disease.
Also covered by: Medical Xpress
(Photo source: Julide Cakiroglu/Western Communications)
Western professor emeritus Gordon McBean and geography and environment professor James Voogt explain how cities and their residents can adapt to climate change using urban planning strategies in the latest story from the Western News series Our Warming Planet.
(Photo source: kjekol/envato elements)
A new study by biology professor Liana Zanette, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Tasmania, demonstrates kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials fear humans far more than any other predator.
Also covered by: The Times (U.K.), BBC Wildlife Magazine
The Impact Project
Explore how the Western community is collectively contributing to meaningful change in the world, today.
Matthew Dawkins (Image source: Crystal Carter/Western Communications)
Matthew Dawkins: How literature can change the world.
Coming Up
May 30 (1 to 2 p.m.)
Mass capture: Photography and Chinese exclusion in Canada
Join Lily Cho, vice-provost and associate vice-president (international) and professor of English and writing studies for a presentation on the history of photography and Chinese exclusion in Canada. Cho will share how images of early Chinese migrants can help honour the lives of those who lived through this era in Canada’s history. IGAB Atrium. Register online.
May 30 or 31 (TBD)
Wellness walk
Enjoy a wellness walk through Western's beautiful nature trails. Walks are held Thursdays or Fridays. Email Ben at bsouriol@uwo.ca for the schedule.
Working at Western
(Photo source: Darryl Lahteenmaa/Western Communications)
Graduate Student Innovation Scholars program
Do you know a Western graduate student looking to become a force of change in today’s dynamic innovation landscape? The Graduate Student Innovation Scholars program allows students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-world technology projects, focusing on entrepreneurship, commercialization and knowledge transfer.
Post of the Week
Earlier this week we shared the final video in the Campus Conversations social media video series with President Alan Shepard and music students Madeline, Matthew, Ocean and Nicholas. The series was shared on Instagram and TikTok throughout the month of May. You can watch the full conversation on the Music website to learn more about the students' experience at Western and what the future holds for opera. (Source: @WesternUniversity on Instagram)
Western in the News
In addition to the news above, your colleagues have been featured in the following media outlets.
This James Webb Space Telescope cropped image captures an area northeast of the heart of the Orion Nebula. (Photo source: NASA/ESA/CSA, E. Dartois, E. Habart, PDRs4All ERS team)
Forbes
Orion Nebula captured in stunning new James Webb Telescope photo
Led by physics and astronomy professors Els Peeters and Jan Cami, a team of researchers have released stunning new images of the Orion Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, focusing on the "Orion Bar" and offering unprecedented insights into star formation.
CTV National News
Potential cure for ALS
New research, led by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Michael Strong, has identified a path toward a cure for ALS by targeting the interaction between two proteins to halt or reverse the disease's progression.
The Weather Network
Ontario researchers examine why wildfires and tornadoes have tangly relationship
As wildfire season intensifies, David Sills, executive director of the Northern Tornadoes Project, explains how he and his team are exploring if wildfire smoke may have an impact on tornado formation.
