August 4, 2023 JWST/NIRCam composite image of the Ring Nebula (Image source: NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST Ring Nebula Team; photo/image processing by Roger Wesson) The James Webb Space Telescope has recorded stunning new images of the iconic Ring Nebula (Messier 57). The images were released Thursday by an international team of astronomers, including Western researchers. (From left) Graduate student Max Campbell and engineering professor Emily Lalone are developing a tool to improve wrist position during X-rays. (Photo source: Antwayne Stewart/Western Engineering) The Frugal Biomedical Innovations program is developing new medical technologies to improve health-care access for patients in remote and low-resource communities worldwide, without compromising quality. Anton Allahar (Photo source: Western Communications) At a ceremony recognizing Emancipation Day on Aug. 1, sociology professor emeritus Anton Allahar shared the important message that while many people think of emancipation as a synonym for freedom, slaves may have been emancipated but they were not set free. (Photo source: Kamaji Ogino/Pexels) Children in homes facing food insecurity have a higher percentage of health-care visits for mental or substance use disorders compared to their peers, according to new Western-led research. (Fifth and sixth from left) Hailey Wettlaufer and Rebecca Asselstine with young women journalists of Msichana Tai TV (Photo source: MikonoYetu) Master’s students Hailey Wettlaufer and Rebecca Asselstine are interning with Western Heads East in Mwanza, Tanzania to educate and encourage aspiring female journalists. William Van Hemessen (Submitted photo) Biology graduate student William Van Hemessen is conducting an inventory of mushroom species in southern Ontario’s Carolinian Zone to increase understanding of macrofungi and to document rare species. Working at WesternThe Grad Club (Photo source: Caroline Diezyn/SOGS Communications) Grad Club closed for renovations Course readings service New learning opportunities Photo of the WeekIllustrator Yujia Liu, MA’20, snapped this photo of the sun setting over “The Tropical House,” the largest greenhouse on campus which is open to visitors Tuesdays through Thursdays 1 to 4 p.m. (Photo source: Yujia Liu) Coming UpThe inner region of the Orion Nebula as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument. (Image source: NASA, ESA, CSA, PDRs4All ERS Team) August 5 (8:30 to 11 p.m.) August 8 (2 to 2:20 p.m.) August 9 (12:10 to 12:30 p.m./ 12:30 to 12:50 p.m.) Western in the NewsMadeline Hall (Photo source: Julia LoRusso) CBC Music CTV News BBC Sounds Global News CommentaryNicole Campbell (Photo source: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry) In this University Affairs opinion piece, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Nicole Campbell and BMSc grad Asil El Galad discuss the definition of a "hidden curriculum," its impact on students and educators and what can be done to lessen its impact. |