July 21, 2023
(From left) Julian Brimelow, Northern Hail Project (NHP) executive director, Madeleine Richer, 4th year student and summer intern, and NHP field coordinator Devon Healy with a hail disdrometer in Calgary (Photo source: Jeff Renaud/Western Communications)
The Northern Hail Project has grown from three to 10 researchers and has installed 19 hail disdrometers that will record storm data within and around Calgary.
Research assistant Anjutha Selvaraj holding the autoinjector (Submitted photo)
A research team has developed a new 3-D printed, open-source autoinjector – a device designed to deliver a single dose of medicine – for a tenth of the cost of a similar store-bought product.
University College (Photo source: Western Communications)
Western will host the International Association for College Admission Counseling Conference in July 2024, becoming the first university to host the annual conference twice in the three decades since it was first held.
Prof studying what students and teachers need to thrive
Students, staff and faculty attended Out at the Beach to kick off Pride Month on campus this year (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications)
Education professor Wayne Martino studies trans-affirmative education, investigating what students and teachers need to thrive at school. His newest research project comes amid an “intensification of hate and transphobia,” making it more urgent than ever.
Mariya Tsybulnyk (Photo source: Ivey Communications)
Pediatrician turned MBA student Mariya Tsybulnyk has found a new home at Ivey after fleeing her hometown of Kharkiv last year to escape the Russia-Ukraine war.
Oleksiy Zaika, MSc'15, PhD'23 and Sydney Robinson, MESc'21 (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
Sydney Robinson met Oleksiy Zaika on their first day of bootcamp in the Western Medical Innovation Fellowship program. Since then, they have created an automatically adjustable prosthetic socket and founded Vessl Prosthetics Inc.
Working at Western
Volunteers handing out healthy snacks and water at a Care Hub during Orientation Week 2022 (Photo source: Student Experience)
Orientation Week Care Hubs: Call for volunteers
Three Care Hubs will be set up on campus during Orientation Week (Sept. 4 to 9). Students can access the hubs for a variety of needs, including wayfinding, nourishment and crisis support. If you are able to help at the hubs, please complete this survey by Aug. 4. Training sessions for volunteers will be made available.
Western Farmers Market
Get your local fix at the Western Farmers Market every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the open space in front of McIntosh Gallery. Find fresh produce, baked goods, candles and more.
Photo of the Week
This week, campers took part in a massive game of "octopus" to warm up for Sport Western track camp, where they learn the fundamentals of running, jumping and throwing. (Photo source: Sport Western)
Coming Up
Representation of the Dragonfly landing on Titan (Image source: Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory)
July 22 (8:30 to 11 p.m.)
Dragonfly: A Rotorcraft Lander at Titan
Catherine Neish, professor of Earth sciences and NASA astrobiology team lead will discuss NASA's Dragonfly mission – a daring adventure that sends a drone-like spacecraft to Titan, Saturn's icy moon, unveiling the secrets of life's origins. Look through telescopes, talk to astronomers and ask questions. No registration required. Held at the Cronyn Observatory.
July 23 (12 p.m.)
London Pride Parade
Join colleagues and students for the London Pride Parade. New meet location: Queens Avenue, Zone A. Please arrive before 12 p.m. and wear purple if possible.
July 26 (12 to 1 p.m.)
Vibrant Workplaces: Empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities
Join trans inclusion trainer Delphinium Araya for an engaging discussion on creating a 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusive culture in the workplace. Learn actionable tools you can start using right away to foster an inclusive and affirming workplace for two-spirit, queer and trans people. Event takes place on Zoom.
Western in the News
Dr. Leigh Sowerby (Photo source: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry)
Global News
Post-COVID smell problems? Ontario researchers investigate treatments
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Leigh Sowerby is examining parosmia, a post-COVID smell disorder that distorts a person’s sense of smell so scents once found pleasant – like coffee, chocolate or perfume – smell foul instead.
The Globe and Mail
Indigenous communities face harsher effects from wildfire smoke
As wildfires continue to burn in parts of Canada, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Nicole Redvers recalls experiencing the “summer of smoke” in Yellowknife in 2014 and reflects on why Indigenous communities continue to be disproportionately affected by wildfire smoke.
CBC News
Canada's Tornado Alley may be moving from Prairies to Ontario-Quebec, warn researchers
Northern Tornadoes Project researchers discuss the growing concern that Canada’s tornado epicentre is moving toward the country’s most densely populated zone in Ontario and Quebec.
CTV News Channel
Housing crisis felt by newcomers to Canada
Nursing professor Abe Oudshoorn explains the impact of the housing crisis on newcomers to Canada and the compounding factors that are creating pressure on affordable housing across the country.
Commentary
Panama's Schiandra Gonzalez, left, and Canada's Ashley Lawrence during a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer match in Monterrey, Mexico, July 8, 2022. (Photo source: Fernando Llano/AP Photo)
With the women’s FIFA World Cup kicking off this week, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Jane Thornton discusses female soccer player health and the importance of the athlete’s perspective in bridging the data gap in this Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal article.
