September 15, 2023 Special Olympics athlete Valentina Mejia (left) and first-year health sciences student Jason Ling (Photo source: Steve Anderson/Western Communications) First-year students connected with each other and experienced the incredible work of 20 local non-profit organizations, including motionball activities with Special Olympics athletes, during Orientation Serves on Saturday, Sept. 9. Matthew Kolisnyk (left) and Karnig Kazazian (Photo source: Jeff Renaud/Western Communications) Combining functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and machine learning, PhD candidates Matthew Kolisnyk and Karnig Kazazian have discovered a ground-breaking method for predicting which patients in the intensive care unit will survive severe brain injury. Drs. Xiao Zhen Zhou (left) and Kun Ping Lu (Photo source: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry) Researchers from Western and Brown University have made groundbreaking progress towards identifying the root cause and potential therapy for preeclampsia – a complication in eight per cent of pregnancies and a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality. (Clockwise from top left) Cheryl Forchuk, Dr. Ruth Lanius, Tilottama Rajan, Marlys Koschinsky, Alan MacEachern, Isaac Luginaah and Antonio Calcagno (Image source: Rob Potter/Western Communications) Leading international scholar in Romantic literature Tilottama Rajan was awarded the 2023 Chauveau Medal and six Western scholars were elected as new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – the highest honour an individual can achieve in the arts, sciences and social sciences. Asghar Ghorbanpour (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications) Math professor Asghar Ghorbanpour was recognized by the Faculty of Science with a 2023 Award of Excellence for Outreach for his work leading Western’s Math Camp, Math Challenge and the Western Mathematics Exposition Competition, making math engaging for teens. Students visiting a municipal farmer's market in San José (Photo source: Western International) A group of 15 undergraduate students recently spent six days immersed in Costa Rican culture and sustainability as part of the new Global Connect Program run by Western International. Working at Western(Photo source: Western Communications) University Drive bridge closures Supporting our Muslim community Part-time job openings on campus New food options on campus Photo of the Week(From left) PhD student Koami Soulemane Hayibo; Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (International) Lily Cho; Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Florentine Strzelczyk; University Registrar Marisa Modeski; USC President Sunday Ajak; and President Alan Shepard joined members of the Western community to celebrate the launch of Western in the World, the university’s new multi-year global engagement plan that will help transform Western’s internationalization efforts into greater impact here on campus and around the world. (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications) Coming UpIvey Business School (left) and the Cronyn Observatory (Photo source: Western Communications) September 16 September 19 (12 to 12:50 p.m.) September 19 (12 to 2 p.m.) September 19 (5 to 7 p.m.) September 21 (3:30 to 3:45 p.m.) September 22 (7:30 p.m.) Western in the NewsSpy Dénommé-Welch (Photo source: Lady Luck Photography) The Globe and Mail The Toronto Star The Globe and Mail Global News Commentary(Photo source: Fauxels/Pexels) Philosophy PhD candidate Owen Chevalier explores the implications of Apple’s new mental wellness features that track users’ moods in this opinion piece published in The Conversation. |