June 5, 2026
Mark Daley speaking to a class (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
Chief AI Officer Mark Daley is helping shape AI’s role in higher education, co-leading a provincial task force on preparing universities for an AI-enabled future. Western faculty and staff are putting these insights into action through initiatives that support thoughtful, responsible AI use across teaching, research and operations.
(L to R) School and clinical psychologist Dr. Katelyn Bryant and PhD student Abigail Withers (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
The Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic within the Faculty of Education connects families with accessible psychological services, providing assessment, intervention and consultation to more than 1,700 families across the region, including two impactful programs with local agencies.
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen greets his family before the Artemis II test flight on April 1 (Photo source: NASA)
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry grad Dr. Catherine Hansen, MD’96, reflects on her career and passion for women’s health, plus the thrilling and frightening experience of sending her husband, astronaut Jeremy Hansen, to the Moon aboard the Artemis II mission.
(L to R) Faith Hall, chief flight dispatcher with MFC Training, Western's flight training partner, showed Grade 7 students Brooklyn Grace and Ava Siegfried the inside of a trainer plane at the Girls in Aviation Day event on June 2 (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
More than 1,000 girls in Grades 6 to 8 visited London International Airport for Girls in Aviation Day, where they met aviation and aerospace professionals and discovered future opportunities in the field, with help from Western staff, students and graduates.
The Impact Project
Explore how the Western community is collectively contributing to meaningful change in the world, today.
Kirsty Robertson (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications)
Kirsty Robertson: How to make galleries and museums more sustainable.
Coming Up
June 11 (1 to 3 p.m.)
Honorary degree reception for Liz Akiwenzie
Join colleagues at Wampum Learning Lodge to celebrate and recognize honorary degree recipient Liz Akiwenzie. The reception will include a pipe ceremony, refreshments and reflections. All are welcome.
June 24 (8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
HEAL 2.0: Healthcare enhanced by AI & learning
Explore how AI is transforming clinical care through expert panels, workshops and discussions during this full-day conference hosted by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. Register by June 10.
Working at Western
Purple tulips (Photo source: Western Communications)
Summer Lunch & Learn Workshops
This three-part series, hosted by the Wellness and Equity Education team, runs June to August and explores practical approaches to emotional awareness, strategies for managing digital overwhelm and the role of emotions in decision-making. Register today.
Video of the Week
Western researchers are deepening our understanding of how the brain processes sound by studying hearing in complex environments, advancing cochlear implant technology and exploring how music can support movement for people living with Parkinson's. Go behind the research with President Alan Shepard to discover how these scientists and surgeons are all in on helping people experience a richer, more connected world. (Image source: Western Communications)
Western in the News
(L to R) Centre for Animals on the Move director Chris Guglielmo and Stu Mackenzie, director of strategic assets at Birds Canada (Photo source: Stanislaw)
Be Giant
A tiny Canadian bird tracker is unlocking the mysteries of migration
Biology professor Chris Guglielmo explains how an ongoing collaboration with Birds Canada to collect data on avian behaviour from the Motus wildlife-tracking system is developing a deeper understanding of bird migration.
The National (UAE)
Brave new world: How agentic AI will revolutionize the way public services are provided
As the UAE rapidly adopts agentic AI across government and banking, computer science professor and chief AI officer Mark Daley explains how AI could speed up the policymaking cycle and improve service delivery.
CBC Afternoon Drive
Are you tired of tipping? A new study from Western University says you’re not alone
New research co-led by DAN management and organizational studies professor Bonnie Simpson sheds light on how consumers feel about persistently being asked to tip.
