April 6, 2023 Renowned nephrologist and Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor emeritus Dr. William F. Clark (centre) is recognized at the naming of a new endowed research chair in his honour. (Photo source: Mac Lai/Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Communications) Western matched funds raised through the London Health Sciences Foundation and The Kidney Foundation of Canada to create the William F. Clark Chair in Nephrology at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, which will help attract and retain top talent and enhance life-saving bench-to-bedside research. (From left) Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership executive-in-residence Paul Carroll; Institute director Kimberley Milani; Institute executive director Dusya Vera; Ivey dean Sharon Hodgson; BMO’s chief HR officer and head of people and culture Mona Malone; Ivey student Connor Chapman; Institute leadership council member Jeannine Pereira and President Alan Shepard. (Photo source: Joel Eckel/Ivey Communications) A $3.5M gift from the Bank of Montreal to Ivey's Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership will create a new cross-campus leadership certificate program for students, strengthen its Leadership Under Fire course for HBA students and enhance its outreach to small- and medium-sized businesses. (From left) PhD candidates Effie Sapuridis, Olivia Ghosh-Swaby and professor Kathy Hibbert are recipients of prestigious awards from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada. (Photo source: Chris Kindratsky/Western Communications) Faculty of Education professor Kathy Hibbert is being recognized as an influential leader, earning the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada’s (SWAAC) top honour in higher education leadership, and PhD candidates Effie Sapuridis (Media Studies) and Olivia Ghosh-Swaby (Neuroscience) have been announced as recipients of a SWAAC Student Award in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Bruce Elijah (Photo source: Chris Kindratsky/Western Communications) Traditional teacher, healer and respected Indigenous advocate Bruce Elijah is sharing his gifts and knowledge as the first Elder-in-Residence at the Wampum Learning Lodge. Devices used for vaping nicotine and nicotine-free products. (Photo source: Olena Bohovyk/Pexels) A new study by Brescia food and nutritional sciences professor Jamie Seabrook and Schulich Medicine & Dentistry data analyst Evan R. Wiley found more than a quarter of Canadian high school students report having vaped, and 12 per cent have exclusively smoked vapes containing nicotine. (From left) Cogie Cogan, undergraduate student in global studies, Huron University College; Brendon Samuels, PhD candidate, biology; and Craig Clifford, operations manager, procurement and facilities, hospitality services. (Photos source: Brandon Watson/ Facilities Management) Students Cogie Cogan and Brendon Samuels, and staff member Craig Clifford received 2023 Western Green Awards recognizing their contributions to sustainable practices on campus at the Sustainability Impact Showcase last Thursday. Working at Western(Photo source: Steve Anderson/Western Communications) Sharing campus with geese |