![]() January 27, 2023 ![]() Kate Current receives a medallion from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada. (Photo source: Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2023 Rideau Hall) Engineering graduate student and Mustangs track and field and cross-country star Kate Current has been named one of Canada’s top student-athletes. She was recognized with the Governor General’s Academic All-Canadian Commendation in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Jan. 26. ![]() The new two-storey learning commons in the D.B. Weldon Library. (Photo source: Chris Kindratsky/Western Communications) Weldon Library has been transformed with the completion of phase one of its revitalization project. The refreshed space includes a new two-storey student learning commons, new flooring and lighting, artwork from McIntosh Gallery, increased seating and a family room. ![]() Marlene Bagatto, professor of communication science and disorders (Submitted photo) In Canada, most children with hearing loss aren’t identified until age two or three, past the critical period for learning spoken language. With infant hearing health programs in only seven provinces, professor Marlene Bagatto and her research team are exploring ways to address inequities in hearing health across the country. ![]() (From left) McIntosh Gallery acting director Catherine Elliot Shaw; director of Counterpoint Harm Reduction Services, Regional HIV/AIDS Connection Sonja Burke; and local ceramic artist Susan Day. (Photo source: Chris Kindratsky/Western Communications) McIntosh Gallery is collaborating with local ceramic artist Susan Day and Regional HIV/AIDS Connection to create a community mosaic mural at London’s new supervised drug treatment site on York Street. The artwork aims to address the stigma of substance use and honour those lost to overdose. ![]() Dr. Amit Garg, clinician-scientist and associate dean of clinical research, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry (Photo source: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry) Dr. Amit Garg’s mission to make it easier and more efficient to conduct clinical trials received a funding boon this week with two new Canadian Institutes of Health Research grants, including $3.4 million to develop a training program based out of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. ![]() (Photo source: Drazenphoto) New research from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Lawson Health Research Institute and ICES Western shows the move from in-person to virtual primary health care removed barriers for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() Working at Western(Photo source: Western Communications) Reminder to complete the EDI strategic planning survey Smoking cessation help Discovery Western summer camp registration now
open ![]() Photo of the Week![]() Campus was blanketed in white this week when London experienced its first substantial snowfall of 2023. (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications) ![]() Coming UpTelescope at the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory (Photo source: Western Communications) January 28 (7 to 9 p.m.) February 2 (5:30 to 8:30 p.m.) February 3 (9 to 11 a.m.) ![]() Western in the NewsEngineering and Ivey professor Joshua Pearce (Photo source: Chris Kindratsky/ Western Communications) Wired The Globe and Mail The New York Times New Scientist ![]() CommentarySARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (Photo source: Wikimedia Commons) XBB.1.5 is rapidly spreading across the globe and will likely become the next dominant COVID-19 subvariant. Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s Dr. Sameer Elsayed discusses what it is, where it is prevalent and how to protect yourself. ![]() ![]() |