August 11, 2023 Sheila Heti (Photo source: Sheila Heti) Award-winning playwright, author and former Western writer-in-residence Sheila Heti is the new Alice Munro Chair in Creativity. She will hold the prestigious chair until 2025, leading creative culture at Western. Perseids captured in 2020 by a Global Meteor Network camera (Photo source: Robert Marshall) According to a new meteor activity website launched by Western in partnership with NASA, August 12 to the early hours of August 13 will be an optimal time to view a stunning display of the Perseid meteor shower. Leith Mahkewa (Photo source: Leith Mahkewa) Master beadwork artist and incoming Indigenous artist-in-residence Leith Mahkewa looks forward to her return to campus and mentoring students in the arts community. PhD student Mohammed H. Sarikahya (Photo source: Mac Lai/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry) Research led by Addictions Research Group member Mohammed H. Sarikahya and Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Steven Laviolette shows that prenatal exposure to THC – the primary psychoactive component in cannabis – can lead to potentially lifelong cognitive and memory deficits. Hannah Verster (Photo source: Hannah Verster) Graduate student Hannah Verster has curated an art exhibit inspired by T.S. Eliot’s landmark poem The Waste Land. The exhibit features works by four artists and brings literature, art and earth sciences together to address environment and climate change. James Voogt (Photo source: Western Communications) Geography and environment professor James Voogt recently spoke about the role urban heat islands play during extreme heat waves and what cities can do to better mitigate the extra heat they experience. Working at WesternUniversity Drive Bridge (Photo source: Western Communications) University Drive Bridge closure Host a Western B.L.U.E. student EDI Annual Progress Report released Photo of the WeekWestern Sustainability connects with incoming students about sustainability initiatives on campus and how they can get involved. The last Community Connections event is this Saturday, Aug. 12. Stop by their booth located in the Physics and Astronomy Building Atrium to learn more. (Photo source: Western Sustainability) Coming Up(Photo source: Hume Cronyn Observatory) August 12 (8:30 to 11 p.m.) August 15 (12 to 1 p.m.) August 17 (12:10 to 12:50 p.m.) Western in the News(From left) Els Peeters and Jan Cami (Photo source: Western Communications) CNN CBC The National The Globe and Mail Toronto Star Commentary(Photo source: Pexels/Antoni Shkraba) While increased connectivity brings many benefits, it can also open youth up to online harm and abuse. In this article published in The Conversation, Western researchers say it’s important that meaningful supports are in place to protect young people from sexual harm. |