January 20, 2023
On Jan. 17 staff, faculty, students and alumni officially kicked off Ivey’s 100th anniversary wearing hats emblazoned with the new centennial logo. (Photo source: Ivey Communications)
Ivey Business School is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with exciting activities and events, and the launch of ‘The Future We See,’ a campaign featuring reflections from the Ivey community.
(Photo source: Lauren Lee)
A new mental health initiative called the Western Wellness Hub launches next week with two six-session courses. Available to all students, the content complements professional support offered through wellness services by helping students better manage challenges in order to thrive.
(Photo source: Schulich Communications)
Using AI, Western Institute for Neuroscience researchers have built a new app to precisely map the hippocampus, a small, complex, folded structure that holds clues to several brain disorders and is one of the most difficult-to-map regions of the brain.
Goat herder from Wadi Rayyan, northern Jordan. (Photo source: L. Maher)
A new study led by anthropology professor Jay Stock suggests milk consumption in some regions of Europe between 7,000 and 2,000 years ago led to an increase in human body mass and stature.
Erica Lawson (Photo source: Frank Neufeld)
Erica Lawson’s research and teaching interests are wide-ranging: from motherhood studies to maternal grief, bereavement, and activism; critical race studies and Black feminist studies. Now, the gender, sexuality, and women's studies professor is drawing on these topics to teach Introduction to Black Studies, offered as part of Western’s new minor in Black Studies.
Mel Goodale (Photo source: Goodale Lab)
An international team led by Western Institute for Neuroscience researcher Mel Goodale tested AI technology and found when estimating age based on a person’s face, most AI technology reproduces and even exaggerates human biases.
Working at Western
University Drive Bridge (Photo source: Western Communications)
Closure of Thames Valley Pathway
Scheduled work at University Drive Bridge will close the Thames Valley Pathway until Jan. 27. See map for alternate routes to access the path.
Senate and Board of Governors elections – Call for nominations
Nominations are open until Jan. 27 for staff membership on Senate and Board of Governors. Visit Senate election and Board of Governors election for more information.
DUO
multifactor authentication and your email: Don’t get phished!
There has been a dramatic increase in successful phishing attempts and compromised accounts. If you receive a DUO prompt on your mobile device, don’t respond unless you have initiated the multifactor authentication. Suspicious emails can be verified by sending them to phishing@uwo.ca. Examples of scam emails are posted on Western Technology Services.
Lunch
& Learn – French at Noon returns
Learn on your lunch hour with French at Noon: The Basics Part I and Part II. Offered at the NRC Centre at Discovery Park, French at Noon qualifies for advanced or reimbursed funding through the Educational Assistance Plan.
Photo of the Week
Jan. 26 marks the grand reopening of Weldon Library. RSVP today. (Photo source: @westernulibs)
Coming Up
Passing of the Lilies (detail), Jerwood Solo Presentations, Jerwood Arts, London, 2021. (Photo source: Anna Arca)
January 20 to March 19 (Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m./Saturdays 12 to 4 p.m.)
Stories we tell ourselves
This group exhibition at McIntosh Gallery questions how the museum’s history as a colonial tool for Western pedagogy influences the stories we tell. The exhibit was conceptualized by Matthew Kyba, curator at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Columbus, Ohio.
January 23 (1 to 4 p.m.)
Beading circle
A drop-in beading circle is open to students, staff and community members Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Indigenous Student Centre. Beads and supplies provided.
January 25 (12 to 1 p.m.)
SWAP virtual ‘meet and green’
The Sustainable Workplace Ambassadors Program (SWAP) is hosting a 'meet and green' over the lunch hour to share stories about what the campus community is doing to promote sustainability. For more information or to register, visit the SWAP webpage.
Western in the News
Eva Pila (Submitted photo)
CBC The Current
Use of Ozempic to treat obesity prompts both excitement and concern
Kinesiology professor Eva Pila talks about concerns related to the publicity of using diabetes drug Ozempic as a weight loss drug.
Global News
Rare page from copy of first book printed in England acquired by Western University
A first edition leaf from The Canterbury Tales joins six incunabula (books or pages printed before 1501) already in Western’s collection. Western Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections librarian Deborah Meert-Williston says
the page represents a pivotal time in the history of the printed word.
CBC The National
Is it time to put health warning labels on alcohol?
In light of new guidance that consuming any more than two drinks a week is a health risk, health studies and law professor Jacob Shelley says alcohol manufacturers have an obligation to inform consumers of the risks.
The Globe and Mail
AI tools like ChatGPT and Lensa are spreading like wildfire online, fuelling ethics debates
Chief digital information officer and computer science professor Mark Daley discusses some of the opportunities AI chatbots like ChatGPT could have in academic settings.
Commentary
Expert insight: Canada’s ban on foreign homebuyers unlikely to affect housing affordability
(Photo source: Wikimedia Commons)
Diana Mok, professor in DAN management and organizational studies, explains the implications of Canada's two-year ban on foreign homebuyers and why she thinks it's unlikely to effectively address housing affordability issues.
