February 10, 2023
(From left) Black student scholarships have been named in honour of James Jenkins, Carmeta Thelma Hodges, and Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Jacobs. (Image source: Rob Potter/Western Communications)
Three new scholarships for Black students have been named in honour of members of the Black community who have left a legacy of commitment to education and social justice. The scholarships’ namesakes, their families and the student recipients were celebrated at an event on Feb. 7.
(From left) Katie Oates, Courtney Waugh and Cody Barteet in front of the entrance to St. Paul’s Cathedral. (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
Visual arts professor Cody Barteet and a team of researchers are piecing together stories of stained-glass artists from London and surrounding areas. Working with Western Libraries’ Courtney Waugh, the team has transferred thousands of photographs of stained-glass works into the Scholarship@Western online repository.
Andrea Soddu holds a simulation head with an EEG cap. (Photo source: Jeff Renaud/Western Communications)
Medical physicist Andrea Soddu led an international team of collaborators to develop a new procedure for understanding and diagnosing tinnitus (ringing in the ears) using data acquired by electroencephalography (EEG) testing.
Researchers at the Child Health & Physical Activity Laboratory have created Everyone Can Play, an online resource for children with disabilities and their families to locate inclusive physical activity opportunities in and around London.
(From left) Dentistry students Thomas Burrows and William Xie with a patient at the Oxford County Community Health Centre's dental clinic. (Photo source: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry)
Schulich Dentistry has partnered with Oxford County Community Health Centre’s dental clinic to expand its dental services and address the unmet treatment needs of Oxford County residents.
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Social demographers Kate Choi and Patrick Denice examined decades of household earnings and married women’s labour force participation data and found the education gap between spouses shapes wives’ long-term income trajectories, but the impact varies depending on race.
Working at Western
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Explore the Black Resources Collection at Weldon Library
Curated by Black mental health staff therapists, African Canadian scholars and the Black Students Association, the Black Resource Collection features fiction and non-fiction works encompassing the Black diasporic experience, highlighting its rich cultural history and influence. Find the collection on the first floor of the learning commons in Weldon Library.
Call for nominations for Western’s 24th chancellor
Nominations for Western’s next chancellor are being accepted until March 2. For more information visit the University Secretariat website.
Apply for the Open Educational Resources Grant
Instructors who want to create, adapt or adopt an open educational resource can now apply for up to $7,500 in grant funding plus in-kind supports. Deadline to apply is March 13.
Nominations open for the Western Green Awards
The Western Green Awards recognize teams or individuals who make a positive impact on sustainability at the university. All members of the campus community are eligible. Nominations are open until Feb. 24.
Shop The Book Store pop-up shop
Shop sale items at The Book Store pop-up shop located across from the store in the UCC. The sale runs until Reading Week with items up to 50 per cent off. Please
note The Book Store remains open during renovations to the upper level and main entrance.
Photo of the Week
Last week, students celebrated Lunar New Year at the Great Hall with an evening of live performances and authentic Asian food — steamed dumplings, pork belly, lobster, Mapo tofu, Korean mochi and more. Pictured here are Lily Zhu and Kevin Fan. (Photo source: Housing and Ancillary Services)
Coming Up
Wampum Learning Lodge (Photo source: Steve Anderson/Western Communications)
February 13, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
National Day of Action: MMIWG2S
To mark the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People, the Wampum Learning Lodge is hosting a day of conversation, storytelling, action and healing. Events begin with a Sacred Fire lighting and tobacco offering, opening remarks and a jingle dress healing dance demonstration. Attend all or part of the day. Breakfast and lunch provided. No registration required.
February 13 to 24
Winter wellness activities
Join the wellness team for yoga, cardio and weight classes, webinars and workshops on environmental and financial wellness, mindfulness, silencing your inner critic and more. Visit the Human Resources website for information.
February 15 (12 to 1:15 p.m.)
RISE above adversity: Transforming pain to power
Hear how Ontario's Poet Laureate Randell Adjei is creating safe and inclusive spaces for young people to express themselves in a positive way using music, poetry and dance. Register for the webinar.
February 15 (5 to 7 p.m.)
Black History Month film screening
Join the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the UCC, Rm 3110 for a screening of Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community and Speakers for the Dead, two short films focused
on the history of Black Canadians from the diaspora and African Canadians. Registration required.
February 15 (5:30 to 7 p.m.)
An evening with Simon Orpana
Award-winning artist and educator Simon Orpana will discuss his recent graphic novel Gasoline Dreams: Waking Up from Petroculture, which explores the ways fossil fuels have shaped our identities, relationships, and our ability to imagine sustainable, equitable futures. Registration required.
Western in the News
Joshua Pearce holding a solar panel. (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications)
The Washington Post
New French law will blanket parking lots with solar panels
As France considers a move to require solar canopies to be installed on top of parking lots, Ivey and engineering professor Joshua Pearce says solar energy is the least costly way of generating renewable electricity.
CBC Syndication
Powerful earthquake devastates parts of Turkey and Syria
Earth sciences professor Katsu Goda joined seven CBC radio shows across the country to discuss the magnitude of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Global News
Vanier Cup supported more than $2.4M in economic activity for London
According to a new study conducted by Sport Tourism Canada, the Vanier Cup hosted at Western Alumni Stadium generated millions for the local economy.
CBC London
Frozen frogs, a butt-breather and a seasonal genius: How Ontario wildlife survive the winter
Scott MacDougall-Shackleton, psychology professor and director of the Advanced Facility for Avian Research, explains how black-capped chickadees change their brains during Canadian winters so they can retrieve food they previously scattered throughout the forest.
Commentary
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Schulich Medicine & Dentistry adjunct professor Greta Bauer and members of the Trans PULSE Canada research team explore what cuts to virtual health care services in Ontario will mean for access to gender-affirming care for trans and non-binary people in the province.
