Nov. 29, 2024 (Photo source: Anna Shvets/Pexels) Ahead of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professors Jessica Prodger, Jimmy Dikeakos and postdoctoral researcher Mitchell Mumby discuss their work on HIV transmission, the virus's impact on the immune system and the challenges of achieving UNAIDS goals and finding a cure. Marie Savundranayagam and Anna Garnett (Photo source: Kim McCready/Western Health Sciences) Health studies professors Marie Savundranayagam and Anna Garnett, in partnership with McCormick Care Group, helped design a new program providing in-home dementia care training to support families and improve care for people living with dementia. Law professor Sunil Gurmukh, acting dean Andrew Botterell and law student Mona Soliman (Photo source: Christopher Kindratsky/Western Communications) A group of researchers including professors and students from the Faculty of Law and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation have teamed up to develop a new research tool to help prosecute hate crimes. Also covered by: CTV London (Image source: Julide Cakiroglu/Western Communications) In an article from The Conversation, Ivey professors Diane-Laure Arjaliès and Tima Bansal explore the need for nature-based solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, the latest installment in the Western News "Our Warming Planet" series. Also covered by: Yahoo News and Phys.org Coming UpNovember 29 to December 20 (Wednesday to Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.) December 3 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) December 4 (10 a.m. to noon) December 4 (7 to 9 p.m.) December 6 (10 to 11 a.m.) December 7 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Working at Western(Image source: Julide Cakiroglu/Western Communications) Looking for ways to share Western's story? Call for applications: Indigenous Artist-in-Residence Supporting student feedback Coffee day for United Way Photo of the WeekJim Moscovich, professor emeritus, and his wife Barbara, MA’68, Dip’71 (centre), pose with members of the student Jazz Combo at an event celebrating the couple's $2.5-million donation in the newly named Moscovich Recital Hall. (From left): Siwon Kwak Jengsuksavat, Stefan Sampy, Noah Green, the Moscovichs, Kiran Steele and Toshi Kawabe. (Photo source: Rachel Lincoln Photography) Western in the NewsIn addition to the news above, your colleagues have been featured in the following media outlets. Yolanda Hedburg (Photo source: Western Science) CBC London Agence-France Press Toronto Star |