Nearly six years ago, it started as a personal blog on which philosophers Tracy Isaacs and Samantha Brennan would share their fitness journeys, publicly tackling a challenge to be in the best shape of their lives by the age of 50.
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April 17, 2018

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Tracy and Sam

Forging on the feminist fitness journey

Nearly six years ago, it started as a personal blog on which philosophers Tracy Isaacs and Samantha Brennan would share their fitness journeys, publicly tackling a challenge to be in the best shape of their lives by the age of 50.

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Western News

Library

Western Libraries: then, now and into the future

Academic libraries around the world are changing to meet the evolving needs of students, teachers, and researchers. Libraries have often been catalysts for change and Western Libraries is no different.

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baseball

Engineering student bats in entrepreneurship game

Mitchell Godkin is swinging for the fences.The third-year Engineering student is the creator of the Leadbury Bat Co., a premium baseball bat manufacturer based in southwestern Ontario – just a pop fly from his childhood home near Seaforth.

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Conversation

Western joins The Conversation

Aiming to bridge the gap between the Ivory Tower and the general public, Western has committed to being a founding member of The Conversation Canada.

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Gradcast

Mission weather balloon

Gradcast hosts, Taniya and Nav, interview an interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists who have come together to study microorganisms in the atmosphere by launching a weather balloon in April.

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Working at Western

Western Award of Excellence

Nominate an outstanding staff member

Nominations for the 2018 Western Award of Excellence are being accepted until May 18. This award is the highest level of campus-wide recognition for the exceptional performance of Western staff.

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Human Resources

Annual pension plan update

Increase your understanding of Western’s Pension Plans, review performance and plan changes and hear about the projects ahead for the Joint Pension Board. Sessions take place on May 1 from 4:30pm-6:00pm, UCC room 46 and May 9 from 12:00pm-1:00pm, UCC room 146.

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Social Highlights

Instagram

Breakfast

Mustang to Mustang - it’s the #WesternU way! 600 students got free breakfast vouchers this morning in the UCC, courtesy of our #purpleandproud alumni + faculty and staff! 💜Missed out? We'll be back in the UCC at 2 p.m. for round 2!!! (and alumni, you can give until then too – link in bio) #ItsOnMe 🍳🥞☕️

Twitter

Scientists have discovered an ancient bone in Saudi Arabia, dating back to 90,000 years ago - the oldest human fossil found outside Africa & Levant. @westernuSocSci's Jay Stock collaborated with @Cambridge_Uni, @LJMU & @UniKent on the tomography analysis.

Western in the Media

Can you suffer from two colds at the same time?

Dr. Stephen Wetmore, chief of the department of family medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, comments on how the body handles the viruses.

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New scan could help patients with asthma finally see their illness

Grace Parraga, a medical imaging researcher at Robarts Research Institute, says that in people with healthy lungs, the gas moves throughout the lung.

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Carbon tax revenue could go straight to Ontario residents, McKenna says

Political science professor Cristine de Clercy said it’s too early to tell if the brewing conflict over carbon pricing will amount to a full-blown dispute.

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Why some U.K. doctors are prescribing art classes and gardening to help mental illness

Dr. Marnin Heisel, a clinical psychologist and associate professor at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry says the general idea of social activities helping people deal with depression is solid.

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Commentary

Doctor

Ontario election will be won or lost on health care

While most of the rhetoric leading up to June 7 will focus on partisan politicking, we should collectively understand that this is also a referendum on who to trust with our loved ones’ care, writes Adam Kassam, chief resident in the department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Western.

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Endnotes

Cynthia

From one mom to another

Cynthia Lockrey, BA’95 (English/History), author of Bed Rest Mom: Surviving Pregnancy-Related Bed Rest with Your Sanity and Dignity Intact, answers questions on her ‘bookishness’ and writing.

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