This fall, Western will distribute 5,000 new guides intended to help faculty, staff and administrators support the educational and cultural needs of Indigenous students. Built on the foundation of the university’s Indigenous Strategic Plan, the 'Guide for Working with Indigenous Students' is a primer that outlines contextual reasons and practical ways to make the campus and classroom more receptive spaces.
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New guide ‘introduces’ campus to Indigenous students

This fall, Western will distribute 5,000 new guides intended to help faculty, staff and administrators support the educational and cultural needs of Indigenous students. Built on the foundation of the university’s Indigenous Strategic Plan, the 'Guide for Working with Indigenous Students' is a primer that outlines contextual reasons and practical ways to make the campus and classroom more receptive spaces.

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Western News

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Western branches out for arboretum tree count

Exactly eight London plane trees line Elgin Drive. Two horse-chestnut trees stand behind the Social Sciences Building.

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Research

Gift continues commitment to ALS research

Tens of thousands of ALS patients and their caregivers could see their lives improve thanks to a $2.5-million gift from the Temerty Foundation.

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Barb

Leave offers hope for domestic violence victims

As the federal government moves towards consultations on a benefit that would allow survivors of domestic violence to take paid leave from work, Barb MacQuarrie sees a paradigm shift she knows is crucial to supporting survivors.

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Handbook helps teachers deal with student mental health

Faculty of Education professor Alan Leschied, along with professors Donald Saklofske and Gordon Flett, are editors of 'The Handbook of School-based Mental Health Promotion – An Evidence-Informed Framework for Implementation.'

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Working at Western

Western Libraries

Help collect, preserve Western’s Nursing history

In 2020, the campus will celebrate 100 years of nursing education at Western. As part of that celebration, Western Libraries and the University Archives are seeking Nursing program memorabilia and historical records.

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Call for Proposals

Interdisciplinary Initiatives Round 8

The Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program provides up to three years of seed funding for projects that support graduate education, undergraduate education, and research, and involve interdisciplinary collaborations that cross department, school or faculty boundaries.

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Social Highlights

Instagram

football

The Purple and White are in the midst of their 2018 training camp - @WesternMustangs Football begins their quest to defend the #YatesCup and #VanierCup titles.

Twitter

#FIMS professor Grant Campbell discusses how he's using principles of #library and #information science to #research ways to help patients with #Dementia communicate more richly with their caregivers.

Western in the Media

Older workers won't move for a job and it's costing our economy: Western prof

Younger workers—loosely defined as those under 35—are more willing to move for a job, both across sectors and geographically, according to Western researchers Simona Cociuba and James MacGee.

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Western scientists take on bird safety around campus

Millions of birds fall from the skies every year after crashing into windows - and scientists still don't know why. Brendon Samuels, a PhD student, aims to solve this biological mystery.

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Commentary

protest

Sexist barriers block women’s choice to be sterilized

Women in Canada and the United States face extraordinary difficulties in seeking the birth control method of sterilization. When going to medical professionals to ask about the procedure, they often hear something like, “You’ll regret it” or “Get your husband to do it.”

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Endnotes

West Wing

with Douglas Ferguson

Don’t despair about the state of the world today. Douglas Ferguson offers up one viewing habit sure to uplift the viewer, where we see people in public service trying to do the right thing for the right reasons.

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