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The 'Total Impact' of concussions
In Canada each year, more than 160,000 people experience a concussion - half of which are sports-related. There is currently no cure for concussion, and no concussion is the same. A group of scientists at Western is at the forefront of discoveries that could change all that.
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'Mere Society' - a poem
Chelsea Munyany, a third-year nursing student and a member of the UWO Black Students' Association, hopes her poem 'Mere Society’ moves us towards a better future for all races, nationalities and cultures.
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New chair eyes health literacy as social justice
Lorie Donelle knows we are becoming increasingly dependent on modern technologies. She doesn’t want to constrain those uses – she wants to understand and maximize their benefits to improve health care.
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International Engagement
Enhance your global awareness
The Staff International Engagement working group is accepting applications from Western staff for two international programs. The Leave for Change program and the Staff International Exchange Program offer staff the opportunity to acquire international experience.
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Living Well @ Western
Free Body Blast class
Come to the Staff and Leaders’ Conference Wellness Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 10:15 a.m -12 p.m. in the main floor hallway of the Social Science Centre. After the fair, join in a Body Blast class from 12:15-12:45 p.m. on the first floor of the Social Science Centre.
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Instagram
Leanne Peters (#WesternU BSc’02 & MD’06) is team doctor for #TeamCanada Women’s Hockey! Leading two athletic therapists, a massage therapist, a sport psychologist and a strength and conditioning coach – Peters couldn’t be more proud to be wearing the maple leaf as the women’s team look to repeat as Olympic gold medalists. #purpleandproud #gocanada #PyeongChang2018 #womenshockey
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From Battlefield to Business
A handful of years ago, running a digital marketing services firm wasn’t even close to being on Corey Shelson’s mind. But as a Canadian Forces veteran with combat experience, there is one thing he knew well: every mission requires a contingency plan.
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How buying clothing from a London company can help Olympians
Here are two words you don't often see in the same sentence: Olympians and poverty. But struggling elite Canadian athletes, including those competing at the Olympics, inspired a London startup to give these top performers a helping hand, or rather stitch them one through making and selling clothing.
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Wind energy may be green, but the water in Chatham-Kent is brown
Every morning since he lost the use of his well, Dave Lusk wakes up and tries not to let the anger seep in. But when he makes a trip from the water cooler in the kitchen and back to his bathroom vanity to wash up, it’s a reminder of the precariousness of his water supply.
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Commentary
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Preparing Canada for the Fintech Tsunami
The buzzword fintech covers a range of financial technologies that enable consumers to access financial services over their mobile phone or the Internet. Through the many fintech innovations introduced over the past five years, retail customers can take out a loan, make a payment, transfer money overseas, or invest their savings electronically.
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