We are thrilled to relaunch Western Reads, a digitally based global book club that focuses on books authored by Western alumni, staff, faculty or students (not limited to fiction). You can now submit a nomination form for the first book selection.
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June 26, 2018

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Western Reads

Western Reads is back!

We are thrilled to relaunch Western Reads, a digitally based global book club that focuses on books authored by Western alumni, staff, faculty or students (not limited to fiction). You can now submit a nomination form for the first book selection.

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Western News

Climate

Climate change clues in taking London’s temp

Temperature research from Geography professor James Voogt will identify ‘hot spots’ city planners and politicians can focus on in designing strategies to reduce temperature - planting trees or increasing the surface reflectivity, for example.

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Strong

Strong tapped to lead CIHR

Dr. Michael J. Strong will step down from his role as Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Dean effective Sept. 30, after being named President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

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Audra

Study: Women’s impact on economy undervalued

Statistical agencies and government bodies have significantly undervalued women’s contribution to the economy, according to Western researchers.

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glove

Researchers earn Collaborative Health backing

Western researchers offering up a new method of tremor motion suppression and an innovative skin-wound closure solution recently earned Collaborative Health Research Project operating grants.

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Working at Western

Faculty of Science

On the move

The Faculty of Science has moved administrative offices. This includes the Dean’s office, Science/BMSc Academic Counselling, Student Professionalism & Entrepreneurship, Career Services and all professional master’s programs. The faculty offices will re-open on June 25 at 10 a.m. in their new location on the second floor of the North Campus Building.

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Living Well @ Western

Register for the Summer Games Day

July 11 marks the mid-point of the Global Challenge and to help mark the occasion all faculty and staff are invited to the Summer Games Day outside Middlesex College. Register by July 4 and come on out for some fun, team-building exercises (and free food).

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Social Highlights

Instagram

Grad

Congratulations, Mustangs! 7,255 classmates, friends, students and colleagues are headed across the stage of Alumni Hall and officially into our @westernuAlumni family.

Twitter

Bee City Canada We're extremely happy to welcome @WesternU to the #BeeCity family, the first university recognized by Bee City Canada! Great things are happening on campus to help #pollinators.

Western in the Media

Wrinkling your eyes while smiling or frowning makes you ‘appear more sincere’

Researchers at Western University have shown that our brains are pre-wired to perceive wrinkles around the eyes as conveying more intense and more sincere emotions.

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Where to look for life on Titan

In a recent paper, Catherine Neish from Western University, discusses the possibility of biological molecules being present on Titan, and where they might be found.

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Commentary

researcher

Reflections of a 21st Century researcher

Towards the end of my masters degree in biology, I came across a disturbing statistic published by the Ontario Science Centre in 2017: 43 percent of Canadians believe scientific findings to be a matter of opinion.

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Do you have an opinion?

Endnotes

RWL

with Erin Johnson

Don’t ask Erin Johnson to dial it down at the end of the day. In fact, why not turn up to 11 her ideas on how to kick out the jams on your reading, viewing and listening habits.

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