While errors in the genetic code dominate disease study, even a properly written code might lead to complications thanks to information getting ‘lost in translation’ as the body constructs its basic building blocks.
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August 16, 2019

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DNA

Study eyes role of ‘translator’ in disease

While errors in the genetic code dominate disease study, even a properly written code might lead to complications thanks to information getting ‘lost in translation’ as the body constructs its basic building blocks.

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Western News

art

Student business delivers homes to unwanted food

A recent art exhibition curated by a Western alumnus was one of several community catalysts credited with leading to one Ontario city to open a residential addiction withdrawal and treatment centre this fall.

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art

Art helps inspire action on addiction

Artist Jeff Bierk’s photographic images are stark and raw. Lights and shadow play across the folds of a hospital curtain.

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teacher

Videos highlight the need for teacher wellness

Psychology professor Susan Rodger from the Faculty of Education has joined forces with EdCan Network to promote teacher wellness in the nation’s classrooms.

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book

Your summer 2019 business reading guide

Summer is not over yet and it’s the perfect time to catch up on your reading. For Part Two of our Ivey Best of Summer Reads series, we turned to Elizabeth Marshall, Director of the C.B. "Bud" Johnston Library, for suggestions.

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Working at Western

Centre for Teaching and Learning

Fall Perspectives on Teaching Conference

Offered twice a year, Perspectives on Teaching is a full-day conference designed to showcase teaching innovations at Western, and introduce instructors to best practices in student-centered instruction which can enhance the student experience.

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Centre for Teaching and Learning

Teaching at the University Level

Teaching at the University Level is a four-day intensive workshop designed for new faculty members with less than five years of teaching experience. The goal of the program is to strengthen instructors' skills in student-centred teaching through evidence-based, practical opportunities for teaching practice.

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Events

finance

Webinar: Bridging the gap between your health and finances

Commentary

hitler

Understanding how Hitler became German helps us deal with modern-day extremists

The 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War is approaching. It’s important to understand how the conflict and the Holocaust could have happened — and how we can prevent such atrocities from happening again.

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Endnotes

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Professors Beyond Jobs

This week, Alyssa MacLean, an English and Writing Studies professor, joins the latest episode of PBnJ: Professors Beyond Jobs. This is a Radio Western podcast hosted by Aniruddho Chokroborty Hoque.

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