A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will allow researchers to explore Canadian waters in previously unimaginable detail, offering up a deeper understanding of everything from conservation efforts to animal habitats to the impacts of climate change.
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July 30, 2019

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New underwater research vehicle makes a splash

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will allow researchers to explore Canadian waters in previously unimaginable detail, offering up a deeper understanding of everything from conservation efforts to animal habitats to the impacts of climate change.

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birds

Efforts to reduce bird strikes take flight

From afar, the windows of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) appear as vivid as all outdoors. Fluffy clouds scud across a bright blue sky.

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impact

Top lab to make an ImPaKT on pathogens

For the first - and only - time, the public stepped inside an advanced containment facility which will soon be home to Western’s world-renowned infectious diseases research teams.

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gossip

Study explores women’s literary links to gossip

The heroines of early 17th-Century French tragedies are widely represented as vengeful, shifty or even sneaky. These gossip- and slander-driven characterizations were also quite often emphasized as a feminine practice.

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A conversation with former Ivey dean Carol Stephenson

While she was CEO of Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (now the Stentor Alliance), Carol Stephenson, O.C. wondered why there were so few women in leadership positions. So she and a group launched a study that looked at the barriers for women in senior management roles.

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Working at Western

Wellness @ Western

Outdoor "Get Active" Day

There are a number of wellness activities happening on campus to encourage our community to be healthy and active.

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Wellness @ Western

Meditation

Join us for 30-minutes of guided meditation! This practice is a great tool for stress management and can improve focus, clarity of thought, and emotional intelligence.

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Social Highlights

Instagram

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No signs of extraterrestrial life on this campus 👽, just a beautiful view of UC Hill!

Twitter

To support the development of female leaders in the #MBA program, @iveyleadership launched its Women’s Leadership and Mentoring Program (LAMP). Interested in becoming a #mentor?

Commentary

instastory

Is Instagram’s removal of its ‘like’ counter a turning point in social media?

Instagram’s recent decision to remove its “like” counter from its platform in select geographic regions is an interesting, perhaps long overdue, measure. Although recently users in Canada reported seeing the “like” counter back on for a day, the counter is currently off. The roll-out is a techno-social experiment, and there are advantages — and a few unintended consequences — of such an action.

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Endnotes

RWL

Clearing off some wall space

If you never anticipated wanting a poster of a U.S. Supreme Court justice for your office, then prepare yourself as Nursing professor Abe Oudshoorn takes his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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