Three professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers.
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March 26, 2019

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DUP

Three named Distinguished University Professors

Three professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers.

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Western News

Convo

Western announces honorary degree lineup

Nineteen distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 313th Convocation this spring. Click here to see the ceremonies, featuring addresses by the honorary degree recipients, as scheduled.

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brain

New registry to boost brain research participation

Launched this week, OurBrainsCAN is a central participant registry for cognitive research at Western with the goal to increase community involvement in these world-class brain studies.

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summer

Program bridges academic, Indigenous ways

The Learning with Head and Heart program aims to integrate traditional knowledge with research rigour in a 14-week summer program for Indigenous undergraduates.

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Abe

Funding backs unique shelter-to-housing plan

Nursing professor Abe Oudshoorn is leading a 14-month demonstration project with the Salvation Army Centre of Hope, looking to transform emergency shelter space into affordable housing with supports.

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Working at Western

Feedback requested

Speak up on sexual violence prevention

Western is seeking input from across the campus community as the university looks to address gender-based and sexual violence. This effort is part of Western’s continued commitment to provide and maintain an environment in which sexual violence is not tolerated.

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Western Libraries

Western Libraries needs your feedback

Tell Western Libraries what you think about their services and you could win.

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Social Highlights

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football

The mustangs football team have new state-of the-art helmets, which flex when impact is made, along with a GForceTracker installed inside, used to monitor head collisions in real- time.

Twitter

Researchers from @WesternU and five centres in Europe are using artificial intelligence to better understand why some patients respond better to treatment for psychosis. The project, led by @lena_pl, involves brain imaging and genetics from 60,000 patients

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gavel

Bill C-75 Goes to the Senate, Still Threatens Student Legal Clinics

Bill C-75, the Criminal Code amendment statute, passed the House of Commons in late 2018, and has received first reading in the Senate. The bill could wipe out the criminal law practices in student legal clinics in most provinces across Canada. For decades now, student legal clinics across Canada have been representing low-income persons for summary conviction criminal offences.

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Endnotes

RWL

Tuning into Canadian music artists

Discover the tempos that keep her toes tapping and mind engaged when Carolyn Young of Western Continuing Studies takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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