A typical morning: Roll out of bed. Work out the kinks in his quads and calf muscles. Go for an ‘easy shakeout run’ of 8 km. Grab some breakfast. Race to a lab meeting. Yes, marathon runner Chris Balestrini does more before 8 a.m. than some of us do all day. But he is not done.
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October 15, 2019

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Balestrini goes distance in running, research

A typical morning: Roll out of bed. Work out the kinks in his quads and calf muscles. Go for an ‘easy shakeout run’ of 8 km. Grab some breakfast. Race to a lab meeting. Yes, marathon runner Chris Balestrini does more before 8 a.m. than some of us do all day. But he is not done.

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Western News

Janice

Forsyth book chronicles Indigenous sport, politics

A new book by Western professor Janice Forsyth, Director of Indigenous Studies, tells the first detailed narratives of Tom Longboat Award winners while casting new light on how the awards themselves reflect broader themes of colonialism, self-determination and Indigeneity in sports.

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Alumna finds solutions by taking it to the streets

Dr. Andrea Sereda is providing care for at-risk people through two street-level programs and is advocating for change on how to combat the country's opioid crisis.

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Western alumni, faculty among 20 Under 40

The Western community was well-represented among the city’s outstanding young professionals as 15 alumni or faculty members were named among the 2019 20 Under 40 Award, LONDON INC. recently announced.

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paul

Entrepreneurial alumnus speaks volumes by listening

If Paul Polak is quiet, you know he is working. The legendary social entrepreneur has spent the majority of his eight-plus decades simply listening – and what he learned in doing so has offered hope to millions of the poorest among us.

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Working at Western

Brainhack Western

Registration now open

The goal of the hackathon is to bring together researchers and trainees with disparate backgrounds to collaborate on open science projects in neuroimaging and neuroscience. Brainhack projects are pitched on the first night, and attendees will form into teams to work on these projects over the next two days.

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Applied Mathematics

Nerenberg Lecture

The Department of Applied Mathematics and the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences announce that the 2019 Nerenberg lecture will be given on Thursday, October 24 in Conron Hall, University College at 7:30pm. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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Social Highlights

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A #bold International Day of the Girl challenge from @BresciaUC's student leaders 💜#InternationalDayoftheGirl #ChoosetoLead #WesternU #purpleandproud

Twitter

“This isn’t just a big misunderstanding. When you are making decisions from a colonial framework that completely disregard the role of Indigenous rights, there will never be a common way forward.” #WesternU

Commentary

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Gradcast: Get with the program stem cells

Alex Kozlov is a PhD student in the developmental biology collaborative program. She tells hosts Greg Robinson and Ariel Frame about her work using metabolism to reprogram skin cells into stem cells.

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Endnotes

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Pitter patter, let's get at'er

Best prepare yourself for a donny brook, because this here isn’t some super soft birthday party of yours, when Quinn Fleming, Director for the Western Mustang Band, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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