Insights gained from the WE SPEAK 2020 survey will guide the university as it strives to build a workplace culture where faculty and staff continue to feel valued and understand how their work supports the university mission. Campus-wide survey results were released June 10.
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WE SPEAK results to spark action on workplace culture

Insights gained from the WE SPEAK 2020 survey will guide the university as it strives to build a workplace culture where faculty and staff continue to feel valued and understand how their work supports the university mission. Campus-wide survey results were released June 10.

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HIV

Making HIV visible to the immune system

Eric Arts and his team have found a way to bring HIV out of the 'latent reservoir' to make it visible to the immune system and antiretroviral drugs. The hope is that this is the first step toward finding a way to completely eliminate HIV from the body.

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New app aids women in violent relationships

Women experiencing violence from intimate partners now have access to a unique, interactive safety app that can help them assess their risks, set priorities and plan next steps.

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campus

Continuing Studies returns to main campus

Western Continuing Studies will relocate from Citi Plaza to main campus in Fall 2021, as the university continues to explore local partnerships to deliver lifelong learning opportunities downtown and elsewhere in London.

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Daley named new CIFAR Vice-President

Mark Daley, Western’s Special Advisor to the President on Data Strategy, has been appointed Vice-President (Research) for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), effective Aug. 17, the organization announced July 9.

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Working at Western

Health, Safety & Well-being

COVID-19 training video

Western’s Health, Safety & Well-being team has developed an eight-minute COVID-19 training video (accessed via OWL) called “Return to Campus Essentials” that all employees must view.

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Return to Campus

New two-page quick guide

A new two-page document summarizes important steps employees must take before returning to Western. The document also outlines a series of measures the University is taking to help ensure the health and safety of our community.

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Indigenous Initiatives

Community gets preview of Indigenous Learning Space

Western will host two public Zoom meetings to gather feedback on architectural plans for the new Indigenous Learning Space.

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Retail Services

Books Plus closed

Effective immediately, Books Plus on Western Road is closed. Learn more about shopping locations and printing services open to serve you on campus.

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Social Highlights

Instagram

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Western campus cyclists can now enlist the help of thousands of extra eyes across the city of London in an effort to keep their bikes safe from thieves, thanks to a new partnership with 529 Garage.

Twitter

#CrimComm connects criminology experts with policy-makers, practitioners and public in order to inform important debates. #WesternU


Commentary

BLM

BLM movement finds new urgency, allies because of COVID-19

The brutal killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin captured the public consciousness unlike few other events in American history. In the United States and around the world, protesters have taken to the streets outraged by the abhorrent murder of yet another defenceless Black man by police.

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Endnotes

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Read. Watch. Listen. with Ken Milne

It starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes and aeroplanes, and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Ken Milne is not afraid when he takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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