Developed by a pair of Western students, Smile Masks are partly transparent face coverings that allow wearers to make themselves understood by people who need visual cues of what is being said.
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July 17, 2020

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Smile Masks have a transparent area around the mouth

Students display smiles with pandemic protection

Developed by a pair of Western students, Smile Masks are partly transparent face coverings that allow wearers to make themselves understood by people who need visual cues of what is being said.

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Western News

course

Indigenous curriculum post offers encouraging hand

Ask Sara Mai Chitty, BA’14, MA’15, to describe land-based learning, and chances are, the Anishinaabekwe storyteller and educator will share an anecdote to illustrate the concept.

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Woman in grad gown holding roses and diploma

Fall Convocation postponed

Fall Convocation, originally scheduled for October, has been postponed as part of Western's larger response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Degrees will still be conferred as scheduled.

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fire

Network fuels burning desire to understand wildfire

Western is one of six nodes in the Wildland Fire Research Network, a joint effort with the federal government and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to understand and predict wildfire risk.

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football

Money talks in changing sports team name

Sociology professor Janice Forsyth called the Washington NFL franchise’s decision to change its controversial nickname “a clear example of ‘money talks.’”

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Working at Western

Health, Safety & Well-being

COVID-19 training video

Western’s Health, Safety and 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

Two-page quick guide

A two-page document summarizes important steps employees must take before returning to campus. 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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Leadership

Kelly Cole named President/CEO of Sunnybrook Foundation

Kelly Cole, Vice-President (University Advancement), will become President and CEO of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation in Toronto, effective Nov. 16, university and foundation officials jointly announced July 13.

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Western Award of Excellence

Nominate outstanding Western staff by August 7

Western faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to nominate an individual staff member or a team of staff who makes an outstanding contribution to our campus community. Nominations for the 2020 Western Award of Excellence are being accepted until Friday, August 7.

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Social Highlights

Instagram

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You chalk your question, she chalks an answer! Astrophysicist @ParshatiPatel is bringing @westernuSpace and #sidewalkscience to her neighbourhood and is inviting neighbours to ask questions about the planets and stars.

Twitter

More than naming names. In a soon-to be-published book, #WesternU professor Romayne Smith Fullerton explores how and why journalists around the world cover crime the way they do. @OxUniPress #MurderInOurMidst


Commentary

drive

OK Boomers, Millennials driving in new direction

Researchers recently interviewed 40 Millennials to hear how they feel about driving. One quote captured the typical reaction: “I’ve considered getting a car, especially when I was in college. But now it’s like, ‘meh … I mean, like, it doesn’t sound appealing whatsoever.’”

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Endnotes

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Read. Watch. Listen. with Suzanne Chiodo

Oh, you’ve got to hold on, ready or not, you live for the fight when it’s all that you’ve got, when Law professor Suzanne Chiodo takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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