During National Nursing Week 2020, Western honours those who have dedicated their lives to protecting and preserving the lives of others - even at grave risk to themselves and their loved ones.
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May 8, 2020

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Celebrating National Nursing Week

During National Nursing Week 2020, Western honours those who have dedicated their lives to protecting and preserving the lives of others - even at grave risk to themselves and their loved ones.

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Western News

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Course readies thousands of entrepreneurs for future

More than 2,000 Western community members from around the world have registered for a six-week virtual masterclass made available for free by Western Entrepreneurship and Ivey Business School.

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Western, General Dynamics team on face shields

Based on an initiative, concept and design by Western, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is now producing approximately 500 medical face shields per day to support Canada’s fight against COVID-19. 

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Study: Boredom takes toll mentally and physically

Boredom comes and goes for us all - especially as we have isolated ourselves from one another for weeks now. But for those facing homelessness, profound boredom has been a way of life that can lead to poor mental health, drug use and even suicide, according to a Western study.

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‘Murder hornets’ add bite to bee population worries

‘Murder hornets’ have entered the North American landscape and lexicon with horror-film imagery.

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Working at Western

Facilities Management

Caretakers deploy new tech in disinfecting efforts

Facilities Management’s Building Services team has turned to technology to ramp up the fight against the spread of germs. Using six new electrostatic sprayers (eSprayers), the team is disinfecting campus more quickly than with traditional cloth wipes.

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Human Resources

Western Virtual Speaker Series

The Virtual Speaker Series offers faculty and staff tangible tips on resilience, parenting, and nutrition during COVID-19.

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Equity & Human Rights Services

Webcast: Make It Our Business - Addressing Domestic Violence

Make it Our Business is a workshop designed to assist supervisors, employers and employees to carry out the roles and responsibilities necessary to create a workplace culture that takes domestic violence seriously.

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Sun Life Financial

Investing: The Essentials (Financial Wellness Webinar)

This webinar is an introduction to the fundamentals of investing and focuses on showing employees how to build a diversified portfolio to help meet their personal savings and retirement goals.

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Events

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Pivoting Your Business During a Time of Crisis (Webinar)

Tuesday, May 12

2:30pm - 3:30pm


Commentary

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How being uncomfortable helped this COVID-19 student volunteer get into Harvard

When the COVID-19 lockdown arrived in Canada, Maximillian Soltysiak had to wrestle with the uncertainties of everything from homework to graduation, not unlike many other students across Canada. On March 11th, the 4th-year Western University student saw a tweet that impelled him to help his local community.

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Endnotes

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Read. Watch. Listen. with David Walton

Find a way to laugh (and occasionally cringe) through pandemic isolation when Physical Therapy professor David Walton takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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