New federal funding will help a Western-led program continue exploring welcoming environments for newcomers, even as Canada’s attitudes toward new immigrants will surely be tested by the economic and social uncertainty of a post-pandemic world. “I e …
Month: May 2020
Global study explores pregnancy during pandemic
A new Western-led study will investigate how mothers are dealing with stress before, during and after their pregnancies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the short- and long-term effects this moment in human history has on moms and their newborn babies.
Relief Fund eases pandemic burden for hundreds of students
Nearly 3,400 students received help covering urgent and pressing needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic – thanks to $2.6 million distributed by the university as part of its Student Relief Fund.
New site helps data tell COVID-19 story in real time
There were rich sources of information on COVID-19 out there. But while all that data had plenty to say about the times we are living in, it still took Grace Yi and her colleagues to help tell its story.
‘Digital shield’ offers physically distant triage tool
Family Medicine professor Dr. Daniel Pepe describes it as “a digital shield” – a virtual COVID-19 triage tool designed to protect health-care workers while providing rapid care for patients now in use across Southwestern Ontario.
Developing economies hardest hit by pandemic downturn
While the economies of developed countries are struggling, most experts are confident they will recover over time. Those of developing countries, however, were in economic peril prior to COVID-19 – and now face a frightening and uncertain future.
Study: 28 million surgeries shelved by COVID-19
More than 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – creating a never-before-seen backlog in procedures that could take a year to clear even at an accelerated pace.
Research fortifies soil against potential disasters
Abouzar Sadrekarimi doesn’t want you to feel the Earth move beneath your feet, so he is leading work that helps strengthen it.
United Way celebrates Janet Smith as Changemaker
In true Janet Smith fashion, her first inclination was to share the credit when presented with the Changemaker Lifetime Achievement Award from United Way Elgin Middlesex.
Course announces that ‘the plague’s the thing’
Romeo’s friend Mercutio, stabbed and dying, curses the Capulets and mutters against the Montagues: “A plague o’ both your houses!”
University investment pushes pandemic research forward
Western-led research to aid humanity in its resilience and recovery efforts during the current and future disease outbreaks got a recent boost thanks to university backing of 13 projects, Research Western announced this week.
Labatt Family gift supports nursing education, research
Research, community involvement and technology are at the heart of a $5-million gift to Western from long-time donors and Western supporters Arthur and Sonia Labatt.
Western mourns death of Dr. Douglas Bocking
The Western community is mourning the death of medical education pioneer Dr. Douglas Bocking, MD’43, a former Dean of Medicine, who died May 9. He was 99.
Global study explores pregnancy during pandemic
A new Western-led study will investigate how mothers are dealing with stress before, during and after their pregnancies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the short- and long-term effects this moment in human history has on moms and their newborn babies.
Relief Fund eases pandemic burden for hundreds of students
Nearly 3,400 students received help covering urgent and pressing needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic – thanks to $2.6 million distributed by the university as part of its Student Relief Fund.
New site helps data tell COVID-19 story in real time
There were rich sources of information on COVID-19 out there. But while all that data had plenty to say about the times we are living in, it still took Grace Yi and her colleagues to help tell its story.
‘Digital shield’ offers physically distant triage tool
Family Medicine professor Dr. Daniel Pepe describes it as “a digital shield” – a virtual COVID-19 triage tool designed to protect health-care workers while providing rapid care for patients now in use across Southwestern Ontario.
Developing economies hardest hit by pandemic downturn
While the economies of developed countries are struggling, most experts are confident they will recover over time. Those of developing countries, however, were in economic peril prior to COVID-19 – and now face a frightening and uncertain future.
Study: 28 million surgeries shelved by COVID-19
More than 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – creating a never-before-seen backlog in procedures that could take a year to clear even at an accelerated pace.
Research fortifies soil against potential disasters
Abouzar Sadrekarimi doesn’t want you to feel the Earth move beneath your feet, so he is leading work that helps strengthen it.
United Way celebrates Janet Smith as Changemaker
In true Janet Smith fashion, her first inclination was to share the credit when presented with the Changemaker Lifetime Achievement Award from United Way Elgin Middlesex.
Course announces that ‘the plague’s the thing’
Romeo’s friend Mercutio, stabbed and dying, curses the Capulets and mutters against the Montagues: “A plague o’ both your houses!”
University investment pushes pandemic research forward
Western-led research to aid humanity in its resilience and recovery efforts during the current and future disease outbreaks got a recent boost thanks to university backing of 13 projects, Research Western announced this week.
Labatt Family gift supports nursing education, research
Research, community involvement and technology are at the heart of a $5-million gift to Western from long-time donors and Western supporters Arthur and Sonia Labatt.
Western mourns death of Dr. Douglas Bocking
The Western community is mourning the death of medical education pioneer Dr. Douglas Bocking, MD’43, a former Dean of Medicine, who died May 9. He was 99.