#WesternUniversity in #LondonON is allowing their "pro-life" club to host an event about the "effectiveness of showing abortion victim photography" (which they later renamed "Strategy Presentation").
This is referring to the use of graphic, anti-abortion imagery, an extremely harmful and controversial tactic used by some anti-choicers.
![A Facebook post by Western Lifeline shares an event titled "Abortion Victim Photography" with guest speaker Maria Mccann, to talk about "the effectiveness of showing Abortion Victim Photography - or imagery of abortions" to "[end the] horrific procedure".](https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/801/045/993/879/445/original/1e2656d49c26a683.png "A Facebook post by Western Lifeline shares an event titled \"Abortion Victim Photography\" with guest speaker Maria Mccann, to talk about \"the effectiveness of showing Abortion Victim Photography - or imagery of abortions\" to \"[end the] horrific procedure\".")
CUPE 2361, the union for Western University grounds keepers, caretakers, and tradespeople, enters its second month of striking as Western refuses to return to the bargaining table and take the union's demands seriously. A solidarity rally will be held on Tuesday, October 1, Noon to 2 p.m. on Richmond St. and University Drive, London, Ontario, if you would like to express support. #union #unionstrong #strike #westernuniversity #solidarity #ontario #highered
Via #CTV News
New research out of #London, Ont.’s #WesternUniversity is shedding light on a potential cure for #ALS, in which the targeting of the interaction between two proteins can halt or fully reverse the disease’s progression.
According to a news release from Western University on Monday, a team of researchers, led by Dr. #MichaelStrong, have discovered a potential path toward a cure for #AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis, also known as ALS
https://london.ctvnews.ca/western-university-researchers-unlock-potential-cure-for-als-1.6885070
Nice Air Photo collection app by #WesternUniversity built with #ArcGISDashboards https://tinyurl.com/3v3pxmpm
#RemoteSensing #AirPhotos #SouthernOntario #history #UWO #library #GIS #esriCanada #esri #mapping #GISchat #geospatial #mapstodon @esri
Day 15 of Western University teaching assistants striking.
Picketing continues, so feel free to stop by if you live in or around London, Ontario. Online expressions of solidarity are also welcome.
Day 8 of Western University teaching assistants striking.
Students and professors alike have arrived late to exams; exams started late due to unqualified proctors mishandling exam setups; many completed exams remain ungraded.
Western has finally reached out to PSAC 610 to return to the bargaining table.
Day 5 of Western University teaching assistants striking.
A meme from a PSAC 610 member email:
In a positive outlook for 2024, #universities across #Canada are introducing more #PlantBased or #vegan food options. Many of the universities have stated this is due to ongoing demand from students for more variety - and a larger push for more sustainable practices.
A number of universities are taking the lead, notably:
-#WesternUniversity. The university set a goal of having a 40 per cent plant-based menu at all dining halls by the new year, but it hit the target — and at some points even surpassed it — this year. A fully vegan outlet will open in 2024, and the school wants to reach a 50 per cent target in 2025.
-#TheUniversityOfBritishColumbia. 55 per cent of the food in dining halls is plant-based, and the Vancouver school hopes to reach a goal of 80 per cent by 2025.
-#ConcordiaUniversity in Montreal plans to reduce its purchase of meat, dairy and eggs by 30 per cent.
-#DalhousieUniversity in Halifax aims to offer a menu with at least 50 per cent plant-based food options by 2030.
-#UniversityOfToronto. Plant-based options represented less than half of the universities food services offerings two years ago, but now account for 61 per cent.
Vegan Australia is advocating for Australian universities* to gain inspiration from these progressive examples, and embrace a fully vegan food system for the benefit of the planet, humanity, and for the animals.
https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7055714
*Such as: #UniversityOfMelbourne, #RMIT, #VictoriaUniversity, #LaTrobe, #Deakin, #MonashUniversity, #ACU, #UQ, #UniversityOfSydney, #ANU, #UniversityOfAdelaide, #TheUniversityOfWesternAustralia, #UniversityOfTechnologySydney, #CurtinUniversity #QUT, #UniversityOfWollongong, #SwinburneUniversity, #MacquarieUniversity, #GriffithUniversity
Next was an amazing talk by Oliver Hart on the importance of #ESG and shareholder welfare at #WesternUniversity. The economic and moral case laid out here is impeccable, and offered a reasonable alternative to the purely profit-driven ESG approach. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZM6D1RM-y0 (9/10) #economics #investing
Next was a thoughtful talk by Grant Campbell on the myriad biases and issues with using #AI to predict #dementia at #WesternUniversity. Computer scientists too often focus on accuracy without understanding data biases or social context, and this talk thoroughly lays those out in the dementia context https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NwW0tXZiZA (5/10)
Next was a fabulous talk by Katy Greenland and @profkeonwest on the definitional boundaries of #discrimination at #WesternUniversity. Pretty much everyone thinks #racism is bad and don't think they engage in any racist behaviors, but racist acts happen all the time. This talk gets into the psychological foundation of this disconnect, and why quantitative metrics are essential for getting at the heart of discrimination. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvDeXPCopNQ (4/7) #psychology
Endnotes 2022: Paula Cornelius-Hedgepeth finds ‘home away from home’ at Wampum Learning Lodge
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Intro:Ph.D. (Yale '87); research in #Genomics, #Cytogenetics, #Bioinformatics, #Humangenetics. Established biotech co, #Cytognomix (2009; https://www.cytognomix.com). Produce #Software to estimate #Radiation exposure (#Biodosimetry), #Chemotherapy response, interpreting #Gene #Variants, #RNA #Mechanisms, #Geostatistics #Epidemiology of COVID19. Also #Professor emeritus, adjunct in #Biochemistry & #Oncology #WesternUniversity @PeterKRogan, progan@uwo.ca
