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Research Campus and Community Laboratory celebrates anniversary Neurology resident sleuths self

Western News (ISSNO316- 8654), a publication of West- ern University’s Department of of looking below the surface Communications and Public Affairs, is published every Thurs- into Times column contest fame day throughout the school year BY PAUL MAYNE and operates under a reduced schedule during December, May, June, July and August. or researchers at Surface Science Western, a An award-winning weekly news- surface profilometer, a dynamic secondary ion paper and electronic news ser- mass spectrometer and a scanning electron vice, Western News serves as microscope with energy dispersive X-ray capa- the university’s newspaper of Fbilities all have been in a day’s work for the last 35 years. record. The publication traces its roots to The University of The consulting and research laboratory specializes Western Ontario Newsletter, a in the analysis and characterization of surfaces and one-page leaflet-style publica- materials. This year, the lab marks 35 years of helping tion which debuted on Sept. high-profile clients across a range of industry sectors, 23, 1965. The first issue of the including energy, mineral resources, health services, Western News, under found- automotive, aerospace, environmental and electron- ing editor Alan Johnston, was published on Nov. 16, 1972 ics, to name a few. replacing the UWO Times and “We’re about helping manufacturers solve their Western Times. Today, West- problems,” said Gary Good, Surface Science West- ern News continues to provide ern Operations Manager, who will deal with close to timely news, information and 200 different commercial companies each year. “They a forum for discussion of post- send stuff they make, such as an auto supplier, that secondary issues in the campus and broader community. could have a paint defect or a flaw, and we go about getting them answers.” Earlier this year, the Ontario Ministry of Transporta- tion sought the expertise of Surface Science Western (SSW) and its 13 full-time staff to determine what WESTERN NEWS caused bolts holding the cable-stayed Nipigon River PAUL MAYNE // WESTERN NEWS WesternNews.ca Bridge to fail just two months after opening. That Westminster Hall, Suite 360 failure allowed the steel decking to separate and rise Surface Science Western operations manager Gary Good, left, and Research and Business Western University up. Researchers determined component design and Development manager Mark Biesinger show off an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, one of London, ON N6A 3K7 improperly tightened bolts caused the failure. the many instruments the laboratory has been using for the past 35 years in their analysis and Telephone 519 661-2045 Fax 519 661-3921 “The variety of stuff is amazing,” Good said. “It’s characterization of surfaces and materials. pretty cool the sort of things you can get involved PUBLISHER with here.” Helen Connell [email protected], Chemistry professor emeritus Stewart McIntrye, This self-sustaining setup has helped SSW renew While a large component of the work being done 519 661-2111 Ext. 85469 former director of Surface Science Western for 24 and upgrade the instrumentation needed to keep at Surface Science Western involves industry, there years, said the lab is one of the few original university/ the lab competitive. Over the last couple of years, have been few instances where a handful of odd EDITOR industry surface science labs left standing. they have spent more than $300,000 on items such items – such as cow’s teeth and mummified remains Jason Winders “In these days of transitory relationships and as an infrared spectrometer and part of a raman – have made their way into the facilities, now located [email protected], short-lived organizations, it is noteworthy that Surface spectrometer. at Western’s Research Park. 519 661-2111 Ext. 85465 Science Western has endured for 35 years, through a In the last decade, Surface Science Western “I’ve looked at bits of mummies from side shows REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER procession of academic trends and directions, as well researchers have co-authored 200 publications. in the old west and from Peru, to remains from the Paul Mayne as during economic times that were both opportune Work from the facility has led to more than 300 other Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnchi man (Canadian Ice Man) who [email protected], and difficult,” McIntyre said at a recent celebration papers involving SSW-trained students. was buried out in B.C.,” said Biesinger, noting he’s 519 661-2111 Ext. 85463 marking the lab’s anniversary. “We’ll discuss the problem with the client, receive looked at every part of a car in his 24 years at Surface Approximately 80 per cent of the operating capital the samples, conduct a range of surface analysis tech- Science Western. “Anything that is a material and has REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER for Surface Science Western comes from consulting niques, depending on the problem, look at the outer a surface, we’ve probably done.” Adela Talbot [email protected], and research revenue from industries across from the few nanometers of that surface to look for contamina- It is this variety that keeps Good, who has been at 519 661-2111 Ext. 85464 city and around the world, said Mark Biesinger, Sur- tion, or perhaps changes in chemistry should there SSW for almost three decades, anticipating each new face Science Western Manager of Research and Busi- be oxidation,” said Biesinger, who was introduced to day in the office. PRODUCTION DESIGNER ness Development. Other funding support comes Surface Science Western as a fourth-year Chemistry “It’s been so interesting because you never know, Frank Neufeld from government grants and contracts, as well as the student in 1991. “There are so many layers that we from one day to the next, what’s coming through the [email protected], Faculty of Science. look at. We’re problem solvers.” door,” he said. PAUL MAYNE // WESTERN NEWS 519 661-2111 Ext. 89334 Adrian Budhram has a knack for EDITORIAL SERVICES the quick diagnosis. The third- COORDINATOR year Neurology resident is a BY PAUL MAYNE real-life patient and asks them to consider their out the column last year after friends said he Angie Wiseman three-time winner of the Think story and symptoms, along with medical records, might enjoy it. He gave it a shot a few times, but [email protected], in order to come up with a diagnosis. Readers with his hectic schedule in residency, he cannot 519 661-2111 Ext. 81530 BEST BETS Like a Doctor monthly feature 63-year-old painter developed head- are provided with all the information and images tackle it every month. He has used his medical in the New York Times. He aches that have become increasingly available to the doctor who made the initial know-how about six or seven times in an attempt ADVERTISING has won back-to-back months, Chris Amyot, Campus Ad Visit the Western Events Calendar at www.events.westernu.ca for a full look at the week ahead. devastating, to the point where he diagnosis. to be the first to the diagnosis. [email protected], prompting long-time columnist becomes withdrawn, forgetful and eas- If the idea sounds familiar, Sanders column, “Once I got it but was not the first one. There 519 434-9990 Dr. Lisa Sanders to joke she may Aily angered. When struck with them, he goes from which she has written for 14 years, was the inspi- have been a couple times you’re humbled have to initiate a ‘let others play’ painting beautiful landscapes to dark images of ration for the Emmy-nominated medical drama because you think you know what’s going on and POSTAL RECOVERY NOV. 25 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Social Science Centre, Room 9420 NOV. 30 12:30 p.m., Talbot College, Paul Davenport Theatre rule when it comes to Budhram. serpents and half-destroyed houses. House. then – nope,” said the 26-year-old. “You’re really $50 Canada, $65 United States, | | Can you explain why? Adrian Budhram can. “I hope people like reading the column for the dealing with a puzzle and you’re not sure if all the $85 Other The third-year Neurology resident has a knack same reason I like writing them – because it’s cool pieces are supposed to fit or not. Then you see POST OFFICE for the quick diagnosis. A three-time winner of the to be the detective on the case to solving a mystery how others attached them together and you see Please do not forward. Think Like a Doctor monthly feature in the New – a mystery you know saved, or at least improved, what pieces matter and how you might have been Return to Western News, York Times, he has won back-to-back months, someone’s life,” said Sanders, an assistant clinical focusing on the wrong piece. Western University, London, prompting long-time columnist Dr. Lisa Sanders professor of internal medicine and education at “Just reading through some of the other ideas, Ontario N6A 3K7 with new to joke she may have to initiate a ‘let others play’ Yale School of Medicine.“ And the fact they really there are a lot of different thoughts you see, address when possible. rule when it comes to Budhram. are true cases makes it even better.” depending on what part of the world they might “It’s a matter of recognizing things and spend- Budhram also won the October diagnosis of be from. Someone will mention a lesser-known ing a little time on it,” said Budhram, who was The Terrible Stomachache, as well as Dazed and infectious disease from, say, Africa, and then I will “Our objective is to report the first to figure out this month’s diagnosis of Confused, which he solved last year. find myself reading about that. It’s simply fun, but events as objectively as possible, The Painter’s Headaches – a dural-arteriovenous Sanders said Budhram is starting to become also educational.” without bias or editorial fistula, by the way. “It’s fun because the cases are a familiar name in her column, prompting her to So, is ‘A Three-time Winner of the Think Like a comment. We hope you will TELLING THE TRUTH AND CRIMINAL ACCUSATION SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT: MERRY MUSIC presented very well and you can learn quite a bit joke she may need him to sit on his hands going Doctor’ something you put on a resume? read it and contribute to it.” Different practices for legally ‘telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but The Symphonic Band’s concert, directed by professor Colleen Richardson, as a doctor from the approach people take. You forward and give others a chance for a change. “People were telling me to put it on my CV – L.T. Moore, the truth’ shape thresholds to criminalizing processes. University of Alberta features music by American composers who were inspired by the beauty of the see others who commented on the case and ask “Adrian is definitely going to be a hell of a doc- when I apply for fellowships after residency. That University Relations professor George Pavlich will interpret several historical cases where people are Moon and Earth in addition to music of a festive nature from England and Hun- and Information director, yourself why they went down that road, so you tor,” she said. seems like a weird thing,” Budhram laughed. “I Nov. 16, 1972 accused on the strength of deposed legal truths. gary. actually learn quite a bit.” Budhram, who did undergraduate and medical don’t know what section that falls under. ‘General Every month, Sanders introduces readers to a school at McMaster University, began checking trivia?’ ‘General things about me?’” 4 westernnews.ca Western News November 24, 2016 westernnews.ca Western News November 24, 2016 5

Commentary YEAR IN PHOTOS 16 Alumni chapter offers benefits beyond comfortable network 2016 YEAR IN BY REBECCA WAGNER to the branch initially, but the past two years of taste of what Toronto has to offer. They also hospital, and was elected to the Board of Direc- volunteering with this network saw several unex- forced me to navigate a complex network of tors of a large mental health housing provider. pected benefits. street cars, buses and subway lines. As my famil- The desire to reach outside my comfort zone new job I began with a GTA-based What I was surprised to discover was how iarity with the geography and culture of the city and pursue such opportunities came about start-up a few years ago saw me relo- connected I became grew, so did my con- not by the many connections I created through PHOTOS cate to Toronto. Growing up in nearby to the landscape and fidence. About one my Western alumni engagement, but through Waterloo region, Toronto was a city I character of Toronto year ago, I took on a confidence and motivation fostered by alumni visitedA often, but never had the occasion to live over a short period leadership role with involvement. One leadership role led to many in. This would surely be a big change, and I knew of time. Alumni the branch, stepping others, and developed a strong desire within I wanted to begin this new journey by reaching branches exist pri- “Membership in an into a newly created me to engage in a meaningful way with my out to something familiar. marily to connect net- executive committee community. From classrooms That something familiar was the Western works of graduates alumni branch gave me as Chair of Communi- As my contract with my Toronto-based University Toronto Alumni Branch. Having com- through a variety of cations. employer came to a close this September, I pleted my undergraduate degree at Western, events that cater to confidence to pursue Membership in an prepared to return to the Waterloo region. and having several fam- diverse interests. Con- alumni branch gave Accompanying me would be the confidence that to playing fields, ily members who did tributing to the execu- other avenues of me confidence to comes from successfully navigating a new land- the same, I always felt tion of these events involvement within my pursue other avenues scape and way of life. The local chapter of the closely connected to brought me to venues of involvement within Western Alumni Branch was my first contact in from long-serving the school. I contacted all over my new home, my new community, Toronto, and was the first organization I reached the alumni branch’s to areas I likely oth- new community.” and acted as a spring- out to when I returned to Waterloo a few short staff liaison to inquire erwise wouldn’t have board to other profes- weeks ago. I am excited to once again begin life about involvement visited – the elegant - Rebecca Wagner sional development in another city, with a familiar network of Western legends to our before I even packed Rosewater restaurant and community giv- alumni as my base. WAGNER my belongings. and event space in ing opportunities. It The Toronto Alumni Toronto’s Financial wasn’t long before Rebecca Wagner is a proud Western graduate Branch facilitated my transition to a brand new District, the Royal I volunteer-led a and active community builder. She volunteers freshest faces, city, bringing the familiar to the unfamiliar. Desire Conservatory’s majestic Koerner Hall and the national campaign for a local mental health char- extensively and helps to ensure vulnerable pop- to step into a comfortable network of my West- historic Masonic Temple and concert hall. ity, joined the executive committee of a group ulations have the resources they need to realize ern alumni peers was the reason I reached out These venues, and many others, offered a of young leaders affiliated with a Toronto-based their full potential. Western News presents the best photographs of 2016.

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Her boots were made for talking I sat down with Louise Pitre, BMus’79, DMus’06, in October – a week 2016 before she took the stage with Emm Gryner and Brendan Wall to perform in Joni Mitchell: River, a theatrical concert at the Grand Theatre ADELA TALBOT in London. When we were introduced, my eyes immediately gravitated FAVOURITE to her cowboy boots – these stunning, colourful peacocks were imprinted in the leather. I wish I took a picture of the boots. They looked like a painting, and indeed, they were. When I asked about them, she mentioned she bought them from an artist in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Paired with the fitted jeans and T-shirt she was wearing, I thought the outfit was perfect – classic with wonderful, characteristic flair – just like the singer herself. She was fantastic – recalling some of her career highlights, she cried and made me cry during the interview. I won’t forget her passion anytime soon.

(Touch) down go the Stangs Everything seemed to be going the Mustangs’ way the afternoon of Nov. 12. The sun was shining; the fans were loud; Mustangs running back Alex Taylor had just scored his third rushing touchdown of the day to give the team a 33-19 lead heading into the fourth quarter. But less than an hour after taking this 2016 photo, the mood at TD Stadium took a dramatic dive as the Laurier Gold Hawks stormed back with 24 unanswered points to win the 109th Yates Cup and PAUL MAYNE bring Western’s season to a demoralizing end. It’s true what they say about “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” FAVOURITE 8 westernnews.ca Western News November 24, 2016 westernnews.ca Western News November 24, 2016 9

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Research Commentary Schulich to lead WHO surgical efforts How my ink-stained frustrations

CENTRE OF IT ALL The World Health Organization (WHO) recently designated the Department of Anesthesia and turned into a better tomorrow Perioperative Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry as a WHO Collaborating Centre. Currently, there are more than 700 WHO BY JON WELLS My lede read: “Western’s hockey walked into the Gazette offices and stories from New York to L.A., Dublin Collaborating Centres in more than 80 member Mustangs had U of T singing the blues there was Glisky, who I had seen but to India, and won a couple of dozen states. Canada contains only 28 centres, after an impressive season-opening never actually met. I remember him awards for my writing, including four including: saw them in Centre Spot bathed victory.” It contained several more looking tired, his feet up on his desk, National Newspaper Awards. I’ve writ- ••Canadian Centre for Occupational in morning light: stacks of adjectives that I’ve since erased from faded jeans. He was just a student, ten six books. And most importantly, Health & Safety, Occupational Health Gazettes. I felt a rush, spotting my memory. but already had the aura of a grizzled I’ve cherished the gift of writing stories students peeling off their copy “Singing the blues.” Get it? Mas- newsman. for a living. and Safety; Ion the way to class. For the first time, terful. Why had he disemboweled my Not too long ago – decades since ••Canadian Food Inspection Agency, they were all going to see me – my And now in Centre Spot I had a story? that day when U of T sang the blues Control and Epidemiology of Rabies in byline – inside. Gazette in my hands and found the He explained. My story had been against the Mustangs – I learned Carnivores; I grabbed a paper and flipped page: “By Jon Wells.” too long, too flabby. I had tried to Glisky had become managing edi- pages to the sports section to find my Triumph! write the ‘Story To End All Stories’ – tor at the Belleville Intelligencer. I • Cancer Care Ontario, Occupational and • name. This was pure anticipation – my But something was odd. Before and it showed. He said Gazette style sent him an email recalling that first Environmental Cancer; first published story and one I was reading a word, I could tell the story included avoiding writing “hockey Gazette crash-and-burn experience. ••Centre for Addiction and Mental sure would be just the beginning. It was shorter than my original. And Mustangs.” I told him I’ve had many editors over Health, Addiction and Mental Health; was not just any story, but an account where was my clever lede? Had the Oh, and “singing the blues” is a the years, but he was the first, and • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of the Mustangs hockey opener, a big editor moved it further down in the more than a little bit cliche. They avoid perhaps the most critical. • win over the University of Toronto. story? that, too. For the first time, I thanked him. de Québec, Environmental and My first foray into journalism was My eyes burned a hole in the paper Glisky suggested I had potential. Experiences like the awakening I Occupational Health Impact Assessment not made lightly. It was my destiny. and my legs felt weak. My name was Try again, he said. Sign up for another had over that ill-fated hockey story and Surveillance; In Grade 6, on the story, but it was not mine. game, maybe one of the lower-profile can either defeat us or stick with us ••Centre de Santé publique, Safety I decided to Except it was. I recognized a few lines, sports. Build on it. in a good way over time. What Glisky Promotion and Injury Prevention; be a sports- but not many. The piece had been I listened. My anger dissolved. I ended up teaching me was we should writer when gutted, shortened, rewritten. And stayed with it, in part because I always build on what we have and try ••Dalhousie University, Mental Health I read Andy “singing the blues” no longer existed. wanted to show Bill what I could do. to get better. Training and Policy; O’Brien’s For this – a hatchet job, an insult And I didn’t want to quit on my mom. Those emotions I felt 30 years ago ••Dalhousie University, Health Workforce biography – I blamed the Gazette sports edi- I covered volleyball, soccer, tennis in Centre Spot when I was juiced with Planning and Research; Rocket Rich- tor Bill Glisky. But I said nothing to and others. Pretty soon, those das- expectation weren’t, as it turned out, ard about him. I vented to my faithful subscriber, tardly editors were barely touching misplaced. That story was, in fact the ••Health Canada, Monitoring Chemical “That story was, in fact WELLS the Montreal though. I told mom I was through with my stories. In third year, I was sports start of something, and ended up Contaminants in Food; Canadiens the Gazette. I would never write for editor and wrote the coveted (at least being a reminder that sometimes, ••Health Canada, Standardization and the start of something, legend, filling the library borrower’s them again. Maybe journalism wasn’t to me) From the Sportsdesk column. the most important lessons we learn Evaluation of Biologicals; card with my name, over and over. my thing, either. I covered the Mustang football team aren’t apparent for a little while. and ended up being I even created my own homemade Mom, typically, listened patiently, (not “football Mustangs”) in Halifax ••Health Canada, Water Quality; hockey magazines by writing stories empathized, and offered gentle wis- and their winning the Vanier Cup in Jon Wells, BA’90 (Political Science), ••IRSST - Institut de recherche Robert- a reminder that about NHL stars on the family type- dom: Why not talk to the editor? It Toronto. writes for The Hamilton Spectator, Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du writer. My mom was the lone sub- can’t hurt. See what happens. My sportswriting days ended after where he has won four National travail, Occupational Health; sometimes, the most scriber. Meanwhile, a friend at Western, Western. I graduated in Political Sci- Newspaper Awards and written six • McGill University, Research and Training And so, for my first Gazette story Andrea Roberts, gave me a framed ence and that provided me with learn- books, including the most recent, • important lessons we at Western I signed up to cover the copy of that first article as a gift. It was ing and context that served me well in ‘Death’s Shadow,’ a collection of true- in Mental Health; game against the U of T Blues. When a touching gesture. I didn’t have the my journalism career, covering topics crime stories. He is married with two CRYSTAL MACKAY // SPECIAL TO WESTERN NEWS ••McGill University, Research and Training learn aren’t apparent the puck dropped in Thompson heart to tell her that story stopped ranging from crime to politics and teenaged children. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently designated the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, at the Schulich School in Parasite Epidemiology and Control Arena, I filled pages with scribbled being ‘By Jon Wells’ the moment it health and the environment. of Medicine & Dentistry, as a WHO Collaborating Centre. Schulich professors Drs. Davy Cheng, left, and Janet Martin serve as project leads • McMaster University, Evidence- for a little while.” notes and afterwards interviewed hit the presses. I stuffed the gift in my It has been a good run, spent • players in the dressing room. I wrote desk drawer. mostly as a reporter at The Hamil- for this first-of-its-kind designation at the university. Informed Policy; - Jon Wells and polished. I wrote. A lot. Still bitter, and embarrassed, I ton Spectator, where I have covered ••McMaster University, Primary Care Nursing and Health Human Resources; BY CRYSTAL MACKAY 700 WHO collaborating centres in more than 80 may not be effected by Ebola,” said Martin, an • Public Health Agency of Canada, member states working in areas such as nursing, assistant professor in the departments of Anesthe- • Biosafety and Biosecurity; occupational health, communicable diseases, sia & Perioperative Medicine and Epidemiology he World Health Organization (WHO) nutrition, mental health, chronic diseases and & Biostatistics, as well as MEDICI Director. “We ••Public Health Agency of Canada, Non recently designated the Department of health technologies. took a look at what level of protection needs to Communicable Disease Policy; Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine One of only 28 Canadian centres, the Schulich be available for the surgical team and all of the ••University of British Columbia, Your plan – your future. at the Schulich School of Medicine & team is the first collaborating centre in the world support services in the surgical and perioperative Occupational and Environmental Health; Placean TDentistry, as a WHO Collaborating Centre. A first- to be designated by the WHO to study periopera- system for patients coming through.” of-its-kind designation for the university, the team tive surgical care. They will research the gaps in MEDICI Centre researchers also caught the ••University of British Columbia, Faculty Your Western Pension Plan with Sun Life Financial was tapped to address the issue of access to safe resources, capacity, infrastructure and training in attention of WHO after a landmark paper they of Medicine, Complexity Science for adtoday surgical and perioperative care on a global scale. countries around the globe in order to develop published in the Lancet in 2012. That study exam- Health Systems; WHO recently designated emergency and evidence-based priorities and put forward recom- ined 21.4 million global surgical procedures, and • University of Calgary, Classification, Questions about the transition Date Time Location essential surgery as an emerging pillar of its work mendations for change. showed the risk of perioperative mortality has • Terminology and Standards; based on the fact five billion people around the “It is a huge honour. We are looking forward been declining during the past five decades, but to Sun Life in January? Monday, November 21 3:00 p.m. Talbot College 204 • University of Ottawa, Knowledge 12:00 p.m. North Campus Building 114 world don’t have access to essential life-saving to fulfilling the task of supporting timely progres- only in high income countries. The risk of death • Tuesday, November 22 surgery, and 30 per cent of the global burden of sion towards universal safe and effective essential after surgery in low- and middle-income countries Translation and Health Technology Attend an information session to learn more 3:00 p.m. Kresge Building K103 disease would be preventable through adequate surgery,” said Cheng, Chair-Chief of the Depart- has plateaued – and is on the rise in some cases. Assessment in Health Equity; about the upcoming move to Sun Life Financial Thursday, November 24 9:00 a.m. Social Science Centre 3010 access to safe essential surgical services like ment of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Martin points to what should be routine surger- • University of Sherbrooke, Health and the top-notch tools and resources that will 12:00 p.m. Social Science Centre 3026 C-sections and orthopedic procedures. as well as Medical Director of Medical Evidence- ies, like open-fracture reduction or abdominal • Monday, November 28 3:00 p.m. Talbot College 204 “The global burden of disease, because of lack Decision Integrity-Clinical Impact (MEDICI) Centre emergencies like appendicitis. In low-income Science Education and Practice; soon be available to help you make the most 5:00 p.m. Social Science Centre 2020 of access to surgery, by far outpaces the global at Schulich. countries, the number of surgeons is 10 times less ••University of Toronto, Bioethics; of your plan, and your future with the Western Tuesday, November 29 12:00 p.m. Middlesex College 105B burden of disease for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis Martin and Cheng already understand what it per capita, and even if a patient has access to a ••University of Toronto, Governance, Pension Plan. Sun Life representatives will be 3:00 p.m. Kresge Building K103 combined,” said Dr. Janet Martin, who, along with means to inform health-care policy on a global doctor who has excellent surgical technique, the Transparency and Accountability in the onsite, and no registration is necessary. Dr. Davy Cheng, is a project lead on the WHO Col- stage. At the height of the Ebola crisis, they led hospitals often lack infrastructure and equipment, We hope to see you there! laborating Centre. “Now, it is our responsibility to a team at WHO Geneva to develop evidence- such as reliable electricity, sterile water and access Pharmaceutical Sector; Visit www.uwo.ca/hr/pension to learn more. shine the light on this problem. The numbers are informed guidelines for surgery and anesthesia to anesthetic drugs. ••University of Toronto, Health Promotion; staggering.” care in patients with suspected Ebola infection. “Often in low-income countries, surgery is ••University of Toronto, Nutrition Policy for WHO Collaborating Centres are institutions – That situation was so dire one West African considered a luxury. This is very troublesome, Chronic Disease Prevention; and such as research institutes, parts of universities or hospital lost half of its surgical workforce because and we want to help figure out how we can build Call 519.434.9990 academies – designated by the Director-General they were exposed to Ebola in a surgical setting. capacity in those countries to access emergency ••Western University, Perioperative or email [email protected] to carry out activities in support of the organiza- “The question we needed to answer was how and essential surgery,” Cheng said. Surgical Care. tion’s programs. Currently, there are more than the surgical team manages patients who may or 12 westernnews.ca Western News November 24, 2016 westernnews.ca Western News November 24, 2016 13

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They break down bar- city administrators, First Nations chiefs, community leaders College votes compared to Clinton’s 232; 270 votes are riers slowly. Legislative repre- and students, to focus on the ever-widening gender gap in required for the presidency. sentation goes up by 2-3 per politics and how it needs to be addressed. As the first-ever woman atop a major party presi- cent election after election. The idea came out of a mentorship program Larkin dential ticket, Clinton might be shouldering a lot of the “Clinton secured the Demo- began at the Western affiliate with former London City blame for her loss, de Clercy said. But it’s important to cratic nomination for president. Councilor Joni Baechler in 2013. Larkin felt it was important look at the results through a wider lens. She conducted an admirable for her students to create a relationship with other women “When you think a race horse is going to win and campaign where she tried to in the community in order to “figure out how the game is it doesn’t, you blame the horse. You say, ‘That horse talk about the issues in a con- played.” wasn’t as fast as it ought to have been,’ rather than text that was very partisan, very In the 42nd Canadian Parliament, for example, there are PAUL MAYNE // WESTERN NEWS “People have been saying, ‘One of the other horses was stronger.’ Part of focused on difficult questions a record number of women. However, the numbers are not the lack of fairness in the post-election interpretation that really had nothing to do with cause for celebration for many in a country nearly 51 per King’s University College professor Allyson Larkin looking for the revolves around (Clinton). She should have won and she governing,” de Clercy said. cent female. There are 88 women among the 338 MPs – recently organized a Women’s Political Summit to didn’t – what’s wrong with her?” de Clercy continued. “She pushed the ball forward. that represents 26 per cent of the governing body, up one address the continuing gender gap in politics and silver bullet answer In Western democracies, neither men nor women But it’s up to others now to con- point from the 41st Parliament. Fifty of those women call how mindsets need to be transformed to create vote as a block simply on gender. Nevertheless, gen- tinue to kick it toward the goal the governing caucus home; 42 of them are newcomers to more opportunities for women who choose to post-election. It’s der played a historically significant role in this race, she line. In her view, she helped to Parliament. However, there were no women on the ballots enter the political ring. continued. advance the cause of increasing for 97 of the 338 ridings. a combination of “This is a gendered story about why a woman got women’s representation in poli- Creating the summit was an opportunity for women in into politics, spent her whole life in politics and why she tics, although she didn’t man- positions of political leadership to get the conversation summit. “But young women are also asking, ‘Where are we factors, combination of tried to become the first female president. Is gender a age to shatter the famous glass going. going to make the change?’ They want to be part of the factor in this? Absolutely,” de Clercy said. “Her whole ceiling.” “Women are torn between wanting to talk about issues debate and be at the table. That’s where they know the voters’ considerations, campaign was rooted inescapably not only in her exten- Despite being more than 51 per related to gender and politics and not wanting to,” Larkin decisions are being made. But the cost is huge.” sive experience as a politician, but in her experience as cent of the U.S. population, women said. “There are those women who are saying gender is Is there a solution to getting a greater female presence combination of a female politician. And her whole reason for being in make up only 19 per cent of Congress, only going to be an issue if we make it an issue, and then in the political arena? Larkin is “skeptically optimistic” that politics is her famous story – because of the exclusion, a figure that puts the United States 97th there are those who have been in politics for years and with so many strong and intelligent women ready to be errors in the polls, deprivation and oppression her mother suffered.” out of 193 countries in terms of women’s have tried to play along with the boys’ club, but it has never heard, success is only a matter of time. Beyond Clinton, there are simply not that many parliamentary representation, accord- worked.” “We need to be working on multiple fronts. It’s hard expectations that women in politics. ing to the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Larkin said her students only get to see the ugliness por- because it’s one thing to change an institution – you Despite Clinton’s high-profile run, the number of (Canada, for the record, is 63rd.) trayed in the media – the recent U.S. election being a prime change its laws and language in its policies. But we’re clearly weren’t women in Congress will remain exactly the same when “I teach a class on political leadership. example. When discussing the election in her class – Why asking people to rethink something that’s very culturally, the 115th Congress convenes Jan. 3. There will be 83 Because of the nature of the class, I talk a did Donald Trump win? How did Hillary Clinton lose? – one deeply, psychoanalytically imbedded – that they typically rooted in reality, women in the House of Representatives, 21 women lot about how political elites look demo- female student said race and gender played a role, while see men in positions of public leadership. If I could change in the Senate. In the previous congressional session, graphically. How are they educated, what two male students suggested she was being a white racist. one thing, right now, it would be the discriminatory think- the institutional there were 84 women in the House and 20 in the Sen- are their ethnic backgrounds, what are “It’s not surprising. We really don’t have the language ing, that one gender is being seen as intrinsically more ate, according to the Center for American Women and their ages?” de Clercy said. “What’s strik- for talking about it,” Larkin said. “It’s not enough just to say valuable than another, or one race being seen as more nature of the United Politics at Rutgers University. ing, when I put up slides of all of the presi- ‘you shouldn’t say that’ because we haven’t fundamentally powerful than the other.” “Some people who would have liked to see her dents of the United States, I have all these gotten to that deeper, cultural level where the way gender For example, Larkin recalled a young female Muslim States, a suspicion of elected are going to take (her loss) as a clear demon- faces of older white males, down through is talked about, the way race is talked about, is inclusive student who sat quietly in the back of her class last year. stration there is active opposition to having a woman the ages, then Mr. Obama, an African- or respectful. There is just still too much latent sexism and She asked her to be part of the mentorship programs and Washington – which in in the presidency. Some people will treat this as a step American male. The continued bias we will racism.” the transformation was “truly amazing.” backwards; there is no doubt about it. What she might see going forward is, there is still no women There are not a lot of opportunities for women to come “She is a different person. She ran for the Youth Advisory American politics is a be afraid of now, and what people who seek gender represented in those ranks. What that tells together and talk about the different issues they experi- Council in London and has taken on a number of leader- equality in politics are concerned about, is that the les- me is, obviously, this remains a very difficult ence politically. Therefore, the summit came at a perfect ship roles in the community now,” Larkin said. “Just to see huge factor.” son is, ‘Give up. It’s not going to happen; it’s not worth barrier to breach. That’s depressing.” time. someone who is afraid to ask a question in class and feels it,’” de Clercy said. “For most young women, it’s horrifying to think they’re anxiety, to getting that extra push they need, I love when - Cristine de Clercy Clinton tried to address this in her concession speech going to get out there and be mocked for how I look, or my my students find a life that even I couldn’t have imagined.

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Campus and Community Campus Digest Taylor Library celebrates a quarter century Project breathes life BY TARA FILIPOVICH Exam Stress Drop-in Counselling The SDC’s Psychological Services is offering exam stress drop-in counsel- n Monday, the Allyn and ling sessions from Nov. 15-Dec. 16. Visit Betty Taylor Library cele- WSSB 4100 Monday-Friday to book a brated its 25th anniversary. same-day appointment (booking opens Over the past five years, at 8:30 a.m.). collaborationO among faculty, students, donors and librarians has resulted in Crisis Support new updates to the library, located in The University Students’ Council is part- in stories of the dead the Natural Science Building, that are nering with the Canadian Mental Health more conducive to the way students Association (CMHA) to provide crisis are using the space. support services to Western students “Students called for more collab- from 5 -9 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays orative space, better lighting and an and Thursdays, through Dec. 15 in UCC increase in the number of electric 256. outlets,” said Kim Cornell, who has worked as the head librarian for 15 Apply to Graduate years. The updates also include more ADELA TALBOT // WESTERN NEWS Online application is now open for the seating space, more individual study February 2017 In Absentia Convoca- carrels and natural lighting. tion. The deadline for undergraduate The recent changes at Taylor Library Somerset Place - 1209 Richmond St., be given priority. Western is committed students to apply is Jan. 22, 2017, gradu- • NEWS AND NOTES only one left. Great three-bedroom to employment equity and welcomes reflect the “overall trend in academic ate students by Dec. 31. There is no libraries,” said Associate Chief Librar- suite, utilities included. Laundry room, applications from all qualified women ceremony for February and all graduate ian Harriett Ryske. “Collections are ISA hosts Gathering of sports pad, underground parking, walk- and men, including visible minorities, names will appear in the June convoca- becoming much more digital. There All Nations Social ing distance to Western, close to public Aboriginal people and persons with tion programs. transit, minutes to downtown. Office disabilities. are fewer and fewer resources being open daily. (226) 213-4881 realstar.ca held in the library.” Western’s Employment Resource On Remembrance Day, the Indige- Centre An important factor in the renova- nous Student Association (ISA) hosted Esplanade - 1 Grosvenor St. Beauti- • STUDENT BULLETIN tions was retaining seating capacity. the Gathering of All Nations Social ful one, two and three bedrooms, Need resume, cover letter or CV help? “By midday, all of these chairs are for students, faculty and community incentives. Utilities included. Gym, bil- Student Central In-Person Hours Get into WERC and talk to a career full,” Cornell said. Over the last five members. A bit like a powwow, socials liards room, parking, walking distance to leader today. No appointment needed. years, close to 300 new seats have are a specific type of event with roots Western, close to public transit, minutes 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday WERC’s in person drop-in service is been added to the library, including in the Haudenoshone culture. to downtown. Call today. (226) 212-0072 and Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday. available in The Student Success Centre, 90 individual carrels, as suggested by realstar.ca University Community Centre (UCC) 210. the students. “Our goal was to offer awareness Student Central Helpline Hours Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays classes The students not only helped con- of Indigenous culture and political Events are held. issues through a venue that is also 519-661-2100. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday ceptualize the space, but actually Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar & fun for the students to attend,” said to Friday. Undergraduate Course Registration helped fund it. Western’s Science Stu- Silent Auction; 12-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. Dates dent Council was among the donors Logan Smith, ISA President. “The tim- 3 at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 1204 Mid-Year Examinations for the project. Cornell stressed the ing of this social was near the end of Richmond St. N at Bernard (enter off Nov. 30: Last day to drop a full course importance of community engage- the semester and offered a means of Bernard). Tea room, chili lunch avail- The Final December 2016 Mid-Year Test and full-year half course (on campus ment and facilities management and stress relief to students from dead- able for purchase. Jewelery, books, & Examination schedule is now available day and evening and Distance Studies) the team effort that went into creating lines, grades, papers due and other preserves, marmalade and Christmas through studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/ without academic penalty. Exams/. Please review your schedule the space. pressures.” baking, etc. St. Luke’s is wheelchair Dec. 1: Last day to receive admission accessible. carefully, as changes have been made “Without these people,” she said, applications, transcripts, and supporting During the social, Indigenous and since the preliminary schedule. documentation: Education for 2017. Last “this wouldn’t have happened.” non-Indigenous students participated day to receive admission applications: Funding for the renovations also in numerous activities, including sing- • CAREERS Exam Prep Dentistry for 2017. came from Foundation Western, the ing and dancing. ISA also collected Dec. 7: Fall/Winter Term classes end. Alumni Association, Western Stu- donations of winter wear and canned Learning Skills Services is running sev- Dec. 8-9: Study Days. A central website displays advertise- eral seminars on prepping for exams, dent’s Science Council and individual foods to be delivered to Standing ments for all vacant academic posi- Dec. 10-21: Mid-year examination members of the Asian community in including Preparing for Multiple-choice period. Rock in North Dakota, where thou- tions. The following positions are among Tests, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 28; Managing London. sands have gathered to support pro- those advertised at uwo.ca/facultyrela- Dec. 22: First term ends for all Faculties Test Stress, 1:30 p.m. Nov 29; and Essay except Dentistry, Education, Law and ADELA TALBOT // WESTERN NEWS Personal donations from the Asian testors from all across North Amer- tions/faculty/academic_positions.html Exam Essentials, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 1. All community will be displayed in the Please review, or contact the faculty, Medicine. Alex Busch and Rose Ghaedi, first-year Arts & Humanities students, probed archives, city records, burial records and whatever else they could dig up, in order to find out everything ica to stop the development of the are held in Western Student Services east portico of the library, along with Dakota Access Pipeline. school or department directly. Building 3134. No registration required. they could about the life of John Labatt Scatcherd, as part of their Arts & Humanities 1020 course. art received from Western Interna- tional and a wall featuring the word Simultaneously, ISA is accepting dona- Full-Time Academic Appointments tions of toys and food for N`Amerind ‘welcome’ in more than 50 languages. Faculty of Health Sciences - Arthur BY ADELA TALBOT bodies that never came back, but where families about him, some feature of his life – I thought “Our solider, when we read things, it was clear The library has incorporated five Friendship Centre and Atlohsa Native Family Healing Services, two local Labatt Family School of Nursing memorialized them. that was pretty extraordinary,” De Looze said. he had a strong personality – he was cheerful new discussion rooms with big screens Assistant or Associate Professor in Welcome to your London Home “It became a great opportunity for them to So impressed with the project, he gave it a and optimistic. What happened to him was and projectors for collaborative work. organizations offering field place- Nursing Science the convenience of Apartment Living! aurence De Looze knows it might sound study questions of loss and grief, and the impor- grade of 98. While standing in line at the Univer- sad. But other than that emotional aspect, it Outside of the discussion rooms, the ments for Western and Fanshawe The appointment will be at the rank of macabre. In his experience, however, tance of having a site where people concentrate sity Community Centre (UCC) grocery store, he was interesting the amount of information you library has lounge areas, couches and College students, both Indigenous assistant professor or associate profes- and non-Indigenous. Blossom Gate offers you varied fl oorplans in either our existing lowrise and highrise it’s been nothing but a life-affirming their grief, even though the body isn’t there,” De was asked by the cashier about the big puzzle he could learn about a person based off facts that tables of various sizes that are also sor depending on qualifications and buildings OR one of our newer highrise buildings - rent varies accordingly. enterprise. Looze said. “One of the commitments of SASAH was holding in his hand. are completely public knowledge. It tells you so ideal for collaborative work. The light- - Shirley Honyust research accomplishments and will be a LAsking first-year university students to delve is getting students out of the classroom into the “It’s funny. I was paying and I had this with me. much about them,” Ghaedi added. ing has been refreshed and redone. probationary (tenure-track) position. The into a gravestone project, one that entails in- community with experiential learning. This has She asked what it is, and I told her, and she said, “Going to the cemetery was interesting. There They have made the space into “the effective date of appointment is July 1, lounge, indoor bicycle storage, keyless entry • Coin-less laundry facilities • Direct bus to downtown & Western Campus 2017, or as negotiated. The deadline for • 2 appliances • Free outdoor parking • On-site variety store depth archival research into lives of the dead, been a pretty eye-opening experience for the ‘Well I assume it got 100.’ I said, ‘I actually gave it is a lot to learn just by going to the physical most comfortable, engaging, and cre- • CLASSIFIED receipt of applications is Jan. 16, 2017. • Individual heating & cooling system • On-site management offi ce • 1/2 block to shopping centre proved a poignant opportunity to examine his- students.” 98.’ And she said, ‘Oh, no. No. It should be 100. place. Visiting that cemetery was a huge part of ative space that they can,” Cornell Faculty of Science - Department of Earth tory alongside some of life’s biggest questions, Students worked in groups of two and Don’t screw around; it’s worth 100.’” the impact of the project. It’s a physical represen- said. Hyde Park Computers Sciences. said De Looze, who teaches in Western’s School received a folder with information on their sol- And just like that, Rose Ghaedi and Alex tation of this person.” On Tuesday, the library held its 25th for Advanced Studies in Arts and Humanities dier from the Canadian Great War Project. They Busch got a 100 on their puzzle depicting the life With the amount of time dedicated to getting anniversary celebration. Since open- Virus removals, general cleanups, Faculty Position in Mineral Explora- (SASAH). spent time at Woodland with Culliton, as well as of John Labatt Scatcherd. to know their soldiers, the project became an ing in 1991, the library has undergone screen replacements. We have Win- tion For the last few years, students in his hours looking through archives in Western and John Labatt Scatcherd was born in Batavia, intimate undertaking for the students. De Looze several notable changes, and the dows 7 laptops for sale, service to tab- Invites applications for a Probationary SASAH Arts & Humanities 1020 course have public libraries. The final product was a portrait New York, in October 1895. At some point knows the project affected the class. And that’s event was a chance to attest to that. lets, desktops, laptops. 1890 Hyde Park (tenure-track) faculty position in the been assigned a Woodland Cemetery grave- of the soldier’s life delivered in whatever way prior to 1914, he emigrated to London, Ont., not a bad thing, he noted. The event included student-led activi- Road, London, N6H 5J9. 519-641-0248. broad area of mineral exploration. The stone; they received a photo of a 19th-Century the students thought was appropriate – a video, where he enlisted in July 1916. A member of “They learn an enormous amount. It’s very ties, an international activity involving appointment will be made at the rank gravesite and a dossier containing basic informa- website, memento box or Facebook page, even. the prominent Labatt family (and a descendant healthy for them to come to terms with ques- Tai Chi and Chinese calligraphy and For Rent of assistant professor, with an antici- pated start date of July 1, 2017. Review tion about the individual buried there. Students The final projects were thoughtful and cre- of one of the city’s pioneer families), he served tions of death, grief, the loss of a loved one. an acapella group. There was also Sabbatical detached home for lease of applications will commence on Jan. then had to probe archives, city records, burial ative, De Looze said, showing the students overseas in France and was awarded the Military This understanding is one of the things they get mini putt as an ode to the library’s 5-8 months – Faculty/university profes- 15, 2017. records and whatever else they can dig up, in engaged with the assignment on a deeper level. Cross for bravery in 1917. He was killed in action from the cemetery. On one hand, it’s a sad place history, since it sits on the former Hole sionals only. Two bedrooms plus 1 office order to find out everything they can about the One project particularly stood out, he noted. Sept. 3, 1918. and it’s about death. But it’s also about life and No. 6 of the London Hunt Club. – furnished, bright and cozy. Desirable All positions are subject to budgetary lives of the dead. “Two students took the metaphor of putting “Everybody hears about soldiers and how it’s about living. The students they seem to find area close to amenities. Eight-minute approval. Applicants should have fluent drive to Western. $1,350 plus utilities. This year, Woodland manager Paul Culliton the pieces of a person’s life together. They made they’re just a number of the people who died it pretty meaningful. It sounds macabre to start written and oral communication skills 103-625 Kipps Lane (at Adelaide St. N) proposed the students work on gravestones a puzzle with a whole discussion of the soldier’s in the war. But when you start to uncover who with, but it actually turns out not to be macabre; Conact [email protected] or 519- in English. All qualified candidates are 204-5670. encouraged to apply; however, Canadi- 519 432-1777 which memorialize First World War soldiers who life, and on the back of each piece are details they were, you start to understand their impact it turns out to be life-affirming.” THE SYMBOL OF QUALITY are either buried overseas or missing in action – about him. Each puzzle piece has something more,” Busch said. an citizens and permanent residents will Like us on facebook.com/blossomgate 16 westernnews.ca Western News November 24, 2016

Honours Gold Medal inspires future discoveries

BY KRISTA HABERMEHL within one or two hours it will start glowing if there’s contamination there.” The bacteria become a biosensor, able to ome of the world’s biggest problems can detect and highlight contamination that can’t be solved by the smallest of solutions. be seen with the naked eye. As a bonus, Shukla’s At least that’s what first-year Inte- innovation is cost-effective, since bacteria are grated Sciences student Devanshi Shukla resilient and grow exponentially, and are easy provedS when she bioengineered a simple bac- to replicate. terium to detect and alert to the presence of Her inspiration for the project came from invisible fungal contamination in our homes hours volunteering at hospitals – in Canada and and food. India – where she came to recognize the impact The 18-year-old’s bio innovation – which has food poisoning and residential contamination the potential to help Canadians avoid serious had on the health of our population. Her goal health risks associated with food poisoning was to tackle this global problem through early or environmental contamination from mold detection of possible contaminants. – received a Gold Medal at this year’s Canada- “I love research. I love tackling a problem Wide Science Fair. She also received a Young without really knowing the end solution – or what Canadian Manning Innovation Award, which path to take to get there,” Shukla said. celebrates innovations that show ingenuity, Shukla’s drive to discover inspired her to begin originality, development and potential social and participating in regional science fairs in Grade 8 economic benefits. and, as her research skills progressed, she was “To be recognized in this way served to accepted into the Canada-Wide Science Fair, increase my inspiration,” Shukla said. “It was where she won a Gold Medal in Grade 10, a redeeming too, since I experienced some tough Bronze Medal in Grade 11 and her latest Gold moments when I thought, ‘Oh, this isn’t going Medal in Grade 12. to work.’” She comes by her interest in the sciences But, it did work. honestly, with a plant biologist father and mother KRISTA HABERMEHL // WESTERN NEWS In the course of her research, Shukla dis- with a background in physics. “If I ever felt dis- Integrated Sciences student Devanshi Shukla’s innovation – which has the potential to covered many forms of fungal strains release a couraged, I had a really good support system at help Canadians avoid serious health risks associated with food poisoning or environmental unique chemical compound called p-cymene home. My dad is used to asking questions and contamination from mold – received a Gold Medal at this year’s Canada-Wide Science – a chemical that a particular strain of bacteria writing research papers, so I got a lot of mentor- Fair. She also received a Young Canadian Manning Innovation Award. uses as a source of energy. Rather than using ing from him.” p-cymene as an energy source, Shukla instructed At Western, Shukla is soaking up the experi- the bacteria to emit a bioluminescent glow in the ence of a program that incorporates a research- and this program really embraces that. For Upon graduation, Shukla hopes to continue presence of the chemical instead. based focus into course work. me, I find experiential learning is the other half lab-based biological research and pursue a “If there is mold in an orange or a strawberry, “You cannot really separate chemistry, biology of school other people don’t always get. The masters and PhD in the field. for example, and I put my bacteria next to it, and physics; they’re really meant to be together hands-on is important.”