Addressing pet owner anxiety over returning to work
CVM Professor Victoria Voith, DVM, MSc, MA, PhD, DACVB, shares her expertise with the Los Angeles Daily News about how to handle separation anxiety when pet owners return to work.
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www.dailynews.com
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WesternU students, faculty help vaccinate the region
Several WesternU faculty and students are volunteering at vaccination sites throughout Southern California.
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news.westernu.edu
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AAVMC report points to bias in national admissions process
CVM Dean Phillip Nelson, DVM, PhD, provides his analysis of an AAVMC survey of veterinary school applicants nationwide showing certain groups were disadvantaged directly or indirectly by the admissions process.
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news.vin.com
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Future of COVID-19 with Dr. Daniel Wilson
WesternU President Daniel R. Wilson, MD, PhD, recently appeared on Coffee with America to talk about the uncertain future of COVID-19 in America and across the globe.
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From the College of Pharmacy:
Dr. David Jesse Sanchez was awarded an R21 grant in the amount of $347,212 from the NIH National Cancer Institute for the project, “Disruption of Type I Interferon Induction by a KSHV Homologue of IPS-1."
Due to its proposed work on Kaposi’s Sarcoma, this project was awarded under a NIH notice of special interest on "High" Priority AIDS Research on AIDS-defining Cancers. This grant focuses on the discovery by Dr. Sanchez’s laboratory that KSHV, the virus that causes Kaposi’s Sarcoma, often in AIDS patients, has stolen and modified a gene from the human genome so the virus can block the activation of antiviral immunity.
The aims of these studies will allow new avenues of therapy allowing the immune system to recover immune activity against this virus. With this grant, Dr. Sanchez’s laboratory in the College of Pharmacy has been awarded nearly $1 million in NIH funding to study the immune response to HIV and AIDS-associated malignancies.
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The Ray Symposium: Drug Regulation in the 21st Century
Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, will be the keynote speaker for the Ray Symposium at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021 on Zoom. Register via the link below to receive the Zoom link.
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www.eventbrite.com
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Basics of Estate Planning
In collaboration with Claremont Graduate University, the WesternU Alumni Association invites you an Estate Planning Webinar, "Charitable Gifting Options," on Wednesday, April 28.
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Welcome
Please welcome the following recent hires to WesternU:
Registrar: Mitchell Aleman, Director of Enrollment Data Systems
CDM: Adrian Quintanar, Administrative Assistant I
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From CPM and COMP: Numerous faculty and administrators from COMP and CPM are authors on the Curricular Guide for Podiatric Medical Education, 2020 edition, which after some COVID-related delays was published by the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM). The Curricular Guide has been a major effort of the AACPM, and it is used to guide curricular decisions at colleges of podiatric medicine across the country.
The WesternU personnel who contributed to the new edition of the guide are, from CPM: Robert Christman, DPM, Jennifer D'Amico, DPM, Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, Jarrod Shapiro, DPM, Jacqueline Truong, DPM, and from COMP: Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny, PsyD, Raj Kandpal, PhD, Craig Kuehn, PhD, William Merbs, MS, Katherine Mitsouras, PhD, Chaya Prasad, MD, Edie Sperling, DPT, Thomas Squier, PhD, Colleen Talbot, PhD, Gerald Thrush, PhD, Donald Walters, PhD, Anna Yeung, DO, and from both CPM and COMP, Mathew Wedel, PhD. The new edition of the guide is freely available from the AACPM website at:
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From the College of Optometry:
Fourth-year College of Optometry student Alice Chalongwongse is the recipient of a 2021 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant. This award, announced by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation, recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated skillful knowledge of the contact lens field. Each winner will receive a $500 educational award and a personalized plaque commemorating their accomplishment.
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Dr. Lilan Le: New Model for Eye Care
College of Optometry alumna Lilan Le, OD '14, director, optometry operations at HEYWEAR, talks with the WO Voices Podcast Series about a new model for eye care, providing an eye exam and finished single-vision eyewear or sunwear in 30 minutes.
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www.womeninoptometry.com
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The Pomona community will hold a vigil in support of AAPI communities, 4-6 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2021 in the Civic Center Plaza. Click above to view the flier. |
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