This Week@WesternU 
Jan. 24-28, 2022
WesternU CDM dean announces retirement

Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine Dean Steven W. Friedrichsen, DDS, will retire on July 1, 2022, after more than 10 years of service at WesternU.

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Pomona Campus Virtual Tour

In collaboration with Student Affairs and Admissions, Public Affairs and Marketing has launched a Pomona Campus Virtual Tour that allows prospective students and others to experience a 360-degree view of campus and see what makes WesternU stand out above the rest. This rich digital experience is meant to motivate prospective students to come to campus for in-person tours.

From the College of Health Sciences:
CHS-Northwest Assistant Professor Anu Räisänen, PT, PhD, and a team of international collaborators published an article in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.
Emery CA, Owoeye OBA, Räisänen AM, Befus K, Hubkarao T, Palacios-Derflingher L, Pasanen K. The "SHRed Injuries Basketball" Neuromuscular Training Warm-up Program Reduces Ankle and Knee Injury Rates by 36% in Youth Basketball. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Jan;52(1):40-48. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.10959.
From the WesternU Staff Council:
Please join the WesternU Staff Council (WSC) for a Staff Assembly at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16.
The goals of the WSC Staff Assembly are: 
  •  To allow administration and WSC to share important information.
  • To allow University staff to ask questions.
  • Ensure everyone understands the goals of the WSC.
  • Create action items based on feedback from staff members.
The deadline to register is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.
The WSC would like to hear from WesternU staff. Please feel free to submit questions for the Staff Assembly. The deadline for question submission is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1.
For support on how access your WesternU Google Account using Single Sign-On (SSO), please click here to access the short tutorial.
From the College of Pharmacy:
Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty Kabir Lutfy, PhD, and his collaborators published a book chapter: 
Rahman S, Rahman ZI, Ronan PJ, Lutfy K, Bell RL. Chapter Five - Adolescent opioid abuse: Role of glial and neuroimmune mechanisms. In: Bell RL, Rahman S, editors. International Review of Neurobiology: Academic Press; 2022. p. 147-65. Link to Abstract
Diabetes and Eye Health: A Guide for Primary Care
6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022.
This free one-hour webinar will highlight the importance of annual eye exams for patients living with and at risk for diabetes, as well as the need for fostering multidisciplinary collaborative care. First 100 registrants will receive a gift. Giveaway opportunities during the webinar. For more information about this event, please contact alumni@westernu.edu.
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