WesternU’s Austin Lecture focuses on children’s vision challenges

An optometrist and public health expert who has worked on international vision care policies provided insights into the challenges of providing equitable and accessible vision care for children at Western University of Health Sciences’ 9th Dr. Robert L. Austin Endowed Lectureship in Pediatric Medicine, Pharmacology & Health Care Policy.

Sandra S. Block, OD, MEd, MPH, FAAO, FCOVD, FNAP, FARVO, presented “Meeting the Increasing Vision Challenges Facing School-Aged Children” at the Austin Lecture on WesternU’s Pomona, California campus April 4, 2023. Click here to watch a recording of the lecture.

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The Office of the Provost and the Student Government Association held the WesternU Fest on 2nd - All Things Spring Festival on April 12, 2023.

Faculty, staff and students enjoyed a free lunch, a reusable water bottle exchange, a spring training exercise station, a baseball themed photo booth, and the opportunity to learn about composting and to decorate a bird house with seeds.

CDM Professor Michel Baudry, PhD, published a paper in Medical Research Archives titled "Targeting calpain-2 for Alzheimer’s disease treatment."

Arnsten AFT and Baudry M, 2023. Targeting Calpain-2 For Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment, Medical Research Archives, [online] 11(2).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i2.3487

3-4 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023



Keynote speaker Daniel Kraft, MD, will present "Catalyzing the Future of Health and Medicine: What’s Next?" Dr. Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard-trained physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator and serves as the Chair of the XPRIZE Pandemic & Health Alliance Task Force. 

The Ray Symposium, an annual speaker series, honors Max D. Ray, MS, PharmD, Dean Emeritus of the WesternU College of Pharmacy. As Professor and Dean from 1996-2006, he created a stimulating educational environment that fostered excellence and professionalism.

The Ray Symposium, an Interprofessional Program by the College of Pharmacy, will be held on Zoom.



Register now: raysymposium2023.eventbrite.com

Public Affairs and Marketing is holding an open studio portrait day:

9 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 26

 

Please click on the link above and sign up for a timeslot that works for your schedule if you would like a new studio portrait. We will schedule additional portrait days for those who cannot come to the studio on this day.