May is #AsianHeritageMonth , a time to honour and recognize the accomplishments of Canadians with Asian heritage at #WesternU and beyond.

Join Western in celebrating by attending these events hosted by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: edi.uwo.ca/events/

🙌Dive into the future of AI and The Singularity with Prof. Nick Dyer-Witheford at the Accelerated Ad(E)vent: Subjectivity & Aesthetics Approaching the Singularity.

Explore The Singularity's impact and the idea of a tech-driven future.

👉accadvnt.com

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Join #WesternU and the #LdnOnt community observing #RedDressDay on May 5 and beyond. Red dresses hung in Victoria Park and Middlesex College will symbolize the absence of thousands of missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls. #MMIWG2S news.westernu.ca/2024/05/red-dr…

It's time for the sun to set on exam season and to rise for summer ☀️

Congratulations to every one of you for making it through exams and the 2023/2024 term.

Western University #summermode #purpleandproud

The #journalism industry is facing challenges.

Local crime reporter and FIMS alumni Dale Carruthers (Dale Carruthers) discusses the value of a free press and the consequences of losing it.

➡️instagram.com/reel/C6W3DFhus…

#worldpressfreedomday #westernu

📢 FREE PUBLIC EVENT:
Celebrate and learn more about the influence of Black artists on early rock 'n' roll with award-winning actor, musician, playwright, music director, and sound designer, Beau Dixon, and Norma Coates, Western Music & Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS)
#ldnont #westernu

It's been 19 years since the first video played on YouTube. Afternoon Drive spoke with #WesternU ’s Anabel Quan-Haase anabelquanhaase@mastodon about the social media platform's vast cultural impact and how it has reshaped our interactions in less than a generation. Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS)

Stories that reveal the world are stories worth telling.

Journalism alum Dugald Maudsley (MA'86) dives into the creation of his work 'Secret World of Sound' a three-episode series which explores the complex audio world of wild animals.

👉bit.ly/3QeuqOO

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Does the detention of El Salvador's Santa Marta Five hint at a government plan to repeal the country's metals mining ban from 2017?

FIMS #PhD student Giada Ferrucci discusses the growing international outcry and what may lie behind the charges.

nacla.org/international-…

Join us for a Sunday matinee Princess Cinemas in City of Waterloo!

📽️ Killer Water by Brandi Morin & Geordie Day followed by panel discussion.

Details & tickets: journalismfilmfestival.com

GRFF World Press Freedom Canada Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS) Dorothy McCabe (she/her) MPP Catherine Fife Karen Redman Bardish Chagger Canadian Association of Journalists

Checking out potential green screens for Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS)

FIMS is recruiting for a part-time Indigenous Program Coordinator to enhance the recruitment, mentorship and support of Indigenous students in FIMS.

Interested? Head to recruit.uwo.ca and enter the Job Id #34242

Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Western U @westernu

From #MLIS student to MLIS lecturer to senior leader at Brock University.

We are thrilled to celebrate the appointment of alum Nicole Nolan as the new University Librarian at Brock University.

Brock University, you are in great hands!

Congratulations Nicole💙

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'It's concerning because we need far more protections than we have.'

#FIMS professor Joanna Redden sat down with CBC News to chat about the need for more transparency on government use of #AI .

Listen here: bit.ly/3JhsYaM

Western University Western Research @datajusticelab

New from Joanna Redden Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS) and Data Justice Lab , a much-needed register tracking automated government initiatives in Canada: tagcanada.shinyapps.io/register/ A stupendous resource for researchers, advocates, activists.
Data justice in action!

Tonight, our Muslim community celebrates Eid al-Fitr, which signifies the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It's a time to reflect on and appreciate the progress made through introspection, prayer and fasting.

Eid Mubarak, #WesternU !

A note that we are closing an hour early today, at 6pm EST. This shift in our regular operations is to facilitate full participation by our community in this evening’s public keynote with Emily Drabinski at Museum London as a part of today’s Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS) Graduate Conference. 🙏🏼

👋 Hey #WesternU profs and instructors,

Is there a student who blew you away this year? Recognize their hard work by encouraging them to apply for a Western Libraries Undergraduate Research Award and $1,000. 💵

🗓️ Due April 30.

ir.lib.uwo.ca/wlura/?utm_sou…

📣Faculty, staff and students, swing by FNB Tuesday April 9 to check out the FIMS grad research conference!

Posters, papers and more, come check out graduate student research across disciplines📚

Register here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ffaf5d…

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