A look back at the top stories of 2023
Whether in our own backyard or in distant regions around the globe, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry experts brought their knowledge, innovative thinking and thought leadership to bear on the most pervasive health challenges facing the world in 2023. Our people also created unique partnerships, innovative programming and expanded education to bring about opportunity and much-needed change. And we nurtured bench-to-bedside research, brought on top-tier talent and advanced a more inclusive and equitable world for everyone.
Here is just a sampling of the important contributions made by our people in 2023, as told through some of the year’s top stories.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
![wildfire in the smoke and flames](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/ZPIW54WHG5HQHOGWCNW4VX2JCE.jpeg?auth=7078d72b199f4353b5f1b204b6c5f9f357715eacf4ea3ec3592d59ccdeb6e242&width=1200&quality=80)
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![Cannabis edibles](https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10145033/SEI_179147208.jpg?width=900)
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![Mosquito](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3424196.1701378053!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/aedes-aegypti.jpg)
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![school child sleeps in bed](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/school-child-sleeps-in-bed.jpg)
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![a woman checking shelf for medication](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6698717.1672242889!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/ontario-pharmacies.jpg)
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CREATING CHANGE
![area for homeless individuals with personal belongings scattered on the pavement under a bridge](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/beds-under-bridge-880x300.jpg)
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![Bilingual hospital sign pointing to Emergency and Children's Emergency with icons for hospital and parking](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/5QA4F75FG5LTBGWXZINX3VBJQ4.jpg?auth=af15485cdb9378fcaad820f3bf83915d3b41ca9366c0932958e89326514ab389&width=900&quality=80)
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![school child sleeps in bed](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/2023_07_13%20-%20X-LABS-100.jpg)
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![Vessel Prosthetics co-founders and Western University graduates Sydney Robinson and Oleksiy Zaika,](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/Vessl%20Screenshot%202023-12-11%20105703.png)
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![Dark tone image of a teenager feet wearing sneakers](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/94/694ed599-599c-5426-9698-986abe8e9716/6504cb38b30c3.image.jpg?crop=1200%2C675%2C0%2C47&resize=990%2C557&order=crop%2Cresize)
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EDUCATING TOMORROW’S LEADERS
![Close-up view of a dental procedure with tools in the patient's open mouth](https://mmo.aiircdn.com/45/63e3c3709fa8d.jpg)
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![Schulich's White Coat Ceremony](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Whitecoat-Ceremony-2022-01.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=1200)
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![Dr. Larry Jacobs](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/windsorstar/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/schulich-school-of-medicine.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=472&h=354&type=webp&sig=NVVFyz14KAcQZkjaiArQOA)
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![Vintage-inspired collage with a spoon over an old photo, a teacup, an eye illustration, a birdcage, and pink peonies against a textured background.](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/Rapport2023_ThePioneers.jpg)
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![wildfire in the smoke and flames](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/Discovery%20Banner%20900x600Still.jpg)
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NEW RESEARCH FRONTIERS
![Professor Ravi Menon, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Professor Lisa Saksida, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/img/og/03_24_2023_NFRF-800x418.jpg)
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![An MRI scan of a human head](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/05/science/30PTSD/Geoff-B-Hall-jumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp)
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![Wastewater testing is seen in a still image provided by Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.](https://london.ctvnews.ca/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2023/12/8/wastewater-testing-1-6679798-1702068700948.jpeg)
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![Prof Adrian Owen of the Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario, Canada](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/Adrian%20Owen.jpeg)
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![Hot coffee being poured into a white cup with steam rising, surrounded by roasted coffee beans, conveying a fresh brew.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/coffee-climate-change-impact-e1679679408336.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=720)
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![a screen capture of the sitcom Seinfeld](https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/04110815/SEI_182189286.jpg?width=900)
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OUR PEOPLE
![From left, Merhu Abel Berhe, Gelila Alemayheu, and Isidora Ntienjem-Sherwood – building community.](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/gelila.jpg)
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![Dr. Hugh Allen, MD'48, spoke with second-year medical student Omar Nawara at his home in London, Ontario.](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/pgbnr-allen-nawara_880x350.png)
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![wildfire in the smoke and flames](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/kate-jacques-880x300.jpg)
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![Shahnaza Hamidullahand Edward Wang](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/vanier%20together.png)
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![Dr. Nasar Ahmad Shayan, MD, PhD](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/Nasar-Ahmad-Shayan-880x300.jpg)
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![diabetes test](https://london.ctvnews.ca/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2023/5/10/dr--ivanka-nebo---ukraine---london---may-2023-1-6392733-1683750446383.jpg)
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![Dr. Robyn Klein](https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2023/img/top-stories-pics/2023_07_23%20-%20KLEIN_ROBYN%20-%2003.jpg)
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