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mei-nusLooking Beyond Trump's 'Trillion-Dollar' Diplomacy in the GulfUS president Donald Trump most recent visit to three Gulf monarchies — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — saw him leave with bountiful, billion-dollar deals. According to fact sheets released by the White House, the president secured economic agreements amounting to $600 billion with Saudi Arabia, $243.5 billion with Qatar, and $200 billion with the UAE — what were deemed as “historic” levels of investment. While these reported deals illustrate Mr Trump’s strong business focus, the choice of the three Gulf states reflects their global diplomatic standing and connections with the US president.
The mutual adulation on display pointed to h...
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IFN OnAirPanel 2: "AI" Meets Islamic Finance: A New Era of TransformationModerator:Dr Mufti Yousuf Sultan, Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank MalaysiaPanelists:Dr Aznan Hasan, Global Shariah Supervisory Committee Member, Standard Chartered BankDr Mufti Muhammad Sarfaraz Nihal, Resident Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank PakistanDr Ahcene Lahsasna, Chairman Internal Shariah Supervision Committee, SCB UAE and Shariah Board SCB MalaysiaProfessor Dr Hakimah Binti Haji Yaacob Shariah, Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank MalaysiaDr Haji Noralizam bin Haji Aliakbar, Syariah Advisory Board Member Standard Chartered Securities (B...
2024-10-2945 min
GradCast418 | VP Advocacy: Consultation, Collaboration, and EmpowermentThis week, hosts Scott Walters and Carly Charron interview PhD candidate and past SOGS VP Advocacy Yousuf Hasan. In addition to discussing the topic of his graduate studies, Yousuf describes his approach to advocacy work and the impact this position has had on himself as well as the larger student community.
Recorded on May 31, 2023
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt
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2023-06-0625 min
Thought Behind Things340 | Yousuf M. Farooq: Investments, Human Capital, Risk-taking & Building a Strong EconomyInternational listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000
Yousuf M. Farooq is the Director of Research at Topline Securities & Director at Elite Lighting (Pvt) Ltd and Capital Asset Leasing Corporation.
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2023-06-021h 31GradCast383 | I’m not a pessimist.. I’m philosophical!This week, hosts Amalie Hutchinson and Yousuf Hasan interview Ignacio Moya about his PhD work in philosophical pessimism. Our conversation touches on the views of Schopenhauer, anti-natalism, ancient Greek stories, and more. Life may be meaningless and full of suffering.. but "you're here, I'm here, let's make the best of it".. and listen to a podcast.
To find out more about Ignacio's work or to contact him, check out his twitter @ignaciomoyaa
Recorded on July 19, 2022.
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson.
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2022-07-2630 minGradCast367 | Embracing the RaceNyasha Nyereyemhuka is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education. In this episode, Nyasha tells Claire Bottini and Yousuf Hasan about her research on how Black females principals construct their professional identities and the difficulties they face in their work. Nyasha also talked about her path from business into education and her role as graduate student representative.
To hear more about Nyasha, check out her website https://www.nyashanyereyemhuka.com or email her at nnyereye@uwo.ca
Recorded on Mar 22, 2022
Produced by Ariel Frame
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2022-03-2928 minGradCast343 | Depression from a Neurophilosophical Point of ViewIn this episode, Katrina Zmavc (PhD Philosophy Student) discusses her research on depression and how it really is an umbrella term for many related disorders. She also chats with hosts (Yousuf Hasan and Ana Moyer) about her involvement with the Society of Graduate Students as a member of the Graduate Peer Support Committee. Her aim is to find strategies to de-stigmatize mental illness and spread awareness about mental health in our community. You can view more about Katrina's research at Rotman Institute of Philosophy and the TCN Lab websites
Recorded on Sept 9, 2021
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2021-09-1531 minGradCastSpecial Episode: Executive Decisions Veep's Part 1Have you heard of SOGS (Society of Graduate Students), but not really familiar with what SOGS is or what SOGS does? In this episode, hosts Elizabeth Mohler and Gavin Tolometti unpack all things SOGS and sit down with VP Student Services, Effie Sapuridis and VP Advocacy, Yousuf Hasan to learn more about their roles. Elizabeth and Gavin hear about Empower You, a free, confidential counselling program offered to all graduate students, and learn that the work of advocacy includes much more than speaking up for students. Want to know more, check out this episode at the link below., and s...
2021-06-1835 minGradCastSpecial Episode: SOGS Commissioners Part 1In Part 1 of the SOGS Commissioners Episode, our guests are Denise Kamyuka (Racial Equity and Inclusivity Commissioner) and Francesca Alexander (Gender Concerns Commissioners). They chat about their roles as our community advocates at Western with our hosts Yousuf Hasan and Francesco Colosimo. They share with us what kinds of events they create to strengthen our community.
Full Video on YouTube
Recorded on March 6, 2021
Produced by Yousuf Hasan
Intro theme song produced by Mathew Becker
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2021-03-2531 minGradCastSpecial Episode: SOGS Commissioners Part 2In Part 2 of our Community Advocates Episode, our guests are Elizabeth Mohler (Accessibility Commissioner), Geneveave Barbo (Indigenous Commissioner), and Shannon-Thomas Carnahan. They discuss about what they do as our community advocates at Western with our hosts Yousuf Hasan and Rhys Paterson. They also chat about what difficulties they face in improving the student experience.
Full Video on YouTube
Recorded on March 6, 2021
Produced by Yousuf Hasan
Intro theme song produced by Mathew Becker
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2021-03-2530 minGradCastSpecial Episode: Discussing Marsha P. Johnson to Commemorate Black History MonthFor Black History Month, on our show we had Western University's Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) Racial and Inclusivity Commissioner (Denise Kamyuka) and the Pride Commissioner (Shannon Carnahan) to chat about an important documentary recently screened at a SOGS Advocacy event: The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson. Denise and Shannon discussed the remarkable life of Marsha as the leading gay rights advocate especially in the Stonewall uprising in 1969. Hosts Elizabeth Mohler and Yousuf Hasan asked questions about Marsha's impact, mysterious death, and why Johnson chose "Marsha P. Johnson" as her drag queen name.
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2021-02-2130 minGradCast304 | Post FascismThe Trump presidency was infamous for a myriad of reasons, one of them being his perpetuation of a post-fascist rationale that sought to deeply divide people. How does an ideology, sharing a namesake with the likes of Hitler and Mussolini, reincarnate into this modern form? Hosts Liam Clifford and Yousuf Hasan speak with Political Science Master's student Hunter Blue on how the forty-fifth US President adapted a twentieth-century dogma to the present day and manipulated it to suit his own nefarious ends. The discussion that follows makes harrowing connections to the atrocities of the past and raises the existential...
2020-12-1630 minGradCast301 | The Golden InterviewJason Wozniak (MSc. Geology) joins hosts Yousuf Hasan and Elizabeth Mohler to chat about economic geology and gold mineralization. Jason's research helps companies know where exactly to look for gold. In particular, he studies old rocks to learn more about gold-movements. We also chat about COVID-19 and how it has deeply impacted Jason's research.
To find out more from Jason, check out his personal Instagram @j_woz or the the Society of Economic Geologists London Student Chapter Instagram @seg.lsc
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Recorded on Nov 19, 2020
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2020-11-2628 minGradCast300 | Health Information Exchange among CaregiversKendra Cotton (MSc. Nursing) joins hosts Yousuf Hasan and Elizabeth Mohler to chat about her research on technology and information flow among health care professions. Kendra tells us why health information exchange among professionals is important for effective patient care. She also chats about how social media is a great tool for caregivers to facilitate communication especially amid the pandemic..To learn more about Kendra and her clinical work as a registered nurse, visit here.
Recorded on November 10th, 2020
Produced by Laura Munoz Baena
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2020-11-1527 minGradCastSpecial Episode: How COVID-19 Has Impacted Western Research Part 3Hanna Grover and Amara Miles are both MA candidates in Occupational Therapy. They chat with hosts Yousuf Hasan, Elizabeth Mohler, and Gavin Tolometti about how COVID-19 has impacted their fieldwork over the summer. They also share with us how they have coped with these unprecedented times and found new ways to connect with people using online platforms. We talk about friendships, family, research, health activities, and much more.
If you would like to learn more about Hanna and Amara's research and the Occupational Therapy program at Western, follow @western_ot and @grassro_ots on Instagram.
2020-11-0429 minGradCast296 | Untying the Myths Surrounding Tubal LigationIn this episode of GradCast, hosts (Elizabeth Mohler and Nikol Posnov) talk with Anna Sui (PhD Candidate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences) about her research which looks at how women story their experiences of requesting and receiving tubal ligation (getting their tubes tied). Specifically, her research explores how various intersecting social identities (race, disability, gender, etc.) shape these experiences. We learn from Anna that this process is more difficult and complicated by myriad barriers than one might believe, especially in how medical professionals regard female patients.
To learn more about Anna's research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile...
2020-10-2029 minGradCast295 | A Philosopher Walks into a Science LabErlantz Etxeberria (PhD Candidate in Philosophy) chats about his research on scientific method and explanations in science with hosts (Yousuf Hasan and Liam Clifford). What is the scientific method? Should we trust science? Can philosophy inform science? Is there a clash between scientific evidence and politics? We talk about these issues with Erlantz. He also shares with us what he thinks about Richard Feynman’s quote on philosophy of science: “[it is] as useful to scientists as ornithology [the study of birds] is to birds.”
To learn more about Erlantz' research, visit his Rotman profile at Western.
2020-10-1330 minGradCast293 | Human Rights Tribunal Ontario (Special Episode)Jaclyn Siegel (PhD Candidate in Social Psychology) joins us (Yousuf Hasan and Yimin Chen) to discuss three fascinating HRTO cases involving Western University. Jaclyn has lately been fascinated by how HRTO handles applications and appeals of harassment and discrimination. As a feminist, Jaclyn provides valuable insights on related issues as well. She also discusses some of the more pernicious forms of harassment, for instance, harassment by vexatious litigation.
Disclaimer: No one in this video is a lawyer and nothing described is a legal advice; the three HRTO cases narrated are from the publicly available documents below:
2020-10-0156 minGradCast291 | Planting the Seed to SuccessFor university students, the question “what are you going to do after you graduate?” often proves to be the bane of their existence. This stems from not only its repetitiveness from friends and family members alike, but more so from the existential dread that it causes. They may have an idea of what they want to do, but nobody truly knows for certain what will transpire, especially in the era of COVID-19. However, fear not as PhD student Shannon McKechnie from the Faculty of Education reassures hosts Yousuf Hasan and Liam Clifford that there is in fact hope. Her focu...
2020-09-2330 minGradCast289 | Facing FascismWhen Italian leader Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler became cozier and more acquainted with one another, Europe found itself embroiled in a new wave of fascism that would spark a second World War. But in order to understand how a country revered for its art, culture, and gastronomy would be attracted to such a reprehensible ideology, the focus needs to shift to Italy’s position vis-à-vis the British Empire within the imperial system and interwar global order. As hosts Yousuf Hasan and Liam Clifford learn from recent History MA graduate Jessi Gilchrist, Anglo-Italian relations in the 1920s and 1930s m...
2020-09-0927 minGradCast288 | Fighting the Monsters Inside Us: The Search for New AntibioticsDenny Chin (PhD Student in Microbiology and Immunology) joins us (Elizabeth Mohler and Yousuf Hasan) to chat about his research on combating bacterial infections. Denny is especially interested in a particular kind of pathogen known as Staphlococcus aureus (S. aureus) since it can cause many well-known infections including skin infections, pneumonia, and sepsis. Some strains of S. aureus have become resistant to the available antibiotics. For his research, Denny is finding ways to come up with new antibiotics that can fight against the more resilient strains of the bacteria.
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2020-09-0927 minGradCast286 | Chemotherapy and Anticipatory NauseaIndra Bishnoi (PhD Student in Neuroscience) chats about her research on Anticipatory Nausea in the context of chemotherapy. Despite chemotherapy saving millions of lives every year, Indra explains to hosts Yousuf Hasan and Liam Clifford why people sometimes discontinue the treatment and stay away from hospitals. This has to do with the nausea that is induced by chemotherapy. Patients sometimes avoid treatments since they are conditioned to feel nauseous by hospital environment due to their co-pairing of hospitals and side-effects of chemotherapy. Besides her research, Indra also talks about her role as the SOGS Sustainability Chair and what she...
2020-08-2528 minGradCast277 | Seeing Green: Economics and the EnvironmentHow do you turn capitalism into a force for environmental protection? Join hosts Yousuf Hasan and Sarah Klapman as they talk to Economics Ph.D. candidate Emmanuel Murray Leclair about economics, international relations, pollution havens, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and everything in between.
If you would like to contact Emmanuel and learn more about his research you can find him on Facebook and Twitter @EmmanuelMurrayL
Full video available on YouTube
Recorded on July 7th, 2020.
This episode was produced by Gavin Tolometti
2020-07-1529 minGradCastSpecial | Racial Equity and Inclusivity at WesternMohammad Sharifi (SOGS Racial Equity and Inclusivity Commissioner) spoke about issues concerning marginalized graduate students at Western with hosts Sarah Klapman and Yousuf Hasan. Mo explained his involvement in Western’s Anti-racism Working Group. The main purpose was to gather feedback regarding racism and to develop an action plan for a more equitable environment for our community. Mo also chatted with us about the experiences that led him to become SOGS Racial Equity and Inclusivity Commissioner and why it was especially important to fight for racialized students.
For more information, check out SOGS on: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Disc...
2020-07-0629 minGradCast276 | Disability Advocacy amid Covid-19Elizabeth Mohler is an incoming PhD student in Occupational Science and a disability advocate. She is joined by co-hosts Rhys Paterson and Yousuf Hasan. Elizabeth chatted about the unique difficulties that people with disabilities have been experiencing amid the pandemic. As someone who has vision loss, she shared with us how challenging it can be to follow basic safety protocols. We also chatted about her co-authored book on Creating a Culture of Accessibility in the Sciences (2016) and her research on making STEM more accessible. To find out more from Elizabeth check out her Twitter @mohlerc
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2020-07-0230 minGradCast275 | Microaggressions, Slurs, and Hate SpeechHeather Stewart is currently doing her PhD in Philosophy. She chats about her research on harmful speech phenomena with cohosts Yousuf Hasan and Gregory Robinson. Heather argues that the more microaggressions are inhibited and discouraged, the more equitable and free our speech becomes.
To find out more about Heather, visit her website.
Full video on YouTube.
Produced by Yousuf Hasan. Recorded on June 23, 2020.
2020-06-3031 minGradCastSpecial | Western Research Forum 2020 part 1In this episode Yimin Chen and Yousuf Hasan interview four students who had been selected to present at the Society of Graduate Students annual Western Research Forum for 2020 had it not been cancelled due to COVID-19:
Navjot Gill (MSc Physical Therapy) tells us about her investigation into how wellness of older-adults relates with health-seeking behaviours. Her findings may help better guide them to age-in-place. To find out more about Navjot find her on LinkedIn
Jaclyn Siegel (PhD Social Psychology) explains the detrimental effects of body shaming and the need for having a reliable self-report instrument...
2020-06-251h 02GradCast274 | Environmental Conservation, Kant, and Legal PhilosophyAttila Ataner, who is doing his PhD in Philosophy, chats about his research on the philosophical movement known as German Idealism. He discusses his ideas with hosts Ariel Frame and Yousuf Hasan and explains in what ways the 18th and 19thcentury philosophical works are relevant and helpful in legal matters today. Attila suggests that Kant’s works on duties, for example, can help provide a basis for having legally enforceable protectionist duties when it comes to the environment. It is fascinating to see how he extrapolates environmental conservation from German Idealism.
More information about Attila's work can be...
2020-06-2234 minGradCastSpecial Episode: First-Person Science with Roger HudsonIn this episode, Roger Hudson chats about his ‘First-Person Science Communication’ project with hosts Yousuf Hasan and Nick Handfield-Jones. FPS Communications is a fast-growing podcast and YouTube channel whose aim is to improve science communication in a publicly accessible way. FPS does so by encouraging collaboration and conversations between scientists and the public. Authors of recently-published manuscripts join in and discuss their research. What makes FPS Communication effective in its outreach goal is the entertaining and detailed format: visual aids, animations, selected texts are shown in-sync with the discussion. This makes FPS helpful for communicating to the public complex idea...
2020-06-0200 minGradCast269 | Mars Exploration, with Ice!Colonizing Mars has been a dream for planetary scientists for decades, expanding the presence of human kind in our solar system. However, for us to colonize Mars, we need to use resources available on the red planet. In this episode, hosts Gavin Tolometti and Yousuf Hasan chat with PhD candidate Shannon Hibbard from the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration about how we can search for buried ice on Mars and use it for drinking water, breathable air, and rocket fuel!
To learn more about Shannon and her research, check out her website https://www.shannonmars.com/ or...
2020-05-2828 minGradCast268 | Internal colonialism: The world turned outside-inHave you ever wondered what it takes to destabilize a culture from the inside? Liam Clifford, current M.A. student in History, discusses his research on cultural genocide and internal colonialism with co-hosts Sarah Klapman and Yousuf Hasan, including the importance of language, the role of the institution, and why Russia and Ireland have a lot in common. Liam shares his knowledge of geopolitics, and draws fascinating connections between cultural marginalization and the destructive colonial structures whose echoes reverberate in the present.
To find out more about Liam, follow him on Twitter @LNJClifford
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2020-05-1928 minGradCast266 | Under Pressure: Sneaking a Peak Inside RocksThe quest for understanding the Earth’s geologic past has puzzled scientists for decades, slowly advancing based on the shreds of evidence left behind. There are clues everywhere – from fossils and remnant minerals to pollen spores of extinct plants, our planet's history can be preserved the most unlikely of places. In this episode hosts Rhys Paterson and Yousuf Hasan talk to Stephen Pilar, a grad student in the Earth Science department discussing a fairly new area of research. By studying microscopic bubbles within rocks and minerals using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), he is working on developing new ways to uncov...
2020-05-0528 minGradCast263 | A Journey Through Spacetime: Interstellar and Star FormationMohammad Chamma is a PhD candidate at Western’s Physics and Astronomy Department. He was interviewed by cohosts Yousuf Hasan and Gavin Tolometti about his research on early star formation. Mohammed explains how studying these early processes help us gain insight about how the stars will develop. His research can also help us know more about the galaxies that are constituted by certain types of stars. And finally, Mohammed tells us what he thinks about Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar movie and how accurate it is. To find out more about Mohammed, follow him on Twitter @hmsmohammed
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2020-04-1326 minGradCast261 | Creating Geo-Maps: Reducing Damages from EarthquakesChristopher Boucher, who is doing an MSc. in Geophysics at Western, elaborated on his research on building maps meant to help reduce damages from earthquakes. He was co-interviewed by Nicholas Hadfield-Jones and Yousuf Hasan. Chris is especially focusing on mapping specific areas of Vancouver that are need of geological clarity in terms of us understanding what areas are more hazardous in case of an earthquake. His focus uses non-invasive tools to study and model these grounds. His research has other broader benefits as well.
Produced by Gavin Tolometti
2020-03-3028 minGradCast260 | Quest for Truth: God, Time, and the Problem of EvilTyler Journeaux, an MA candidate at Western's Philosophy Department, shares his journey for truth and how his search for God led him to pursue research in the philosophy of time, science, and mathematics. Cohosts Connor Chato and Yousuf Hasan asked him questions about philosophy and theology. Tyler expressed his preferred argument for theism: an argument from contingency especially as discussed by Copleston and Bertrand Russell in their BBC Broadcast in 1948. He also explained why he was interested in the philosophy of time in particular. And finally, Tyler provided a response to a challenging problem for theism: the problem of...
2020-03-2432 minGradCast258 | Spaghetti-Noodles and Nanopores: Motion of Long-Chained MoleculesNavid Afrasibian, an MSc. candidate at the Department of Applied Mathematics, shares his research on the motion of long-chained molecules with hosts Nick Handfield-Jones and Yousuf Hasan. Navid compares the movement of the long-chained molecules that need to go through super-tiny pores called nanopores with a spaghetti-noodle on plate that needs to somehow move through a small hole at the center of the pate. In his studies and mathematical exploration, he has made observations that would benefit DNA sequencing scientists as well.
Hosts: Yousuf Hasan, Nicholas Handfield-Jones
Producer: Connor Chato
2020-03-1028 min
GradCast246 | The Graveyard of Scientific TheoriesYousuf Hasan, PhD student at Rotman Institute of Philosophy, tells hosts Ariel Frame and Gavin Tolometti about his research on 20th century history of science and mathematics. Yousuf discusses how scientists need think about current best theories given how many past theories have gone from being considered the best to completely falsified. In addition, Yousuf explains how empiricists explain mathematical knowledge. To find out more about Yousuf, go to the Rotman UWO website.
Produced by Nick Handfield-Jones
2019-12-0527 min
Nirvana PrincipleThe Branches- Dr.DJ LIVE @ IVS- Grad Party 09 - 12 - 17The Branches series keeps our followers updated on Black Peach DJ's performing across the globe.
Set Timings- 2245-2330
We were invited to help the graduating batch of young designers celebrate their entry into the work force. After a half-hour fusion performance with their music society Dr.DJ let loose (aided by Talha Sami on the Djembe) with some favorites sure to make the night memorable.
"Gigs at universities are always tricky as there are students from a wide variety of backgrounds and musical tastes... and everyone wants to dance and have a memorable night: Fun for me though as I find...
2017-12-1341 min