President Robin Farias-Eisner, MD, PhD, MBA, will present his State of the University address at noon Wednesday, Aug. 27 in HEC Lecture Hall 2, followed by the WesternU California Employee Gratitude BBQ from 12:45-3 p.m. in Ethan Allen Park. The barbecue, hosted by Dr. Farias-Eisner and Provost Paula Crone, DO '92, will feature music, food, games and prizes.

Matt Wedel, PhD, of COMP and CPM, was an invited speaker at DinoCon 2025 at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom (Aug. 16-17). He gave a public lecture titled, "The Sauropod Heresies: Why All Sauropods Looked More or Less the Same for 135 Million Years." 

Dr. Wedel and his co-authors published a new paper in Royal Society Open Science: Díez Díaz, V., van Bijlert, P.A., Sellers, W.I., Wedel, M.J., and Schwarz, D. 2025. Centres of rotation and osteological constraints on caudal ranges of motion in the sauropod dinosaur Giraffatitan brancai. Royal Society Open Science12: 250851. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250851

The open-access paper is freely available at this link: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.250851

Blood Donation Drive for City of Hope patients, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 on the

WesternU California Health Education Center Esplanade.

All donors will receive a City of Hope gift as a thank you for their generosity.

We are excited to announce a vital opportunity to make a difference in our community!

Western University of Health Sciences, in collaboration with City of Hope, will be hosting a blood drive on our Pomona campus.

As a health sciences university, we understand the critical importance of blood donations in saving lives and supporting patient care. Donating blood is an essential part of patient care, and it's truly "in your blood" to give hope. Your participation directly contributes to the well-being of patients in need, including those at City of Hope.

Appointments are recommended to help us manage flow and minimize wait times.

How to Schedule Your Donation: Please visit idonateblood4hope.org and enter sponsor code WUP or call 626-218-7171 to secure your spot.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to make a profound impact - your single donation can save lives.

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

9 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9

Please 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.