Month: January 2009

Routine maintenance on University of Western Ontario servers will
be taking place Sunday, Feb. 1 between 6 a.m. and noon. As a
result, some news content may be unavailable from the homepage or
Western News archive during that period.

A documentary film about a teenage boy who checks himself into an
assisted living facility kicks off a three-part movie series on
health and aging Thursday. The series is hosted by graduate
students in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Western alumnus, former adjunct Law professor and honorary degree
recipient Angus McKenzie died Monday night in London at the age of
83.

The Equity Committee of University of Western Ontario Faculty
Association, along with the Office of the Provost, is co-hosting a
half-day workshop to raise awareness about age discrimination as a
human rights issue.

Physical Plant & Capital Planning Services Division is
temporarily changing its operating hours to allow for an update of
its work-order software to improve internal systems and customer
service.

University of Western Ontario men’s hockey head coach Clarke Singer
earned his 200th win as a head coach as the Mustangs slammed the
Royal Military College Paladins 9-2 at Thompson Arena on Jan. 16.

The Huron University College community, along with The University
of Western Ontario, is saddened by news of the death of John
Morden, who served as principal of Huron from 1962 to 1984.

University of Western Ontario professor Bill Fisher has written a
prescription for reducing the transmission of HIV infection and
it’s caught the attention of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.

With London looking for ways to keep Western students in town after
graduation, soon-to-be graduates of The University of Western
Ontario and Fanshawe College will connect with hundreds of the
city’s top employers thanks to a unique networking idea.

Brescia University College is taking a lead in increasing access to
education for students by introducing 25 bursaries valued at $2,000
each for female Grade 12 students in southwestern Ontario.

The deadline to register young women in Grades 5 to 9 in Girls
Club, a program designed to encourage women in engineering, is fast
approaching.

An open forum on parliamentary democracy and the role of the
governor-general is set for Friday (Jan. 16) from 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. in the Moot Court Room at Western Law.