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Month: March 2009

Western salary disclosure list released

Western salary disclosure list released

In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, The University of Western Ontario is releasing an annual list of employees whose 2008 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips.   Also outlined on the list are taxable benefits for t …

I know what you’re thinking

I know what you’re thinking

This week’s ‘Classes without Quizzes’ series event will look at how
scientists have shifted from wondering how the brain looks, to
wondering how the brain functions.

Stalin: Little Strokes, Big Trouble

Stalin: Little Strokes, Big Trouble

The Medicine and History lecture series comes to an end on
Wednesday, March 25 with its final lecture, “Stalin: Little
Strokes, Big Trouble.”

Men’s hockey chases CIS Cavendish Cup this week

Men’s hockey chases CIS Cavendish Cup this week

The University of Western Ontario Mustangs men’s hockey team will
play Saint Mary’s and McGill in Friday and Saturday games, with top
team in the division advancing to final in the CIS Cavendish Cup on
Sunday, March 29.

Lecture marks Olympic Studies Centre milestone

Lecture marks Olympic Studies Centre milestone

In a letter dated March 23, 1989, Jan Van Fleet notified Bert
Taylor, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education, that the Board
of Governors on recommendation of the University of Western Ontario
Senate had approved the establishment of the Centre for Olympic
Studies.

An educational exploration of Cuban sports

An educational exploration of Cuban sports

It was Reading Week when Kinesiology professor Darwin Semotiuk and
10 Kinesiology students (five undergraduate and five graduate) from
The University of Western Ontario traveled to Cuba to engage in a
first-hand observation of the pervasive role that sport and
physical activity plays in Cuban society

Does Obama offer opportunity for Canada?

Does Obama offer opportunity for Canada?

Christopher Sands, a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in
Washington, D.C., will speak today on “The Obama Opportunity for
Canada” at an event sponsored by the Canada-United States Law
Institute.

Ottawa promises $5 million for new Ivey centre

Ottawa promises $5 million for new Ivey centre

Federal Minister of Industry, Tony Clement, announced today the
Government of Canada will invest $5 million to help create the Ivey
Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership at The University of
Western Ontario.

CIHR president eases researchers’ concerns

CIHR president eases researchers’ concerns

“How do we balance our appreciation with our frustration?” Canadian
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) President Alain Beaudet heard
this question in many guises Monday when Western researchers
tackled the need for more long-term funding from the nation’s major
federal funding agency for health research.

Second town hall meeting set

Second town hall meeting set

University of Western Ontario President Paul Davenport is inviting
faculty, staff and students to a second town hall meeting to
discuss the university’s budget, as well as offering a review of
the Ontario budget which will be released March 26.

Job shadowing may keep grads in London

Job shadowing may keep grads in London

Keeping some of the university’s best graduates in London to join
our city’s workforce is one of the goals of a new ‘Job Shadowing
Experience’ being launched by the Faculty of Social Science at The
University of Western Ontario.

I know what you’re thinking

I know what you’re thinking

This week’s ‘Classes without Quizzes’ series event will look at how
scientists have shifted from wondering how the brain looks, to
wondering how the brain functions.

Stalin: Little Strokes, Big Trouble

Stalin: Little Strokes, Big Trouble

The Medicine and History lecture series comes to an end on
Wednesday, March 25 with its final lecture, “Stalin: Little
Strokes, Big Trouble.”

Men’s hockey chases CIS Cavendish Cup this week

Men’s hockey chases CIS Cavendish Cup this week

The University of Western Ontario Mustangs men’s hockey team will
play Saint Mary’s and McGill in Friday and Saturday games, with top
team in the division advancing to final in the CIS Cavendish Cup on
Sunday, March 29.

Lecture marks Olympic Studies Centre milestone

Lecture marks Olympic Studies Centre milestone

In a letter dated March 23, 1989, Jan Van Fleet notified Bert
Taylor, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education, that the Board
of Governors on recommendation of the University of Western Ontario
Senate had approved the establishment of the Centre for Olympic
Studies.

An educational exploration of Cuban sports

An educational exploration of Cuban sports

It was Reading Week when Kinesiology professor Darwin Semotiuk and
10 Kinesiology students (five undergraduate and five graduate) from
The University of Western Ontario traveled to Cuba to engage in a
first-hand observation of the pervasive role that sport and
physical activity plays in Cuban society

Does Obama offer opportunity for Canada?

Does Obama offer opportunity for Canada?

Christopher Sands, a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in
Washington, D.C., will speak today on “The Obama Opportunity for
Canada” at an event sponsored by the Canada-United States Law
Institute.

Ottawa promises $5 million for new Ivey centre

Ottawa promises $5 million for new Ivey centre

Federal Minister of Industry, Tony Clement, announced today the
Government of Canada will invest $5 million to help create the Ivey
Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership at The University of
Western Ontario.

CIHR president eases researchers’ concerns

CIHR president eases researchers’ concerns

“How do we balance our appreciation with our frustration?” Canadian
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) President Alain Beaudet heard
this question in many guises Monday when Western researchers
tackled the need for more long-term funding from the nation’s major
federal funding agency for health research.

Second town hall meeting set

Second town hall meeting set

University of Western Ontario President Paul Davenport is inviting
faculty, staff and students to a second town hall meeting to
discuss the university’s budget, as well as offering a review of
the Ontario budget which will be released March 26.

Job shadowing may keep grads in London

Job shadowing may keep grads in London

Keeping some of the university’s best graduates in London to join
our city’s workforce is one of the goals of a new ‘Job Shadowing
Experience’ being launched by the Faculty of Social Science at The
University of Western Ontario.