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Month: May 2009

Schulich medical students discover rural/regional medicine

Schulich medical students discover rural/regional medicine

Starting Monday, 147 first-year medical students from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario will fan out across southwestern Ontario to experience first-hand all that rural/regional medicine has to offer.   Disco …

Green light for new Ivey building

Green light for new Ivey building

The University of Western Ontario will break ground this summer on
the first phase of a $100-million building project to house the
Richard Ivey School of Business.

Three new flu cases identified

Three new flu cases identified

Middlesex-London Health Unit announced today three new cases of the
new H1N1 influenza virus have been identified in the local region.

Military surgeon shares lessons from the field

Military surgeon shares lessons from the field

Lessons learned at the Canadian-run military hospital in Kandahar,
Afghanistan could help surgeons prepare for civilian disasters,
according to a University of Western Ontario professor who has
served two tours at the hospital.

‘Global citizen’ promotes broader perspectives

‘Global citizen’ promotes broader perspectives

The burgeoning economies of the East are changing the way the world
does business. At The University of Western Ontario, a new guru of
Asian business and joint ventures is steering the Richard Ivey
School of Business towards the future.

Ivey students planting the seeds for change

Ivey students planting the seeds for change

MBA students at the Richard Ivey School of Business will trade
their laptops and notebooks for farmers’ gear and garden hoes so
they can literally plant the seeds for a sustainable business.

Bird wind tunnel lands on campus

Bird wind tunnel lands on campus

While most migratory birds will be skyward when heading south this
fall, a handful of their feathered friends will call the
climate-controlled confines Advanced Facility for Avian Research
(AFAR) their winter home.

Danone gift supports probiotic research

Danone gift supports probiotic research

Probiotics research pioneer Gregor Reid will hold the first
research chair in Human Microbiology and Probiotics at Lawson
Health Research Institute thanks to a $7-million donation from
international yogurt maker Danone Group.

Green light for new Ivey building

Green light for new Ivey building

The University of Western Ontario will break ground this summer on
the first phase of a $100-million building project to house the
Richard Ivey School of Business.

Three new flu cases identified

Three new flu cases identified

Middlesex-London Health Unit announced today three new cases of the
new H1N1 influenza virus have been identified in the local region.

Military surgeon shares lessons from the field

Military surgeon shares lessons from the field

Lessons learned at the Canadian-run military hospital in Kandahar,
Afghanistan could help surgeons prepare for civilian disasters,
according to a University of Western Ontario professor who has
served two tours at the hospital.

‘Global citizen’ promotes broader perspectives

‘Global citizen’ promotes broader perspectives

The burgeoning economies of the East are changing the way the world
does business. At The University of Western Ontario, a new guru of
Asian business and joint ventures is steering the Richard Ivey
School of Business towards the future.

Ivey students planting the seeds for change

Ivey students planting the seeds for change

MBA students at the Richard Ivey School of Business will trade
their laptops and notebooks for farmers’ gear and garden hoes so
they can literally plant the seeds for a sustainable business.

Bird wind tunnel lands on campus

Bird wind tunnel lands on campus

While most migratory birds will be skyward when heading south this
fall, a handful of their feathered friends will call the
climate-controlled confines Advanced Facility for Avian Research
(AFAR) their winter home.

Danone gift supports probiotic research

Danone gift supports probiotic research

Probiotics research pioneer Gregor Reid will hold the first
research chair in Human Microbiology and Probiotics at Lawson
Health Research Institute thanks to a $7-million donation from
international yogurt maker Danone Group.