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Month: May 2009

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.   Dr. Vivian McAlister is  …

University prohibits travel to Mexico

University prohibits travel to Mexico

Effective immediately, The University of Western Ontario is
prohibiting non-essential, university-related travel by faculty,
staff and students to Mexico.

Diligence key to preventing infection

Diligence key to preventing infection

Now that the A/H1N1 virus has reached our community, with a mild
case reported in the London-Middlesex area, The University of
Western Ontario reminds faculty, staff and students there are ways
to protect against the virus.

Awakening the love of math and science

Awakening the love of math and science

The Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation has made a commitment of
$500,000 in support of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty
of Education to promote two programs designed to spark Canadian
students’ interest in science, mathematics and technology.

Play illuminates health

Play illuminates health

A play written by Western heath ethicist Dr. Jeff Nisker about the
experience of a young Jewish woman whose mother and grandmother
died from breast cancer at a young age will be presented May 14 and
15.

Nursing receives provincial teaching award

Nursing receives provincial teaching award

At the recent Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing
Awards (COUPN), The University of Western Ontario and the Arthur
Labatt Family School of Nursing were awarded with the Teaching
Innovation Award and the Master’s Student Award of Excellence.

University prohibits travel to Mexico

University prohibits travel to Mexico

Effective immediately, The University of Western Ontario is
prohibiting non-essential, university-related travel by faculty,
staff and students to Mexico.

Diligence key to preventing infection

Diligence key to preventing infection

Now that the A/H1N1 virus has reached our community, with a mild
case reported in the London-Middlesex area, The University of
Western Ontario reminds faculty, staff and students there are ways
to protect against the virus.

Awakening the love of math and science

Awakening the love of math and science

The Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation has made a commitment of
$500,000 in support of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty
of Education to promote two programs designed to spark Canadian
students’ interest in science, mathematics and technology.

Play illuminates health

Play illuminates health

A play written by Western heath ethicist Dr. Jeff Nisker about the
experience of a young Jewish woman whose mother and grandmother
died from breast cancer at a young age will be presented May 14 and
15.

Nursing receives provincial teaching award

Nursing receives provincial teaching award

At the recent Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing
Awards (COUPN), The University of Western Ontario and the Arthur
Labatt Family School of Nursing were awarded with the Teaching
Innovation Award and the Master’s Student Award of Excellence.