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Month: September 2009
Western plants seeds of service in Forest City
More than 250 University of Western Ontario students will be
hitting the streets Saturday to participate in the annual service
learning program, Western Serves.
Not your average monthly calendar
Few people would think to adorn their walls with images of MRI
scans of a human brain, a micro-CT scan of a mummified falcon or an
x-ray of a human bone. But a newly released monthly calendar
produced by Research Western shows just how beautiful, and artful,
these images can be.
Knocking out kidney disease
The gloves are on and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
professor Dr. Faisal Rehman is ready to take on his opponent and
help knock out kidney disease at a fundraising boxing match held
today.
On the road to commercialization
Three University of Western Ontario research projects are a few
steps closer towards commercialization thanks to a financial boost
from the Western Innovation Fund.
Researchers join forces to make health care more efficient
The University of Western Ontario will host one of two provincial
networks designed to bring researchers together to find new ways to
ease the pressures on Ontario’s health-care system and make it more
efficient.
Deadline looms for accessibility law
The first step in a long, complex rollout of groundbreaking
legislation to ensure accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities
reaches The University of Western Ontario on Jan. 1.
Hrymak feels ‘part of community’
The Western community officially welcomed new Faculty of
Engineering Dean Andrew Hrymak Wednesday afternoon at a reception
in the Great Hall.
Thinking about graduate school?
Students interested in learning more about graduate student
opportunities at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
are encouraged to attend the first session in the Graduate Studies
Seminar Series today.
In Memoriam – Jean Collins
Jean Collins, a retired staff member from Western Libraries, has
died at the age of 87. Collins had 18 years of service at the
university when she retired in June of 1986.
Western renews partnership with London police
There was no hesitation last week on the part of London Police
Chief Murray Faulkner in renewing a Memorandum of Agreement with
Western’s Campus Community Police Service (CCPS).
CSTAR launchpad for advanced medical device
A new anesthesia delivery method, expected to revolutionize health
care, plans to use Western-based CSTAR (Canadian Surgical
Technologies and Advanced Robotics) as a launching pad in entering
the North American market.
Thousands benefit from service learning gift
Thousands of Western students will have the opportunity to develop
leadership skills and make a difference in the London and wider
communities thanks to a $2-million donation from the RBC
Foundation.
Western plants seeds of service in Forest City
More than 250 University of Western Ontario students will be
hitting the streets Saturday to participate in the annual service
learning program, Western Serves.
Not your average monthly calendar
Few people would think to adorn their walls with images of MRI
scans of a human brain, a micro-CT scan of a mummified falcon or an
x-ray of a human bone. But a newly released monthly calendar
produced by Research Western shows just how beautiful, and artful,
these images can be.
Knocking out kidney disease
The gloves are on and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
professor Dr. Faisal Rehman is ready to take on his opponent and
help knock out kidney disease at a fundraising boxing match held
today.
On the road to commercialization
Three University of Western Ontario research projects are a few
steps closer towards commercialization thanks to a financial boost
from the Western Innovation Fund.
Researchers join forces to make health care more efficient
The University of Western Ontario will host one of two provincial
networks designed to bring researchers together to find new ways to
ease the pressures on Ontario’s health-care system and make it more
efficient.
Deadline looms for accessibility law
The first step in a long, complex rollout of groundbreaking
legislation to ensure accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities
reaches The University of Western Ontario on Jan. 1.
Hrymak feels ‘part of community’
The Western community officially welcomed new Faculty of
Engineering Dean Andrew Hrymak Wednesday afternoon at a reception
in the Great Hall.
Thinking about graduate school?
Students interested in learning more about graduate student
opportunities at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
are encouraged to attend the first session in the Graduate Studies
Seminar Series today.
In Memoriam – Jean Collins
Jean Collins, a retired staff member from Western Libraries, has
died at the age of 87. Collins had 18 years of service at the
university when she retired in June of 1986.
Western renews partnership with London police
There was no hesitation last week on the part of London Police
Chief Murray Faulkner in renewing a Memorandum of Agreement with
Western’s Campus Community Police Service (CCPS).
CSTAR launchpad for advanced medical device
A new anesthesia delivery method, expected to revolutionize health
care, plans to use Western-based CSTAR (Canadian Surgical
Technologies and Advanced Robotics) as a launching pad in entering
the North American market.
Thousands benefit from service learning gift
Thousands of Western students will have the opportunity to develop
leadership skills and make a difference in the London and wider
communities thanks to a $2-million donation from the RBC
Foundation.