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Month: October 2009

Ivey expanding Asian presence

Ivey expanding Asian presence

Leaders of the Richard Ivey School of Business are currently in India to expand the school’s ties with the region.   The goal of the trip – Oct. 24-31 – is to explore partnerships, engage with the academic and business community and to advance Ivey B …

Vandervoort lauded for aging research

Vandervoort lauded for aging research

Faculty of Health Sciences professor Tony Vandervoort has won the
prestigious Herbert A. de Vries Research Award for 2010 for
distinguished research in the field of aging.

Campus vaccine clinics expected in November

Campus vaccine clinics expected in November

While Middlesex London Health Unit (MLHU) has definite plans to
offer Pandemic (H1N1) influenza vaccine clinics on campus in the
coming weeks, exact dates, times and locations have yet to be
determined.

Western Mustangs weekly roundup

Western Mustangs weekly roundup

University of Western Ontario Mustangs had many highs and lows last
weekend as a number of teams wrapped up their seasons with clinch
wins and a few disappointing losses.

Transit slowdown continues

Transit slowdown continues

Reduced city transit service at peak times will continue following
rejection by transit workers of the most recent contract proposal.

JFK confidante to speak at Western

JFK confidante to speak at Western

Ted Sorensen, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s right-hand
man (special counsel, close adviser and legendary speechwriter)
will be speaking Thursday afternoon (4:30 p.m.) in Room 40 of the
Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building.

Poetry and music become one

Poetry and music become one

An evening of literary and musical practice will be brought to life
Oct. 29 with a performance by three of Canada’s top artists.

Board election this week

Board election this week

Online elections for the Board of Governors will be held this week
for one faculty position (Oct. 29 and 30).

British scholar delivers Ioannides address

British scholar delivers Ioannides address

Zahra Newby, Reader in Classics and Ancient History at the
University of Warwick in the U.K., will give the 23rd Annual Ion
Ioannides Memorial Lecture on Friday, Oct. 30 at The University of
Western Ontario.

Human rights expert to speak

Human rights expert to speak

Supreme Court of Canada justice Rosalie Abella, one of Canada’s
foremost experts on human rights law, will deliver the 2009 Koskie
Minsky Lecture in Labour Law this week.

Vandervoort lauded for aging research

Vandervoort lauded for aging research

Faculty of Health Sciences professor Tony Vandervoort has won the
prestigious Herbert A. de Vries Research Award for 2010 for
distinguished research in the field of aging.

Campus vaccine clinics expected in November

Campus vaccine clinics expected in November

While Middlesex London Health Unit (MLHU) has definite plans to
offer Pandemic (H1N1) influenza vaccine clinics on campus in the
coming weeks, exact dates, times and locations have yet to be
determined.

Western Mustangs weekly roundup

Western Mustangs weekly roundup

University of Western Ontario Mustangs had many highs and lows last
weekend as a number of teams wrapped up their seasons with clinch
wins and a few disappointing losses.

Transit slowdown continues

Transit slowdown continues

Reduced city transit service at peak times will continue following
rejection by transit workers of the most recent contract proposal.

JFK confidante to speak at Western

JFK confidante to speak at Western

Ted Sorensen, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s right-hand
man (special counsel, close adviser and legendary speechwriter)
will be speaking Thursday afternoon (4:30 p.m.) in Room 40 of the
Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building.

Poetry and music become one

Poetry and music become one

An evening of literary and musical practice will be brought to life
Oct. 29 with a performance by three of Canada’s top artists.

Board election this week

Board election this week

Online elections for the Board of Governors will be held this week
for one faculty position (Oct. 29 and 30).

British scholar delivers Ioannides address

British scholar delivers Ioannides address

Zahra Newby, Reader in Classics and Ancient History at the
University of Warwick in the U.K., will give the 23rd Annual Ion
Ioannides Memorial Lecture on Friday, Oct. 30 at The University of
Western Ontario.

Human rights expert to speak

Human rights expert to speak

Supreme Court of Canada justice Rosalie Abella, one of Canada’s
foremost experts on human rights law, will deliver the 2009 Koskie
Minsky Lecture in Labour Law this week.