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Month: December 2009

In memoriam – Dr. John Brown

In memoriam – Dr. John Brown

Dr. John Brown, of the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences and Chair of the Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario (AMOSO), died suddenly on Dec. 21.   Brown was instrumental in the governance of clinical appointments including th …

Drivers urgently needed

Drivers urgently needed

With the exam period quickly approaching (Dec. 11-22), The
University of Western Ontario is urgently seeking more volunteers,
particularly those living in the south-end of the city, willing to
drive students to and from campus in the event the London transit
strike continues.

Two graduate students awarded provincial nursing scholarships

Two graduate students awarded provincial nursing scholarships

Two University of Western graduate students were awarded
fellowships last week from the de Souza Institute – an organization
funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
dedicated to providing Ontarians with the world’s best cancer
nursing care.

Pay it forward to help HIV/AIDS relief

Pay it forward to help HIV/AIDS relief

Give a Day to World AIDS was started by University of Western
Ontario alumna Dr. Jane Philpott (MD’84) to encourage individuals
to donate a day’s pay from Dec. 1 – World AIDS Day – to help with
HIV/AIDS relief in Africa.

In Memoriam – Helen Lutes

In Memoriam – Helen Lutes

The flag will be at half-mast Thursday, Dec. 3 until 1 p.m. for
former employee of The Book Store, Helen Lutes, who died Nov. 28.

Ontario university system at risk

Ontario university system at risk

As pressure rises for increased enrolment at Ontario universities,
and the same institutions are pushed to deliver innovative
research, sustainability of our post-secondary education system may
be at risk.

Speaker on Aboriginal healing practices

Speaker on Aboriginal healing practices

Elizabeth Akiwenzie will be speaking to the Western community on
Friday, Dec. 4 about her work as a cultural and traditional
educator developing healing programs based in Aboriginal teachings.

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

Medical students at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
will be selling Bracelets of Hope today for World AIDS Day.

Men’s hockey team on winning streak

Men’s hockey team on winning streak

The Western Mustangs men’s hockey team won their 13th straight game
defeating the Waterloo Warriors 5-3 at Columbia Ice Field on Nov.
28 in a battle for first place in the Ontario University Athletics.

Never stop learning

Never stop learning

The Continuing Studies winter and spring 2010 course calendar is
hot off the press.

Mustang rookie wins wrestling gold

Mustang rookie wins wrestling gold

Five female Western Mustangs wrestlers assisted the London-Western
Wrestling Club to place second overall at the Ontario Senior
Wrestling Championships on Nov. 28 in Barrie, Ont.

Strike Stories: From four wheels to two

Strike Stories: From four wheels to two

Making the shift from four wheels to two wheels is one way many
members of the campus community are coping with their commute
during the ongoing LTC transit strike.

Drivers urgently needed

Drivers urgently needed

With the exam period quickly approaching (Dec. 11-22), The
University of Western Ontario is urgently seeking more volunteers,
particularly those living in the south-end of the city, willing to
drive students to and from campus in the event the London transit
strike continues.

Two graduate students awarded provincial nursing scholarships

Two graduate students awarded provincial nursing scholarships

Two University of Western graduate students were awarded
fellowships last week from the de Souza Institute – an organization
funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
dedicated to providing Ontarians with the world’s best cancer
nursing care.

Pay it forward to help HIV/AIDS relief

Pay it forward to help HIV/AIDS relief

Give a Day to World AIDS was started by University of Western
Ontario alumna Dr. Jane Philpott (MD’84) to encourage individuals
to donate a day’s pay from Dec. 1 – World AIDS Day – to help with
HIV/AIDS relief in Africa.

In Memoriam – Helen Lutes

In Memoriam – Helen Lutes

The flag will be at half-mast Thursday, Dec. 3 until 1 p.m. for
former employee of The Book Store, Helen Lutes, who died Nov. 28.

Ontario university system at risk

Ontario university system at risk

As pressure rises for increased enrolment at Ontario universities,
and the same institutions are pushed to deliver innovative
research, sustainability of our post-secondary education system may
be at risk.

Speaker on Aboriginal healing practices

Speaker on Aboriginal healing practices

Elizabeth Akiwenzie will be speaking to the Western community on
Friday, Dec. 4 about her work as a cultural and traditional
educator developing healing programs based in Aboriginal teachings.

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

Medical students at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
will be selling Bracelets of Hope today for World AIDS Day.

Men’s hockey team on winning streak

Men’s hockey team on winning streak

The Western Mustangs men’s hockey team won their 13th straight game
defeating the Waterloo Warriors 5-3 at Columbia Ice Field on Nov.
28 in a battle for first place in the Ontario University Athletics.

Never stop learning

Never stop learning

The Continuing Studies winter and spring 2010 course calendar is
hot off the press.

Mustang rookie wins wrestling gold

Mustang rookie wins wrestling gold

Five female Western Mustangs wrestlers assisted the London-Western
Wrestling Club to place second overall at the Ontario Senior
Wrestling Championships on Nov. 28 in Barrie, Ont.

Strike Stories: From four wheels to two

Strike Stories: From four wheels to two

Making the shift from four wheels to two wheels is one way many
members of the campus community are coping with their commute
during the ongoing LTC transit strike.