A benefit concert held in the Don Wright Faculty of Music last Friday raised more than $510 for the Red Cross to support the relief effort in Haiti. The fundraiser was organized in support of a Haitian student in the faculty, whose family was …
Month: January 2010
Schulich lecture series
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Graduate
Studies Winter Lecture Series continues Jan. 26 with “Virtual
Reality in Surgery: Graduate Research Opportunities.”
Campus Digest
January 21, 2010
Sham wins top chemistry award
Professor Tsun-Kong (T.K.) Sham, Canada Research Chair in Materials
and Synchrotron Radiation at The University of Western Ontario and
a driving force behind the Canadian Light Source (CLS), is the
recipient of the Canadian Society for Chemistry John C. Polanyi
Award.
Secret curling broom research Olympics-bound
‘Sweeep!’ This simple word echoes across curling rinks nation-wide.
Are Ivey students the next great innovators?
Teams from the Richard Ivey School of Business HBA program have
sewn up four of the five finalist spots in this year’s RBC Next
Great Innovator Challenge.
Brescia comes to Haiti’s aid
Brescia University College is organizing several events next week
to help raise funds for the Haitian earthquake relief effort.
Convergence Centre to accelerate business
Looking to be a major hub for regional business acceleration, the
Convergence Centre located in The University of Western Ontario’s
London Research Park, officially opened its doors Wednesday.
Where have the salmon gone?
When the expected Sockeye salmon run of eight million in the Fraser
River fell to an alarming 600,000, many suspected habitat
mismanagement, over-fishing, climate change, and even the state of
health of the fish themselves.
Yogurt Mamas working in three countries
After travelling for three days across dozens of countries – and
with too many layovers – I arrived in Oyugis, Kenya on my birthday.
The business of sustaining growth
Lessons learned today won’t necessarily work tomorrow when it comes
to sustaining rapid growth, according to a new study investigating
why some firms grow faster than others.
Penn Kemp performs ecopoetry set to music
Writer-in-residence Penn Kemp is performing ecopoetry set to the
tune of folk-inspired melodies by singer/songwriter Brenda McMorrow
on Thursday (Jan. 21) at Brescia University College.
Registration opens for staff, leaders’ conference
Registration has begun for the Staff and Leaders’ Conference Feb.
16-19.
Schulich lecture series
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Graduate
Studies Winter Lecture Series continues Jan. 26 with “Virtual
Reality in Surgery: Graduate Research Opportunities.”
Campus Digest
January 21, 2010
Sham wins top chemistry award
Professor Tsun-Kong (T.K.) Sham, Canada Research Chair in Materials
and Synchrotron Radiation at The University of Western Ontario and
a driving force behind the Canadian Light Source (CLS), is the
recipient of the Canadian Society for Chemistry John C. Polanyi
Award.
Secret curling broom research Olympics-bound
‘Sweeep!’ This simple word echoes across curling rinks nation-wide.
Are Ivey students the next great innovators?
Teams from the Richard Ivey School of Business HBA program have
sewn up four of the five finalist spots in this year’s RBC Next
Great Innovator Challenge.
Brescia comes to Haiti’s aid
Brescia University College is organizing several events next week
to help raise funds for the Haitian earthquake relief effort.
Convergence Centre to accelerate business
Looking to be a major hub for regional business acceleration, the
Convergence Centre located in The University of Western Ontario’s
London Research Park, officially opened its doors Wednesday.
Where have the salmon gone?
When the expected Sockeye salmon run of eight million in the Fraser
River fell to an alarming 600,000, many suspected habitat
mismanagement, over-fishing, climate change, and even the state of
health of the fish themselves.
Yogurt Mamas working in three countries
After travelling for three days across dozens of countries – and
with too many layovers – I arrived in Oyugis, Kenya on my birthday.
The business of sustaining growth
Lessons learned today won’t necessarily work tomorrow when it comes
to sustaining rapid growth, according to a new study investigating
why some firms grow faster than others.
Penn Kemp performs ecopoetry set to music
Writer-in-residence Penn Kemp is performing ecopoetry set to the
tune of folk-inspired melodies by singer/songwriter Brenda McMorrow
on Thursday (Jan. 21) at Brescia University College.
Registration opens for staff, leaders’ conference
Registration has begun for the Staff and Leaders’ Conference Feb.
16-19.