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Month: February 2010

Unlocking the potential of rubber

Unlocking the potential of rubber

Surface Science Western Director Leo Lau is pushing a new frontier for uses of rubber for potential applications in the food and electronic industry thanks to $1.7 million in provincial funding.   London West MPP Chris Bentley, was at Western Friday t …

Graduate and professional school survey aims to improve student
experience

Graduate and professional school survey aims to improve student experience

The 2010 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey
(CGPSS) was launched on Feb. 22, giving graduate students at
universities across the country an opportunity to help improve
educational experiences for students of today and tomorrow. All
graduate and professional school students (excluding MBA) at
Western received an email invitation to complete the survey, which
takes approximately 30 minutes.
USC to welcome Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

USC to welcome Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The University Students’ Council (USC) is excited to announce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be speaking to university students,
faculty, staff, and the London community on Mar. 24, with his
address highlighting the role natural resources play in our work,
health and identity.

Paolatto named interim Biotron director

Paolatto named interim Biotron director

Faculty of Science Dean David Wardlaw has announced that Paul
Paolatto has agreed to serve as interim Managing Director of the
Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research on a
part-time basis.

Lessons being learned from H1N1 outbreak

Lessons being learned from H1N1 outbreak

The majority of Pandemic H1N1 influenza cases might have been mild
in the Middlesex-London area, but the local health unit considers
this a learning experience – call it a test run – for a more severe
pandemic outbreak.

Obomsawin film screening

Obomsawin film screening

Canadian filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin will be at Western Wednesday
evening (Feb. 24) for a screening of her renowned film Kanehsatake:
270 Years of Resistance.

Ellis to speak on campus

Ellis to speak on campus

Children’s author and social activist Deborah Ellis will speak at
the Faculty of Education today (Feb. 23) at 4:30 p.m. in the
auditorium.

Protecting the brain from a deadly genetic disease

Protecting the brain from a deadly genetic disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a cruel, hereditary condition that
leads to severe physical and mental deterioration, psychiatric
problems and eventually, death. Currently, there are no treatments
to slow down or stop it.

Ancients Behaving Badly airs this week

Ancients Behaving Badly airs this week

The first episode of History Television’s ‘Ancients Behaving Badly’
series partly filmed at The University of Western Ontario airs
today and puts Cleopatra under a microscope.

Health unit launches disclosure website

Health unit launches disclosure website

The Middlesex-London Health Unit’s new food premises inspection
disclosure website is giving local residents easy access to the
results of compliance checks conducted by public health inspectors.

Graduate and professional school survey aims to improve student
experience

Graduate and professional school survey aims to improve student experience

The 2010 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey
(CGPSS) was launched on Feb. 22, giving graduate students at
universities across the country an opportunity to help improve
educational experiences for students of today and tomorrow. All
graduate and professional school students (excluding MBA) at
Western received an email invitation to complete the survey, which
takes approximately 30 minutes.
USC to welcome Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

USC to welcome Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The University Students’ Council (USC) is excited to announce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be speaking to university students,
faculty, staff, and the London community on Mar. 24, with his
address highlighting the role natural resources play in our work,
health and identity.

Paolatto named interim Biotron director

Paolatto named interim Biotron director

Faculty of Science Dean David Wardlaw has announced that Paul
Paolatto has agreed to serve as interim Managing Director of the
Biotron Centre for Experimental Climate Change Research on a
part-time basis.

Lessons being learned from H1N1 outbreak

Lessons being learned from H1N1 outbreak

The majority of Pandemic H1N1 influenza cases might have been mild
in the Middlesex-London area, but the local health unit considers
this a learning experience – call it a test run – for a more severe
pandemic outbreak.

Obomsawin film screening

Obomsawin film screening

Canadian filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin will be at Western Wednesday
evening (Feb. 24) for a screening of her renowned film Kanehsatake:
270 Years of Resistance.

Ellis to speak on campus

Ellis to speak on campus

Children’s author and social activist Deborah Ellis will speak at
the Faculty of Education today (Feb. 23) at 4:30 p.m. in the
auditorium.

Protecting the brain from a deadly genetic disease

Protecting the brain from a deadly genetic disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a cruel, hereditary condition that
leads to severe physical and mental deterioration, psychiatric
problems and eventually, death. Currently, there are no treatments
to slow down or stop it.

Ancients Behaving Badly airs this week

Ancients Behaving Badly airs this week

The first episode of History Television’s ‘Ancients Behaving Badly’
series partly filmed at The University of Western Ontario airs
today and puts Cleopatra under a microscope.

Health unit launches disclosure website

Health unit launches disclosure website

The Middlesex-London Health Unit’s new food premises inspection
disclosure website is giving local residents easy access to the
results of compliance checks conducted by public health inspectors.