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Month: May 2010

Hit the road on two wheels

Hit the road on two wheels

Give your gas pedal a break and reach for your bike during the London Bicycle Festival promoting greener commuting.   The annual Bicycle Festival encourages Londoners to bike for transportation, fitness and fun. It is sponsored by the Thames Region Ecolo …

Enrolment boost a ‘challenge’

Enrolment boost a ‘challenge’

Increasing first-year enrolment beyond the planned 4,450 for the
2010-11 school year could cause “a lot of challenges,”
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Fred Longstaffe told Board of
Governors members April 29.

Western part of national innovation event

Western part of national innovation event

The University of Western Ontario will showcase its talented
students, researchers and market-changing technologies next week
(May 17-18) at Discovery 2010 – Canada’s foremost innovation and
commercialization event.

New project chasing future of wind

New project chasing future of wind

Wind turbines might be sprouting up across Ontario’s
landscape, but the future of wind farms could lie within a
six-sided dome soon to be housed at The University of Western
Ontario’s Advanced Manufacturing Park.

New revenue sources essential for future

New revenue sources essential for future

The Board of Governors has unanimously approved 2010-11 capital and
operating budgets, ringing out the final year of Western’s
four-year planning cycle on a note of restraint.

Teachers change lives

Teachers change lives

The annual Teachers’ Wall of Fame gives appreciative students the
opportunity to say thank you by nominating a teacher who made a
powerful impression as an exceptional educator.

Western Law alumnus to co-chair CUSLI

Western Law alumnus to co-chair CUSLI

Western Law alumnus James Peterson has been appointed co-chair of
the Canada – United States Law Institute (CUSLI) along with former
Michigan governor James Blanchard.

Garden talk digs into past

Garden talk digs into past

The Eldon House 175th anniversary lecture series continues May 16
with a discussion of heritage gardens.

Enrolment boost a ‘challenge’

Enrolment boost a ‘challenge’

Increasing first-year enrolment beyond the planned 4,450 for the
2010-11 school year could cause “a lot of challenges,”
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Fred Longstaffe told Board of
Governors members April 29.

Western part of national innovation event

Western part of national innovation event

The University of Western Ontario will showcase its talented
students, researchers and market-changing technologies next week
(May 17-18) at Discovery 2010 – Canada’s foremost innovation and
commercialization event.

New project chasing future of wind

New project chasing future of wind

Wind turbines might be sprouting up across Ontario’s
landscape, but the future of wind farms could lie within a
six-sided dome soon to be housed at The University of Western
Ontario’s Advanced Manufacturing Park.

New revenue sources essential for future

New revenue sources essential for future

The Board of Governors has unanimously approved 2010-11 capital and
operating budgets, ringing out the final year of Western’s
four-year planning cycle on a note of restraint.

Teachers change lives

Teachers change lives

The annual Teachers’ Wall of Fame gives appreciative students the
opportunity to say thank you by nominating a teacher who made a
powerful impression as an exceptional educator.

Western Law alumnus to co-chair CUSLI

Western Law alumnus to co-chair CUSLI

Western Law alumnus James Peterson has been appointed co-chair of
the Canada – United States Law Institute (CUSLI) along with former
Michigan governor James Blanchard.

Garden talk digs into past

Garden talk digs into past

The Eldon House 175th anniversary lecture series continues May 16
with a discussion of heritage gardens.