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Month: July 2010

Discoveries abound for Eastaugh

Discoveries abound for Eastaugh

When Edward Eastaugh prepared himself for the more than 4,000
kilometre trek to the Arctic last week, he never imagined it would
take longer to get there than to uncover the buried archeological
treasures he sought.

Weather Network president to receive honorary degree

Weather Network president to receive honorary degree

Pierre L. Morrissette, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Founder of Pelmorex Media Inc., will receive an honorary degree at
The University of Western Ontario’s Master of Business
Administration (MBA) Convocation on Friday, August 27.

In Memoriam – Grace (Isobel) Veitch

In Memoriam – Grace (Isobel) Veitch

Former Western Libraries staff member Grace (Isobel) Veitch died
July 22 at the age of 85. Veitch had 14 years service at the
university when she retired in 1982.

In Memoriam – James (Harvey) Hassard

In Memoriam – James (Harvey) Hassard

Former Faculty of Education professor James (Harvey) Hassard died
July 15 at the age of 93. Hassard was an associate professor at
Western for 15 years before retiring in 1982.

Chelchowski joins Health Sciences

Chelchowski joins Health Sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences has announced the appointment of
Krys Chelchowski as its new Director of Administration. She takes
over the role from Eileen Grainger, who retired earlier this
summer.

Dental student earns international research award

Dental student earns international research award

University of Western Ontario student Jia Hao (Dentistry 2011) has
won global recognition for her research at the largest ever meeting
of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in
Barcelona, Spain earlier this month.

Students build library in Costa Rica

Students build library in Costa Rica

This past spring, a group of students in the Masters of Library and
Information Science (MLIS) Program got a taste of humanitarian
librarianship at its finest.

Discoveries abound for Eastaugh

Discoveries abound for Eastaugh

When Edward Eastaugh prepared himself for the more than 4,000
kilometre trek to the Arctic last week, he never imagined it would
take longer to get there than to uncover the buried archeological
treasures he sought.

Weather Network president to receive honorary degree

Weather Network president to receive honorary degree

Pierre L. Morrissette, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Founder of Pelmorex Media Inc., will receive an honorary degree at
The University of Western Ontario’s Master of Business
Administration (MBA) Convocation on Friday, August 27.

In Memoriam – Grace (Isobel) Veitch

In Memoriam – Grace (Isobel) Veitch

Former Western Libraries staff member Grace (Isobel) Veitch died
July 22 at the age of 85. Veitch had 14 years service at the
university when she retired in 1982.

In Memoriam – James (Harvey) Hassard

In Memoriam – James (Harvey) Hassard

Former Faculty of Education professor James (Harvey) Hassard died
July 15 at the age of 93. Hassard was an associate professor at
Western for 15 years before retiring in 1982.

Chelchowski joins Health Sciences

Chelchowski joins Health Sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences has announced the appointment of
Krys Chelchowski as its new Director of Administration. She takes
over the role from Eileen Grainger, who retired earlier this
summer.

Dental student earns international research award

Dental student earns international research award

University of Western Ontario student Jia Hao (Dentistry 2011) has
won global recognition for her research at the largest ever meeting
of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in
Barcelona, Spain earlier this month.

Students build library in Costa Rica

Students build library in Costa Rica

This past spring, a group of students in the Masters of Library and
Information Science (MLIS) Program got a taste of humanitarian
librarianship at its finest.