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Month: July 2010

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.   Pelmorex …

NYOC to perform at Alumni Hall

NYOC to perform at Alumni Hall

Culled from auditions across the country, and rehearsing and
learning technique, style and repertoire at the Don Wright Faculty
of Music at Western for the past three weeks, members of the
National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYOC) are ready to show off
their musical skills.

WSRC pool closed for the week

WSRC pool closed for the week

Due to water clarity issues, the Western Student Recreation Centre
pool will be closed until July 26.

Play tells war resisters story

Play tells war resisters story

Why do some soldiers disobey orders and leave the military? Is it
cowardice? How does their training affect them? What do they
experience and how do they feel when they enter the theatre of war
confronting battle?

Empowering business educators in developing countries

Empowering business educators in developing countries

Business cases are one of the most powerful building blocks of
management education. The Richard Ivey School of Business is taking
a definitive step to make cases more accessible in the least
developed countries around the world.

Investigating the HMS Investigator

Investigating the HMS Investigator

Edward Eastaugh is taking what looks like a sophisticated metal
detector to the Arctic in the hopes of uncovering buried
archeological treasure left behind from the first explorers to
discover the western entrance to the Northwest Passage.

It’s never too early to live healthy

It’s never too early to live healthy

Michelle Mottola and The University of Western Ontario’s Exercise
and Pregnancy Lab are getting pre-schoolers active and eating
healthy.

National Youth Choir of Canada on demand

National Youth Choir of Canada on demand

Listen to the National Youth Choir of Canada’s performance in
Saskatoon at Knox United Church, under the direction of Don Wright
Faculty of Music’s Victoria Meredith, as recorded by CBC Radio 2.

In Memoriam – Marian Pafford

In Memoriam – Marian Pafford

Former University of Western Ontario Geophysics staff member,
Marian Pafford, died July 9 at the age of 87.

Traffic advisory for July 13 and 17

Traffic advisory for July 13 and 17

Due to the 2010 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games opening and
closing ceremonies at The University of Western Ontario’s TD
Waterhouse Stadium, Philip Aziz Drive will be closed to traffic
(except emergency and service vehicles) for a limited period of
time on Tuesday, July 13 and Saturday, July 17.

NYOC to perform at Alumni Hall

NYOC to perform at Alumni Hall

Culled from auditions across the country, and rehearsing and
learning technique, style and repertoire at the Don Wright Faculty
of Music at Western for the past three weeks, members of the
National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYOC) are ready to show off
their musical skills.

WSRC pool closed for the week

WSRC pool closed for the week

Due to water clarity issues, the Western Student Recreation Centre
pool will be closed until July 26.

Play tells war resisters story

Play tells war resisters story

Why do some soldiers disobey orders and leave the military? Is it
cowardice? How does their training affect them? What do they
experience and how do they feel when they enter the theatre of war
confronting battle?

Empowering business educators in developing countries

Empowering business educators in developing countries

Business cases are one of the most powerful building blocks of
management education. The Richard Ivey School of Business is taking
a definitive step to make cases more accessible in the least
developed countries around the world.

Investigating the HMS Investigator

Investigating the HMS Investigator

Edward Eastaugh is taking what looks like a sophisticated metal
detector to the Arctic in the hopes of uncovering buried
archeological treasure left behind from the first explorers to
discover the western entrance to the Northwest Passage.

It’s never too early to live healthy

It’s never too early to live healthy

Michelle Mottola and The University of Western Ontario’s Exercise
and Pregnancy Lab are getting pre-schoolers active and eating
healthy.

National Youth Choir of Canada on demand

National Youth Choir of Canada on demand

Listen to the National Youth Choir of Canada’s performance in
Saskatoon at Knox United Church, under the direction of Don Wright
Faculty of Music’s Victoria Meredith, as recorded by CBC Radio 2.

In Memoriam – Marian Pafford

In Memoriam – Marian Pafford

Former University of Western Ontario Geophysics staff member,
Marian Pafford, died July 9 at the age of 87.

Traffic advisory for July 13 and 17

Traffic advisory for July 13 and 17

Due to the 2010 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games opening and
closing ceremonies at The University of Western Ontario’s TD
Waterhouse Stadium, Philip Aziz Drive will be closed to traffic
(except emergency and service vehicles) for a limited period of
time on Tuesday, July 13 and Saturday, July 17.