Al-Quds University in Palestine and Western, realizing the advantages of expanded international co-operation for research and education, signed an agreement to promote a joint effort in 2009. This summer, we turned that agreement into action with my visit …
Month: October 2011
Lindberg: Encouraging a bit of bus courtesy
I take the No. 13 Wellington bus daily to work downtown. This route takes many students to the Western campus for their classes and, as a result, it’s particularly crowded.
Zyss: Helping others make their mark on the world
This year, I had the privilege of being the group co-ordinator for a trip to the Philippines working with ‘Volunteer for the Visayans’ (VFV) for the month of May.
Winders: Silly ‘value’ question continues to distract
There is no widget. That’s always been the problem for critics of universities.
Etherington: Medical school fuels Western’s legacy
On Homecoming weekend, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry very properly celebrated the 130th anniversary of its founding and a proud history it is, with medicine being the only course of study in continuous operation at Western (‘Reflecting on medical school’s history,’ Sept. 29).
New day dawning downtown?
The University of Western Ontario has been given the green light to start preparing a comprehensive business plan for the use of London City Hall and other areas of the Civic Campus, following a motion approved this week during a special meeting of the London city council.
Searching for lost souls: Eastaugh unearths history of Henson family cemetery
Staring at what looks like an abstract painting, Ed Eastaugh excitedly points to red rectangles illuminating from a blue background. The flashes of red reveal eight gravesites hidden six feet or more below the surface.
‘Actors’ help med students practice bedside manner
The only way for a doctor-in-training to know how to give a physical exam is for them to practice. But most patients would prefer the doctors aren’t finding their feet in the hospital room.
Coulter invited to link into Circle
The only way reconciliation is possible for Aboriginal peoples in Canada is if there is justice, says Faculty of Education professor Rebecca Coulter.
Uncovering family ties across the ages
Elizabeth Greene has spent the best part of the last decade in the hills of northern England playing in the dirt. And she can’t think of a better way to earn a living.
Graduate students, Western retirees work out the neuromuscular system
There’s no doubt about it. Exercise is like medicine for aging Canadians. Thanks to a team of graduate students at Western’s Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) Neuromuscular Lab, the Research Retirement Association (RRA) can tailor their fitness program not...
RAG sends invite for new membership
What do professors do after they retire? Maintain Mexican villas? Call their investment advisers daily? Take their yachts around the world?
Centre wins genomics competition
The International Centre for Health Innovation at the Richard Ivey School of Business was named one of three winners of Genome Canada’s Entrepreneurship Education in Genomics Program Competition.
Lindberg: Encouraging a bit of bus courtesy
I take the No. 13 Wellington bus daily to work downtown. This route takes many students to the Western campus for their classes and, as a result, it’s particularly crowded.
Zyss: Helping others make their mark on the world
This year, I had the privilege of being the group co-ordinator for a trip to the Philippines working with ‘Volunteer for the Visayans’ (VFV) for the month of May.
Winders: Silly ‘value’ question continues to distract
There is no widget. That’s always been the problem for critics of universities.
Etherington: Medical school fuels Western’s legacy
On Homecoming weekend, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry very properly celebrated the 130th anniversary of its founding and a proud history it is, with medicine being the only course of study in continuous operation at Western (‘Reflecting on medical school’s history,’ Sept. 29).
New day dawning downtown?
The University of Western Ontario has been given the green light to start preparing a comprehensive business plan for the use of London City Hall and other areas of the Civic Campus, following a motion approved this week during a special meeting of the London city council.
Searching for lost souls: Eastaugh unearths history of Henson family cemetery
Staring at what looks like an abstract painting, Ed Eastaugh excitedly points to red rectangles illuminating from a blue background. The flashes of red reveal eight gravesites hidden six feet or more below the surface.
‘Actors’ help med students practice bedside manner
The only way for a doctor-in-training to know how to give a physical exam is for them to practice. But most patients would prefer the doctors aren’t finding their feet in the hospital room.
Coulter invited to link into Circle
The only way reconciliation is possible for Aboriginal peoples in Canada is if there is justice, says Faculty of Education professor Rebecca Coulter.
Uncovering family ties across the ages
Elizabeth Greene has spent the best part of the last decade in the hills of northern England playing in the dirt. And she can’t think of a better way to earn a living.
Graduate students, Western retirees work out the neuromuscular system
There’s no doubt about it. Exercise is like medicine for aging Canadians. Thanks to a team of graduate students at Western’s Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) Neuromuscular Lab, the Research Retirement Association (RRA) can tailor their fitness program not...
RAG sends invite for new membership
What do professors do after they retire? Maintain Mexican villas? Call their investment advisers daily? Take their yachts around the world?
Centre wins genomics competition
The International Centre for Health Innovation at the Richard Ivey School of Business was named one of three winners of Genome Canada’s Entrepreneurship Education in Genomics Program Competition.