Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario have released footage of a meteor, which was captured by its highly advanced video surveillance system, traveling through the evening sky east of Toronto on Monday evening (Dec. 12). Although this bright …
Year: 2011
Ivey students step into a mock Den
“I hate it.”
Summers delivers Beattie Lecture
Lawrence H. Summers, one of the most influential and outspoken economists in the world today, spoke at Western Law on Tuesday, Nov. 22 as the Fourth Annual Beattie Family Business and Law Speaker.
Joseph Rotman named Western’s 21st chancellor
Joseph L. Rotman, the renowned Canadian businessman and philanthropist, has been named the 21st chancellor of The University of Western Ontario.
Winders: Penn State offers lessons for us all
There are weeks when I am glad she is too young to understand. This was one of them.
Hammond: Don’t shrug off the power of the Occupy movement
London Mayor Joe Fontana’s rush to be the first Canadian mayor to trash and shut down an Occupy encampment betrays not only a failure to understand the message of the movement but also demonstrates an apparent failure to understand its impact on his own political future. Repression of this movement on behalf of the wealthy 1 per cent holds no long-term political rewards. In fact, he may have just dug his own political grave as his already spiraling public career comes to a close.
Law students issue challenge for donating blood
Three student groups at The University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Law have joined forces to announce their membership in Canadian Blood Services’ Partners for Life Program, and issued a challenge to all other law schools in Canada.
How to know who owns what: IP war of words takes centre stage between universities
It’s a game of good cop, bad cop. Paul Paolatto knows how to coach a hesitant researcher through the process of bringing an invention to market. But when it comes to the business-end of things, he isn’t afraid to roll up his sleeves and do the dirty work to get it off the ground.
Western professor leaves lifetime collection to Museum of Nature
While it was simply a hobby for Frank Cook, the Canadian Museum of Nature has cashed in with the amateur naturalist’s donation of more than 1,500 plant specimens including rare and endangered species of mosses.
Behind the scenes of South Pacific
Outside the sun is shining, and many Western students are enjoying the fall day either at the football game or with friends around campus. But the cast members of the UWOpera production of South Pacific are in the Paul Davenport Theatre preparing for the first dress-rehearsal of the show.
Making clean air a matter of child’s play
Janet Loebach and Sarah McCans hope clean air around one schoolyard will be child’s play.
Robots build bridges to next generation of engineers
Taylor Eckert came to The University of Western Ontario on the back of a 120-pound robot. Now, the first-year engineering student wants to offer today’s high school students the same ride.
Campus Digest, Nov. 17
The Book Store, Google partner on eBooks Through an affiliation with Campus eBookstore, The Book Store at Western has reached an agreement with Google eBooks to distribute public domain and commercial eBooks. Google eBooks is a new form of cloud-based digital book...
Ivey students step into a mock Den
“I hate it.”
Summers delivers Beattie Lecture
Lawrence H. Summers, one of the most influential and outspoken economists in the world today, spoke at Western Law on Tuesday, Nov. 22 as the Fourth Annual Beattie Family Business and Law Speaker.
Joseph Rotman named Western’s 21st chancellor
Joseph L. Rotman, the renowned Canadian businessman and philanthropist, has been named the 21st chancellor of The University of Western Ontario.
Winders: Penn State offers lessons for us all
There are weeks when I am glad she is too young to understand. This was one of them.
Hammond: Don’t shrug off the power of the Occupy movement
London Mayor Joe Fontana’s rush to be the first Canadian mayor to trash and shut down an Occupy encampment betrays not only a failure to understand the message of the movement but also demonstrates an apparent failure to understand its impact on his own political future. Repression of this movement on behalf of the wealthy 1 per cent holds no long-term political rewards. In fact, he may have just dug his own political grave as his already spiraling public career comes to a close.
Law students issue challenge for donating blood
Three student groups at The University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Law have joined forces to announce their membership in Canadian Blood Services’ Partners for Life Program, and issued a challenge to all other law schools in Canada.
How to know who owns what: IP war of words takes centre stage between universities
It’s a game of good cop, bad cop. Paul Paolatto knows how to coach a hesitant researcher through the process of bringing an invention to market. But when it comes to the business-end of things, he isn’t afraid to roll up his sleeves and do the dirty work to get it off the ground.
Western professor leaves lifetime collection to Museum of Nature
While it was simply a hobby for Frank Cook, the Canadian Museum of Nature has cashed in with the amateur naturalist’s donation of more than 1,500 plant specimens including rare and endangered species of mosses.
Behind the scenes of South Pacific
Outside the sun is shining, and many Western students are enjoying the fall day either at the football game or with friends around campus. But the cast members of the UWOpera production of South Pacific are in the Paul Davenport Theatre preparing for the first dress-rehearsal of the show.
Making clean air a matter of child’s play
Janet Loebach and Sarah McCans hope clean air around one schoolyard will be child’s play.
Robots build bridges to next generation of engineers
Taylor Eckert came to The University of Western Ontario on the back of a 120-pound robot. Now, the first-year engineering student wants to offer today’s high school students the same ride.
Campus Digest, Nov. 17
The Book Store, Google partner on eBooks Through an affiliation with Campus eBookstore, The Book Store at Western has reached an agreement with Google eBooks to distribute public domain and commercial eBooks. Google eBooks is a new form of cloud-based digital book...