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Month: January 2012

Green Award nominations open

Green Award nominations open

Nominations are being sought for the Western Green Awards to recognize contributions to sustainability on campus. “In the past, the Western Green Award has unearthed some of the best-kept sustainability secrets on campus,” said Beverley Ayeni, Facilit …

Western, UofT sign agreement with Access Copyright

Western, UofT sign agreement with Access Copyright

Western University and the University of Toronto announced Monday they have each reached an agreement with Access Copyright to allow their communities to reproduce copyright-protected materials in both print and digital formats.

Winders: Right process led to success for all

Winders: Right process led to success for all

I noticed the muttonchops first. From across the Grad Club, a diminutive round-headed man waved me over to the empty barstool to his right. Somehow, despite his white cravat, standing collar and knee-length cassock, he went unnoticed by the crowd.

A font fit for a founder

A font fit for a founder

Today, Western eyes its future – and honours its founder – with an original creation from a craftsman’s pen.

Alumnus helps guide historic changes

Alumnus helps guide historic changes

Revamped, crisp and modern, Western University’s new shield – now its official identifier – admittedly isn’t a far cry from the original.

Heti collection lands on New Yorker best list

Heti collection lands on New Yorker best list

Since its release last summer, co-authors Misha Glouberman and Western’s writer-in-residence Sheila Heti have enjoyed rave reviews of “The chairs are where the people go: How to live, work and play in the city” (Faber & Faber, 2011).

Read All Over reviews, January

Read All Over reviews, January

Onion Man Kathryn Mockler Tightrope Books, 2011. 130 pgs. I remember a time built for cynical anthems, when I would mope and skulk about in a moribund part of town with an audio cassette copy of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures piping in my ears (I had the original...

Five answers from Peter Canham

Five answers from Peter Canham

Pioneer in Biophysics: Alan C. Burton (1904 – 1979) (Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, 2010.) is a collection that explores the full scope of the former Western professor’s storied career.

Neurology: An evidence-based approach

Neurology: An evidence-based approach

Evidence-based clinical practice (EBCP) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best external evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.

Campus Digest, Jan. 26

Future of aviation lands at Western The future of Canadian aviation gathered at Western University on Friday, Jan. 20, for an event organized by the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA) and Western, with the aim of showcasing aviation and defense as a...

Coxford welcomes ‘opportunity to serve’

Western University will never be Stephen Coxford’s first love. But that doesn’t mean the institution didn’t play a key role in shaping the incoming chairman of Western University’s Board of Governors.

Western, UofT sign agreement with Access Copyright

Western, UofT sign agreement with Access Copyright

Western University and the University of Toronto announced Monday they have each reached an agreement with Access Copyright to allow their communities to reproduce copyright-protected materials in both print and digital formats.

Winders: Right process led to success for all

Winders: Right process led to success for all

I noticed the muttonchops first. From across the Grad Club, a diminutive round-headed man waved me over to the empty barstool to his right. Somehow, despite his white cravat, standing collar and knee-length cassock, he went unnoticed by the crowd.

A font fit for a founder

A font fit for a founder

Today, Western eyes its future – and honours its founder – with an original creation from a craftsman’s pen.

Alumnus helps guide historic changes

Alumnus helps guide historic changes

Revamped, crisp and modern, Western University’s new shield – now its official identifier – admittedly isn’t a far cry from the original.

Heti collection lands on New Yorker best list

Heti collection lands on New Yorker best list

Since its release last summer, co-authors Misha Glouberman and Western’s writer-in-residence Sheila Heti have enjoyed rave reviews of “The chairs are where the people go: How to live, work and play in the city” (Faber & Faber, 2011).

Read All Over reviews, January

Read All Over reviews, January

Onion Man Kathryn Mockler Tightrope Books, 2011. 130 pgs. I remember a time built for cynical anthems, when I would mope and skulk about in a moribund part of town with an audio cassette copy of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures piping in my ears (I had the original...

Five answers from Peter Canham

Five answers from Peter Canham

Pioneer in Biophysics: Alan C. Burton (1904 – 1979) (Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, 2010.) is a collection that explores the full scope of the former Western professor’s storied career.

Neurology: An evidence-based approach

Neurology: An evidence-based approach

Evidence-based clinical practice (EBCP) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best external evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.

Campus Digest, Jan. 26

Future of aviation lands at Western The future of Canadian aviation gathered at Western University on Friday, Jan. 20, for an event organized by the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA) and Western, with the aim of showcasing aviation and defense as a...

Coxford welcomes ‘opportunity to serve’

Western University will never be Stephen Coxford’s first love. But that doesn’t mean the institution didn’t play a key role in shaping the incoming chairman of Western University’s Board of Governors.