It’s time to ReThink London. As the director of land use planning and a city planner, I’m calling on all Western University students, faculty and staff to get involved in a year-long conversation about London’s future, with the aim of developing a f …
Month: April 2012
Research, industry ties get budget support
In what remains a tough global economy, Canada’s federal government is cutting costs without cutting corners to get ahead.
One cool CAT: Mini-machine broadens teaching opportunities
The brainchild of Western Medical Biophysics professors Jerry Battista and Kevin Jordan, the DeskCAT – a miniature CT (Computed Tomography) scanner small enough to sit on a counter – brings a novel and interactive method to teach CT imaging techniques to a wide range of students.
His loves supreme: Whitehead balances passions for music, academics
It’s a fine balance living a double life, but Oliver Whitehead has been managing it for nearly three decades.
Campus Digest, April 5
Legacy exhibit takes flight Two labour deals head to BOG Western has recently reached tentative settlements with the Clinical Teachers Association of UWO (CTA) representing 650 clinical faculty in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the University of...
Western, NASA partner on exploration
The Canadian Astrobiology Network (CAN), centered at Western, has been elevated to affiliate status within the NASA Astrobiology Network.
Western’s CIBC Centre targets skill transferability for displaced workers
According to new research from the CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity at Western, productivity and wage losses during recessions are directly linked to the ease in which displaced workers can find new employment where their skills are best utilized.
Community Service Learning spotlighted
The Student Success Centre has extended the deadline to apply for 2012-13 Faculty Community Service Learning (CSL) Awards until Friday, April 13.
Whalley receives Killam Award
No stranger to accolades during his storied career, Western Economics professor John Whalley has added a top Canadian research honour to his portfolio – the 2012 Killam Prize.
Research, industry ties get budget support
In what remains a tough global economy, Canada’s federal government is cutting costs without cutting corners to get ahead.
One cool CAT: Mini-machine broadens teaching opportunities
The brainchild of Western Medical Biophysics professors Jerry Battista and Kevin Jordan, the DeskCAT – a miniature CT (Computed Tomography) scanner small enough to sit on a counter – brings a novel and interactive method to teach CT imaging techniques to a wide range of students.
His loves supreme: Whitehead balances passions for music, academics
It’s a fine balance living a double life, but Oliver Whitehead has been managing it for nearly three decades.
Campus Digest, April 5
Legacy exhibit takes flight Two labour deals head to BOG Western has recently reached tentative settlements with the Clinical Teachers Association of UWO (CTA) representing 650 clinical faculty in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the University of...
Western, NASA partner on exploration
The Canadian Astrobiology Network (CAN), centered at Western, has been elevated to affiliate status within the NASA Astrobiology Network.
Western’s CIBC Centre targets skill transferability for displaced workers
According to new research from the CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity at Western, productivity and wage losses during recessions are directly linked to the ease in which displaced workers can find new employment where their skills are best utilized.
Community Service Learning spotlighted
The Student Success Centre has extended the deadline to apply for 2012-13 Faculty Community Service Learning (CSL) Awards until Friday, April 13.
Whalley receives Killam Award
No stranger to accolades during his storied career, Western Economics professor John Whalley has added a top Canadian research honour to his portfolio – the 2012 Killam Prize.