MONTREAL – Three Western-led projects targeting smarter systems, better materials and safer roadways are among projects benefiting from a $22 million investment by Canada’s automotive research program, the AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence. The f …
Month: May 2012
Press finds small but mighty place on shelf
Althouse Press – celebrating its 35th anniversary this year – is still going strong, despite turbulent economic times, the rise of e-readers and a modest operating budget.
Weldon celebrates four decades as campus ‘hub’
On June 4, the D.B. Weldon Library will celebrate its 40th anniversary, commemorating four decades of serving the academic community.
Author reclaims women’s role in history
You could say Ami McKay is supplementing history, infusing male-centric historical facts with fictitious – yet intrinsically accurate – feminine tales.
Western professor brings old treatises to life
The term ‘bel canto’ gets bandied about by singers and historians, but often with no real meaning.
Read All Over reviews, May
The Conspiracy Revealed: Jews, Freemasons, Illuminati Alain Goldschläger and Jacques Ch. Lemaire Callawind Publications, 2012. 182 pgs. From political policies to popular novels, the perennial conspiracy mindset with respect to Jews, Freemasons and Illuminati always...
Film class turns camera onto community
Nicole Cheese didn’t know what she would discover when she looked through her camera’s viewfinder. What she captured amazed even her.
Perfect summer running down perfect storms
This won’t be a summer at the beach for Maryam Refan. Three weeks into a summer-long stay in ‘Tornado Alley,’ the Mechanical Engineering PhD student plans to spend her holiday chasing tornadoes.
Programs looks to educate next generation of city leaders
Richard Butts recognized a gap in his skills. Butts, who had no academic background in public administration prior to coming to Western, was driven to the university’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program as his career responsibilities became more strategic in nature.
Campus Digest, May 24
Huron celebrates theology convocation Photo courtesy of Huron University College Huron University College presented the Rev. Susan Johnson, National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, an honorary doctor of divinity degree (jure dignitatis) at the...
Operatic academy takes to Western stage
Young singers from around the world are ready to share their talents by staging 25 scenes from operas at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26 in the Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College.
Adams: Not buying the statement
“Western remains committed to maintaining a campus in which students, faculty, staff, as well as the public, can freely discuss all issues in a safe and respectful environment.” (University statement on Feb. 1 trespass notices, May 11). What a lie.
Howey: Sale sows seeds of success
The latest Western Friends of the Gardens (FOG) plant sale (May 15) was a great success – lovely day, huge turnout and brisk sales.
Press finds small but mighty place on shelf
Althouse Press – celebrating its 35th anniversary this year – is still going strong, despite turbulent economic times, the rise of e-readers and a modest operating budget.
Weldon celebrates four decades as campus ‘hub’
On June 4, the D.B. Weldon Library will celebrate its 40th anniversary, commemorating four decades of serving the academic community.
Author reclaims women’s role in history
You could say Ami McKay is supplementing history, infusing male-centric historical facts with fictitious – yet intrinsically accurate – feminine tales.
Western professor brings old treatises to life
The term ‘bel canto’ gets bandied about by singers and historians, but often with no real meaning.
Read All Over reviews, May
The Conspiracy Revealed: Jews, Freemasons, Illuminati Alain Goldschläger and Jacques Ch. Lemaire Callawind Publications, 2012. 182 pgs. From political policies to popular novels, the perennial conspiracy mindset with respect to Jews, Freemasons and Illuminati always...
Film class turns camera onto community
Nicole Cheese didn’t know what she would discover when she looked through her camera’s viewfinder. What she captured amazed even her.
Perfect summer running down perfect storms
This won’t be a summer at the beach for Maryam Refan. Three weeks into a summer-long stay in ‘Tornado Alley,’ the Mechanical Engineering PhD student plans to spend her holiday chasing tornadoes.
Programs looks to educate next generation of city leaders
Richard Butts recognized a gap in his skills. Butts, who had no academic background in public administration prior to coming to Western, was driven to the university’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program as his career responsibilities became more strategic in nature.
Campus Digest, May 24
Huron celebrates theology convocation Photo courtesy of Huron University College Huron University College presented the Rev. Susan Johnson, National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, an honorary doctor of divinity degree (jure dignitatis) at the...
Operatic academy takes to Western stage
Young singers from around the world are ready to share their talents by staging 25 scenes from operas at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26 in the Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College.
Adams: Not buying the statement
“Western remains committed to maintaining a campus in which students, faculty, staff, as well as the public, can freely discuss all issues in a safe and respectful environment.” (University statement on Feb. 1 trespass notices, May 11). What a lie.
Howey: Sale sows seeds of success
The latest Western Friends of the Gardens (FOG) plant sale (May 15) was a great success – lovely day, huge turnout and brisk sales.