A Western project is among nine Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)-backed nationwide studies examining non-traditional learners in the Ontario postsecondary education system. Over the next two years, the projects will provide greater insig …
Month: June 2012
UCC targeted for renovations
The University Community Centre will be getting a facelift, part of a three-phase renewal project, the University Students’ Council announced this week.
Heat warning in effect
The London-Middlesex Health Unit has issued an extreme heat alert beginning today. The forecast high is 34 degrees Celsius, and when combined with high humidity it may create humidex values that will make the temperature feel more like the low 40s.
Western geologist assists astronaut on future missions
Western University planetary geologist Gordon ‘Oz’ Osinski and his research team will be joined by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen in the Canadian Arctic to investigate a possible new meteorite impact crater which, in turn, will help prepare for future international missions to the Moon or Mars.
Five named to Junior Team Canada
Western students Beichen Gao, Soheil Milani, Aaron Joshua Pinto, Jonathan Vollett and Hattie Zhou are among 30 Canadian students named to Junior Team Canada.
Patchell-Evans urges all to seek an edge
It’s important for graduates to reflect on what they want to do with their education, not just who they want to be, said founder of GoodLife fitness clubs David Patchell-Evans at the Wednesday, June 20 afternoon session of Western’s 299th Convocation.
Inaugural Schulich Leaders named
Grace Wang and Gurleen Chahal have been named Western’s recipients of inaugural Schulich Leader Scholarships. A new national scholarship program created by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, Schulich Leaders receive four-year, $60,000 scholarships to study at one of 20 designated universities in Canada.
Perquin: Lack of Venus attention an astronomical blunder
To not give any coverage of the countless people who came out to see the astronomical event of the Venus transit hosted by the Physics & Astronomy Department on June 5 in the Daily News Service seems a gross misrepresentation of the mandate given to Western News.
Ball: Cheers to campus bans; jeers to ne’er-do-wells
Kudos and a hearty thank you to Western administration and Campus Community Police Services for their courageous moral stance in banning ne’er-do-wells Michael Roy and Anthony Verberckmoes from campus for a year.
Ferguson: Growing a partnership in the Holy Land
From April 29-May 5, Dr. James Koropatnick and myself, both of the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP), Lawson Health Research Institute (LHRI) and Western, were guests of Dr. Yousef Najajreh, College of Pharmacy associate professor and scientific research dean at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine.
Garvey: Giving freedom voice half a world away
On May 10, fellow Western student Emily Fister and I jumped into a whirlwind of social and political developments that is Malaysia.
Bazely and Paulson: Finding valuable skills outside the classroom
It was a hot Thursday afternoon in Laredo, Texas. The build site had been transformed from a concrete pad to a framed house in three days, and the only remaining step was to get the roof trusses in place. It was close to 100 degrees, and the group was beginning to feel the effects of working in desert-like conditions.
Myrvold: Finding Bradbury’s timeless spirit in the 21st Century
Ray Bradbury began writing in the 1940s, at a time when science fiction and fantasy were relegated to pulp magazines with lurid covers, and were looked on with contempt in literary circles. Bradbury, who died June 5, ended up one of the most venerated figures in American letters.
UCC targeted for renovations
The University Community Centre will be getting a facelift, part of a three-phase renewal project, the University Students’ Council announced this week.
Heat warning in effect
The London-Middlesex Health Unit has issued an extreme heat alert beginning today. The forecast high is 34 degrees Celsius, and when combined with high humidity it may create humidex values that will make the temperature feel more like the low 40s.
Western geologist assists astronaut on future missions
Western University planetary geologist Gordon ‘Oz’ Osinski and his research team will be joined by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen in the Canadian Arctic to investigate a possible new meteorite impact crater which, in turn, will help prepare for future international missions to the Moon or Mars.
Five named to Junior Team Canada
Western students Beichen Gao, Soheil Milani, Aaron Joshua Pinto, Jonathan Vollett and Hattie Zhou are among 30 Canadian students named to Junior Team Canada.
Patchell-Evans urges all to seek an edge
It’s important for graduates to reflect on what they want to do with their education, not just who they want to be, said founder of GoodLife fitness clubs David Patchell-Evans at the Wednesday, June 20 afternoon session of Western’s 299th Convocation.
Inaugural Schulich Leaders named
Grace Wang and Gurleen Chahal have been named Western’s recipients of inaugural Schulich Leader Scholarships. A new national scholarship program created by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, Schulich Leaders receive four-year, $60,000 scholarships to study at one of 20 designated universities in Canada.
Perquin: Lack of Venus attention an astronomical blunder
To not give any coverage of the countless people who came out to see the astronomical event of the Venus transit hosted by the Physics & Astronomy Department on June 5 in the Daily News Service seems a gross misrepresentation of the mandate given to Western News.
Ball: Cheers to campus bans; jeers to ne’er-do-wells
Kudos and a hearty thank you to Western administration and Campus Community Police Services for their courageous moral stance in banning ne’er-do-wells Michael Roy and Anthony Verberckmoes from campus for a year.
Ferguson: Growing a partnership in the Holy Land
From April 29-May 5, Dr. James Koropatnick and myself, both of the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP), Lawson Health Research Institute (LHRI) and Western, were guests of Dr. Yousef Najajreh, College of Pharmacy associate professor and scientific research dean at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine.
Garvey: Giving freedom voice half a world away
On May 10, fellow Western student Emily Fister and I jumped into a whirlwind of social and political developments that is Malaysia.
Bazely and Paulson: Finding valuable skills outside the classroom
It was a hot Thursday afternoon in Laredo, Texas. The build site had been transformed from a concrete pad to a framed house in three days, and the only remaining step was to get the roof trusses in place. It was close to 100 degrees, and the group was beginning to feel the effects of working in desert-like conditions.
Myrvold: Finding Bradbury’s timeless spirit in the 21st Century
Ray Bradbury began writing in the 1940s, at a time when science fiction and fantasy were relegated to pulp magazines with lurid covers, and were looked on with contempt in literary circles. Bradbury, who died June 5, ended up one of the most venerated figures in American letters.