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Month: September 2012

Family’s gridiron tradition keeps rolling

Family’s gridiron tradition keeps rolling

“I remember the 1985 game against Laurier in the mud and pouring rain. Steve Samways was quarterbacking at the time and it was probably the last two minutes of the game and the Mustangs went 100 yards in the rain and mud to beat Laurier for the Yates Cup. …

Uncovering a lyrical component to language

Nadine de Moras recalls growing up in Paris and being taught English as a second language. While her formal educational training was fine, she found she learned a lot more from John, Paul, George and Ringo.

New chair pushes corporate law to forefront

New chair pushes corporate law to forefront

One of the country’s top business leaders and a Canadian international business law firm have joined forces to further enhance Western university’s renowned research and teaching of corporate law.

Solar pioneer to deliver Wettlaufer lecture

Roseicollis Technologies founder Eden Full presents ‘Passion Prevails: The Journey to Leadership,’ part of the J.J. Wettlaufer Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series, Tuesday, Sept. 11.

Chan named among global power players

Chan named among global power players

Forbes magazine has ranked Margaret Chan, BA’73, MD’77, DSc’99, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, as the world’s 37th most powerful woman on the magazine’s 100 Women Who Rule the World list.

Macknet: Missing some big details

Macknet: Missing some big details

I am very disappointed at the reporting on the correlation between egg yolk consumption and atherosclerosis (‘Research finds egg yolks almost as bad as smoking,’ Aug. 13).

Uncovering a lyrical component to language

Nadine de Moras recalls growing up in Paris and being taught English as a second language. While her formal educational training was fine, she found she learned a lot more from John, Paul, George and Ringo.

New chair pushes corporate law to forefront

New chair pushes corporate law to forefront

One of the country’s top business leaders and a Canadian international business law firm have joined forces to further enhance Western university’s renowned research and teaching of corporate law.

Solar pioneer to deliver Wettlaufer lecture

Roseicollis Technologies founder Eden Full presents ‘Passion Prevails: The Journey to Leadership,’ part of the J.J. Wettlaufer Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series, Tuesday, Sept. 11.

Chan named among global power players

Chan named among global power players

Forbes magazine has ranked Margaret Chan, BA’73, MD’77, DSc’99, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, as the world’s 37th most powerful woman on the magazine’s 100 Women Who Rule the World list.

Macknet: Missing some big details

Macknet: Missing some big details

I am very disappointed at the reporting on the correlation between egg yolk consumption and atherosclerosis (‘Research finds egg yolks almost as bad as smoking,’ Aug. 13).