“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. …
Month: September 2012
Campus Digest: Two professors named to Royal Society of Canada
Western professors Robert Stainton and Tsun-Kong Sham have been named among the 71 newly elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
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.
CIDA fuels grad students’ research in Africa
Microbiology and Immunology graduate students Amy McMillan and Jordan Bisanz have a 16-hour flight and a long layover ahead of them today – and they couldn’t be happier.
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.
Show the world that Western Serves
Registration is now open for the annual Western Serves day of community service, scheduled for Sept. 22.
Two professors named to Royal Society
Western professors Robert Stainton and Tsun-Kong Sham have been named among the 71 newly elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
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.
Western joins biotechnology celebration
Western research will join with colleagues from across the city to celebrate National Biotechnology Week, Sept. 14-21.
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.
Winders: Advice from a non-advice guy
I’ll say it again: I’m not an advice-giving kind of guy.
Johnston: More than soothing a savage beast
Another summer’s innocence stolen by hatred and violence.
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).
Campus Digest: Two professors named to Royal Society of Canada
Western professors Robert Stainton and Tsun-Kong Sham have been named among the 71 newly elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
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.
CIDA fuels grad students’ research in Africa
Microbiology and Immunology graduate students Amy McMillan and Jordan Bisanz have a 16-hour flight and a long layover ahead of them today – and they couldn’t be happier.
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.
Show the world that Western Serves
Registration is now open for the annual Western Serves day of community service, scheduled for Sept. 22.
Two professors named to Royal Society
Western professors Robert Stainton and Tsun-Kong Sham have been named among the 71 newly elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
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.
Western joins biotechnology celebration
Western research will join with colleagues from across the city to celebrate National Biotechnology Week, Sept. 14-21.
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.
Winders: Advice from a non-advice guy
I’ll say it again: I’m not an advice-giving kind of guy.
Johnston: More than soothing a savage beast
Another summer’s innocence stolen by hatred and violence.
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).