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Month: October 2012

Forum puts postdoctoral research in spotlight

Forum puts postdoctoral research in spotlight

You may have slightly more than three minutes to do so, but consider yourself on the clock as the deadline to participate in the 2012 Postdoctoral Research Forum is now less than a week away. Scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Great Hall, the forum w …

Building reopens after explosion

Building reopens after explosion

The Robarts Research Institute building on the Western campus has re-opened following an explosion in a lab earlier this afternoon.

Western wins Ontario sustainability award

Western has been selected as a finalist for the Ontario Business Achievement Award (OBAA) in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) Corporate Governance Award category by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

D’Arcy and McColl: Award should fuel ’embarrassment and outrage’

On Oct. 17, the Richard Ivey School of Business will award Rick George, recently retired CEO of Suncor Energy Inc., the 2012 Ivey Business Leader Award. By conferring this award, the university positions itself as part of the problem, effectively offering Suncor Energy an ill-deserved cloak of legitimacy.

Stanford: Running a risk – Return security to lecture hall logins

Western’s Information Technology Services (ITS) has implemented a policy of requiring users to enter their Western login on classroom computers, in the name of enhanced computer security. The end result, however, is a situation in which student grade information and the financial information of teaching faculty are more vulnerable.

Beckett: Renewing questions on academic freedom

Beckett: Renewing questions on academic freedom

One should expect a decent demonstration of scholarship from the Social Sciences dean Brian Timney – or at least the good judgment to refrain from relaunching his obvious personal animosities toward a just-deceased former colleague, J. Philippe Rushton, as Timney London Free Press story.

Rubin: Price can strong-arm a sustainable future

Consider today’s sociopolitical landscape and it’s likely you’ll note the environment and the economy don’t exactly go hand in hand.
In reality, the two are inextricable and, increasingly, need to be treated as such, according to Jeff Rubin, the award-winning economist who, along with David Suzuki, wraps up a cross-Canada tour addressing the juncture of the two issues tonight in Alumni Hall.

Fueling research via geek power

Fueling research via geek power

You could compare it to a pledge drive, a fundraising initiative familiar to most who’ll associate the effort with that of a Public Broadcast Service telethon asking for donations in exchange for a CD compilation of 1960s hits.

Building reopens after explosion

Building reopens after explosion

The Robarts Research Institute building on the Western campus has re-opened following an explosion in a lab earlier this afternoon.

Western wins Ontario sustainability award

Western has been selected as a finalist for the Ontario Business Achievement Award (OBAA) in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) Corporate Governance Award category by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

D’Arcy and McColl: Award should fuel ’embarrassment and outrage’

On Oct. 17, the Richard Ivey School of Business will award Rick George, recently retired CEO of Suncor Energy Inc., the 2012 Ivey Business Leader Award. By conferring this award, the university positions itself as part of the problem, effectively offering Suncor Energy an ill-deserved cloak of legitimacy.

Stanford: Running a risk – Return security to lecture hall logins

Western’s Information Technology Services (ITS) has implemented a policy of requiring users to enter their Western login on classroom computers, in the name of enhanced computer security. The end result, however, is a situation in which student grade information and the financial information of teaching faculty are more vulnerable.

Beckett: Renewing questions on academic freedom

Beckett: Renewing questions on academic freedom

One should expect a decent demonstration of scholarship from the Social Sciences dean Brian Timney – or at least the good judgment to refrain from relaunching his obvious personal animosities toward a just-deceased former colleague, J. Philippe Rushton, as Timney London Free Press story.

Rubin: Price can strong-arm a sustainable future

Consider today’s sociopolitical landscape and it’s likely you’ll note the environment and the economy don’t exactly go hand in hand.
In reality, the two are inextricable and, increasingly, need to be treated as such, according to Jeff Rubin, the award-winning economist who, along with David Suzuki, wraps up a cross-Canada tour addressing the juncture of the two issues tonight in Alumni Hall.

Fueling research via geek power

Fueling research via geek power

You could compare it to a pledge drive, a fundraising initiative familiar to most who’ll associate the effort with that of a Public Broadcast Service telethon asking for donations in exchange for a CD compilation of 1960s hits.