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Month: October 2012

1,000,000 Western Worlds fans can’t be wrong

1,000,000 Western Worlds fans can’t be wrong

Western Worlds is getting to be a crowded place. And Western’s Centre for Planetary Science & Exploration (CPSX) couldn’t be prouder. Since Feb. 27, CPSX has been broadcasting its news and views to more than 20,000 listeners in 85 countries with i …

Western leads Indigenous Education Summit

Western leads Indigenous Education Summit

The Right Honourable Paul Martin, Canada’s 21st Prime Minister, will deliver the opening remarks at the Indigenous Education Summit, a two-day event (Oct. 4-5) at Queen’s Landing in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

Planetary cartographer releases Mars atlas

Planetary cartographer releases Mars atlas

Award-winning Western planetary cartographer Philip Stooke will officially launch his latest project, “The International Atlas of Mars Exploration – The First Five Decades: 1953 to 2003”, on Wednesday.

‘Father of Family Medicine’ dies

‘Father of Family Medicine’ dies

Dr. Ian McWhinney, widely regarded as the ‘Father of Family Medicine,’ died Friday (Sept. 28), in Saskatoon at the age of 85. McWhinney came to Canada from England in 1968 and became the first professor of Family Medicine in Canada and the first Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Western.

Western leads Indigenous Education Summit

Western leads Indigenous Education Summit

The Right Honourable Paul Martin, Canada’s 21st Prime Minister, will deliver the opening remarks at the Indigenous Education Summit, a two-day event (Oct. 4-5) at Queen’s Landing in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

Planetary cartographer releases Mars atlas

Planetary cartographer releases Mars atlas

Award-winning Western planetary cartographer Philip Stooke will officially launch his latest project, “The International Atlas of Mars Exploration – The First Five Decades: 1953 to 2003”, on Wednesday.

‘Father of Family Medicine’ dies

‘Father of Family Medicine’ dies

Dr. Ian McWhinney, widely regarded as the ‘Father of Family Medicine,’ died Friday (Sept. 28), in Saskatoon at the age of 85. McWhinney came to Canada from England in 1968 and became the first professor of Family Medicine in Canada and the first Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Western.