Western’s Richard Ivey School of Business recently received the inaugural Education Excellence Award from the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) for outstanding achievements in expanding Canada’s relationship with China through education, research, a …
Month: November 2012
Book Store at Western Wreath Decorating Contest
Get your creativity warmed up in the Bookstore's Wreath Decorating Contest and help a good cause at the same time. It’s easy to enter! The Bookstore at Western supplies the wreaths, and all your department has to do is decorate one and return it to the Book Store. ...
Soochow-Western centre beams possibilities forward
Western Chemistry professor T.K. Sham describes it as “a new adventure” for not only Western, but for every researcher and student who will be able to work in this still-emerging field, thanks to this partnership.
Study explores post-Walkerton community health
Individuals affected by a breakout of E. coli O157:H7, such as the infamous Walkerton incident more than a decade ago, display no evidence of any increase in cardiovascular disease, which had originally been the thought, according to Western-led study.
Western team aims for search-rescue improvements
Western researchers are partnering with a Toronto technology start-up in developing a low-cost radar sensor that will greatly benefit traditionally costly search-and-rescue efforts.
Meme campaign puts theory into play
It was far from your typical end-of-term essay assignment.
Countdown on for student-built Rocket
For some Western students, the savings couldn’t come at a better time. With the holiday season around the corner, students will have more money in their pockets, thanks to The London Rocket, a new, more affordable means of travelling home.
United Way offers student a lifeline
It’s safe to say the helping hand of a United Way of London & Middlesex-funded agency made a huge difference in the life of Western Nursing student Valerie Christie.
Sustainable toilet research fueled by $2.2 million grant
An international team of researchers, which includes Western Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Jason Gerhard, has received a major grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue work on designing for a waterless, hygienic toilet that is safe and affordable for people in the developing world.
Making Indigenous services part of community’s fabric
You can say it has always been at the heart of Candace Brunette’s academic and professional lives.
Winders: Research study opens up long-needed workplace conversation
I never worried about this until I had a daughter. Don’t get me wrong, I was aware of the problems and helped combat them in my own way. But I never worried about it like I do now.
Mills: Online learning provided first steps into a new life
At 22, I found myself divorced and homeless. I had a high school diploma and a 9-month-old baby. Granted, I made some bad decisions in my youth, but I was determined to be nothing less than a role model and an inspiration to my daughter. I wanted to make her proud.
Tentative agreement reached with GTA
Western University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 610, the union representing Western’s 2,300 graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), have reached a new three-year tentative agreement.
Book Store at Western Wreath Decorating Contest
Get your creativity warmed up in the Bookstore's Wreath Decorating Contest and help a good cause at the same time. It’s easy to enter! The Bookstore at Western supplies the wreaths, and all your department has to do is decorate one and return it to the Book Store. ...
Soochow-Western centre beams possibilities forward
Western Chemistry professor T.K. Sham describes it as “a new adventure” for not only Western, but for every researcher and student who will be able to work in this still-emerging field, thanks to this partnership.
Study explores post-Walkerton community health
Individuals affected by a breakout of E. coli O157:H7, such as the infamous Walkerton incident more than a decade ago, display no evidence of any increase in cardiovascular disease, which had originally been the thought, according to Western-led study.
Western team aims for search-rescue improvements
Western researchers are partnering with a Toronto technology start-up in developing a low-cost radar sensor that will greatly benefit traditionally costly search-and-rescue efforts.
Meme campaign puts theory into play
It was far from your typical end-of-term essay assignment.
Countdown on for student-built Rocket
For some Western students, the savings couldn’t come at a better time. With the holiday season around the corner, students will have more money in their pockets, thanks to The London Rocket, a new, more affordable means of travelling home.
United Way offers student a lifeline
It’s safe to say the helping hand of a United Way of London & Middlesex-funded agency made a huge difference in the life of Western Nursing student Valerie Christie.
Sustainable toilet research fueled by $2.2 million grant
An international team of researchers, which includes Western Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Jason Gerhard, has received a major grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue work on designing for a waterless, hygienic toilet that is safe and affordable for people in the developing world.
Making Indigenous services part of community’s fabric
You can say it has always been at the heart of Candace Brunette’s academic and professional lives.
Winders: Research study opens up long-needed workplace conversation
I never worried about this until I had a daughter. Don’t get me wrong, I was aware of the problems and helped combat them in my own way. But I never worried about it like I do now.
Mills: Online learning provided first steps into a new life
At 22, I found myself divorced and homeless. I had a high school diploma and a 9-month-old baby. Granted, I made some bad decisions in my youth, but I was determined to be nothing less than a role model and an inspiration to my daughter. I wanted to make her proud.
Tentative agreement reached with GTA
Western University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 610, the union representing Western’s 2,300 graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), have reached a new three-year tentative agreement.