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Month: November 2012

Ivey honoured for China outreach efforts

Ivey honoured for China outreach efforts

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 …

Book Store at Western Wreath Decorating Contest

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.