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Month: November 2012

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. This month, Western celebrated the op …

Study: Gender still an issue in university research

Study: Gender still an issue in university research

A newly released report by the Council of Canadian Academies, co-authored by Western Organizational Behavior professor Alison M. Konrad and Anatomy and Cell Biology professor Lynne-Marie Postovit, says despite significant progress in the representation of women in the university research ranks, there are still gender equity challenges that must be overcome.

Student translators boost management education in China

Ivey Publishing, the publishing arm of the Richard Ivey School of Business, is well on its way to expanding its footprint in China thanks to Western student volunteers translating cases from English to simplified Chinese.

Abraham, Panahi named Athletes of the Week

Abraham, Panahi named Athletes of the Week

Men’s water polo player Daniel Abraham and women’s hockey player Natasha Panahi have been named the Western Mustangs Goodlife Fitness Athletes of the Week for Nov. 19-25.

Four editors reflect on four decades of publication

Four editors reflect on four decades of publication

In four decades, Western News has had only four editors – Alan Johnston, Jim Anderson, David Dauphinee and Jason Winders. Reporter Paul Mayne recently sat down with those editors to discuss the dawn of and changes to the university’s newspaper of record.

Future of privacy

You’ve been called in for a second interview for that job you really want.

Future of oceans

To look forward 40 years, I need to look back a few decades. I need a running start for this discussion.

Future of advertising

“More pressure on the accelerator,” Brenda suggests playfully. “You want to accelerate out of a turn, especially on sunny roads overlooking treacherous shorelines.”

Future of reconciliation

Future of reconciliation

Far too often, when non-native Canadians think of Indigenous peoples, they think of the past. Media images project fantasies of natives posed in a romantic state of nature, frozen in a distant moment of history.

Future of digital humanities

Future of digital humanities

The only sensible thing to say about what the state will be in 40 years of a field of knowledge so new as digital humanities is that the humanities will be digital, that is …

Future of oil

By 2052, the second century of the modern oil age will be drawing to a close.

Future of disasters

The past 30 years has seen the proliferation of vast quantities of remote-sensing data that are available on a variety of time scales, and the volume of that data will increase by orders of magnitude over the next 40 years. In addition, we are experiencing a confluence of high-performance computing (HPC) capability and breakthroughs in computational algorithms, data handling and storage, the development of services to support continuous data collection and analysis, and user interfaces for remote sensing applications in integrated solutions.

Study: Gender still an issue in university research

Study: Gender still an issue in university research

A newly released report by the Council of Canadian Academies, co-authored by Western Organizational Behavior professor Alison M. Konrad and Anatomy and Cell Biology professor Lynne-Marie Postovit, says despite significant progress in the representation of women in the university research ranks, there are still gender equity challenges that must be overcome.

Student translators boost management education in China

Ivey Publishing, the publishing arm of the Richard Ivey School of Business, is well on its way to expanding its footprint in China thanks to Western student volunteers translating cases from English to simplified Chinese.

Abraham, Panahi named Athletes of the Week

Abraham, Panahi named Athletes of the Week

Men’s water polo player Daniel Abraham and women’s hockey player Natasha Panahi have been named the Western Mustangs Goodlife Fitness Athletes of the Week for Nov. 19-25.

Four editors reflect on four decades of publication

Four editors reflect on four decades of publication

In four decades, Western News has had only four editors – Alan Johnston, Jim Anderson, David Dauphinee and Jason Winders. Reporter Paul Mayne recently sat down with those editors to discuss the dawn of and changes to the university’s newspaper of record.

Future of privacy

You’ve been called in for a second interview for that job you really want.

Future of oceans

To look forward 40 years, I need to look back a few decades. I need a running start for this discussion.

Future of advertising

“More pressure on the accelerator,” Brenda suggests playfully. “You want to accelerate out of a turn, especially on sunny roads overlooking treacherous shorelines.”

Future of reconciliation

Future of reconciliation

Far too often, when non-native Canadians think of Indigenous peoples, they think of the past. Media images project fantasies of natives posed in a romantic state of nature, frozen in a distant moment of history.

Future of digital humanities

Future of digital humanities

The only sensible thing to say about what the state will be in 40 years of a field of knowledge so new as digital humanities is that the humanities will be digital, that is …

Future of oil

By 2052, the second century of the modern oil age will be drawing to a close.

Future of disasters

The past 30 years has seen the proliferation of vast quantities of remote-sensing data that are available on a variety of time scales, and the volume of that data will increase by orders of magnitude over the next 40 years. In addition, we are experiencing a confluence of high-performance computing (HPC) capability and breakthroughs in computational algorithms, data handling and storage, the development of services to support continuous data collection and analysis, and user interfaces for remote sensing applications in integrated solutions.