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. Abraham, a third-year BMOS student, helped the Mustangs to a bronze medal at thi …
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Neurology: An evidence-based approach
Evidence-based clinical practice (EBCP) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best external evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.
Campus Digest, Jan. 26
Future of aviation lands at Western The future of Canadian aviation gathered at Western University on Friday, Jan. 20, for an event organized by the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA) and Western, with the aim of showcasing aviation and defense as a...
Coxford welcomes ‘opportunity to serve’
Western University will never be Stephen Coxford’s first love. But that doesn’t mean the institution didn’t play a key role in shaping the incoming chairman of Western University’s Board of Governors.
Western named Environmental Leadership finalist
Western is one of two finalists for the Environmental Leadership Award presented by the London Chamber of Commerce. The honour is part of the annual Business Achievement Awards.
Finding ties between music, the brain and how we move
Psychology and Music professor Jessica Grahn’s laboratory was one of six CFI-funded projects announced today, totaling more than $1.2 million for Western and Lawson Health Research Institute.
Western announces record gift to United Way
Contributing toward the citywide campaign goal of $8.5 million, Western announced today a record-breaking gift of $716,632 on behalf of its faculty, staff, retirees and students, making it the largest donation ever to the local United Way.
Western to announce UW goal
In a community with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, the demand for services offered by United Way of London & Middlesex is being stretched. Western hopes to alleviate some of that stress with the announcement of its United Way fundraising total this Monday.
WADA chief: Protect integrity of sport (Video)
As athletes become increasingly more sophisticated at cheating, David Howman said science alone will not be able to stop them. The director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) laid out a series of challenges facing anti-doping in sport at a talk hosted by Western Law’s Distinguished Speakers Committee.
New student legal journal inspires scholarship
Western Law’s first student-driven law review journal promises to stimulate new thinking on a variety of social and legal issues.
St. Christian: No reason to celebrate
Checking out the university homepage this morning, what in the world did I see plastered on the front page for all to gape at but this story (“Archbishop Thomas Collins, MA’73, elevated to cardinal,” Jan. 12)
Kosta: Called to take a stand
Professor Matthew Rowlinson’s commentary on the Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) lockout was an excellent summary of the plight of workers at the London plant, and an important call to action for university faculty, staff and students (“No social value without social responsibility,” Jan. 12).
McPherson: Revising the definition of ‘mental illness’
In “Not a matter of generation, but understanding” (Jan 12), Jason Winders gives his take on Steve Paikin’s Anxiety on Campus episode of The Agenda. I thought, too, on watching this program, that it must have something to do with a younger generation’s revised understanding of ‘mental illness,’ a term used often during the program, though the actual problem being discussed seemed to be anxiety only.
Neurology: An evidence-based approach
Evidence-based clinical practice (EBCP) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best external evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.
Campus Digest, Jan. 26
Future of aviation lands at Western The future of Canadian aviation gathered at Western University on Friday, Jan. 20, for an event organized by the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA) and Western, with the aim of showcasing aviation and defense as a...
Coxford welcomes ‘opportunity to serve’
Western University will never be Stephen Coxford’s first love. But that doesn’t mean the institution didn’t play a key role in shaping the incoming chairman of Western University’s Board of Governors.
Western named Environmental Leadership finalist
Western is one of two finalists for the Environmental Leadership Award presented by the London Chamber of Commerce. The honour is part of the annual Business Achievement Awards.
Finding ties between music, the brain and how we move
Psychology and Music professor Jessica Grahn’s laboratory was one of six CFI-funded projects announced today, totaling more than $1.2 million for Western and Lawson Health Research Institute.
Western announces record gift to United Way
Contributing toward the citywide campaign goal of $8.5 million, Western announced today a record-breaking gift of $716,632 on behalf of its faculty, staff, retirees and students, making it the largest donation ever to the local United Way.
Western to announce UW goal
In a community with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, the demand for services offered by United Way of London & Middlesex is being stretched. Western hopes to alleviate some of that stress with the announcement of its United Way fundraising total this Monday.
WADA chief: Protect integrity of sport (Video)
As athletes become increasingly more sophisticated at cheating, David Howman said science alone will not be able to stop them. The director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) laid out a series of challenges facing anti-doping in sport at a talk hosted by Western Law’s Distinguished Speakers Committee.
New student legal journal inspires scholarship
Western Law’s first student-driven law review journal promises to stimulate new thinking on a variety of social and legal issues.
St. Christian: No reason to celebrate
Checking out the university homepage this morning, what in the world did I see plastered on the front page for all to gape at but this story (“Archbishop Thomas Collins, MA’73, elevated to cardinal,” Jan. 12)
Kosta: Called to take a stand
Professor Matthew Rowlinson’s commentary on the Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) lockout was an excellent summary of the plight of workers at the London plant, and an important call to action for university faculty, staff and students (“No social value without social responsibility,” Jan. 12).
McPherson: Revising the definition of ‘mental illness’
In “Not a matter of generation, but understanding” (Jan 12), Jason Winders gives his take on Steve Paikin’s Anxiety on Campus episode of The Agenda. I thought, too, on watching this program, that it must have something to do with a younger generation’s revised understanding of ‘mental illness,’ a term used often during the program, though the actual problem being discussed seemed to be anxiety only.