I don’t love doing it, but I never want to let it go. In her wonderful book, Working the Dead Beat, Globe and Mail columnist Sandra Martin called writing obituaries “the most interesting and often the most terrifying job in any newspaper.” Truer wor …
Month: March 2013
New scholar-in-residence program targets world’s best
Western hopes its newest program will have the pull to attract everyone from Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education winners to Nobel Laureates.
Brescia reaching out by logging on
Some 10,000 km away, Brescia University College is gaining esteem among young women in China, all thanks a tech-savvy outreach initiative.
Ivey grads turn off ‘The Streets’ into new venture
Alex Hyssen and Andrew Lenjosek gave up their careers on ‘The Streets’ – Bay and Wall – to pursue a shared vision of a healthier world.
Engineering project opens eyes to patient communication
Thanks to a group of Western students, a significant healthcare deficiency could soon be solved – all with a blink of an eye.
Campus Digest: Can a gold-plated micro-chip detect the growth of cancer?
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers, led by scientists in London and Toronto, is developing a simple tool that could one day make it easier to choose the best available cancer treatments for individual patients and improve their chances for survival.
2013 Distinguished University Professorship
In the fields of medicine and law, Western’s latest Distinguished University Professorship (DUP) winners emulate the motivation behind why the award was created. In honouring faculty who have built a record of excellence in the areas of teaching, research and service over a substantial career at Western, this year’s recipients receive an award of $10,000 to support their scholarly activities and will deliver a public lecture at a future date. This year’s DUP winners are:
TEDxWesternU speakers to share world-changing ideas
Diving with sharks. Creating ‘skin’ for buildings. Sailing with pirates on the fringes of capitalism.
Alternative Spring Break Showcase – today
Western's Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program hosts its annual showcase today (Wednesday, March 27). Students, faculty and staff participants from the program will share stories, pictures and videos from their week-long adventure. The event will be held from 4:30 -...
FIMS student remembered
The Western community is mourning the death of Chinyere (Chi-Chi) Okonkwoh, a Faculty of Information and Media Studies student, who died Sunday, March 10 at her home in Nigeria after a lengthy illness.
MacGee tapped for Bank of Canada Governor’s Award
OTTAWA – Western Economics professor James MacGee has been awarded the 2013 Governor’s Award by Bank of Canada.
Memorial service set for student
A memorial service celebrating the life of Noah Kishinevsky has been scheduled for noon Thursday, March 28 in the Main Lounge, Saugeen-Maitland Hall.
Oxford Law dean to deliver Coxford Lecture
Professor Timothy Endicott, dean of the Faculty of Law at Oxford University, will deliver the 5th annual Coxford Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 in the Moot Court Room of the Faculty of Law.
New scholar-in-residence program targets world’s best
Western hopes its newest program will have the pull to attract everyone from Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education winners to Nobel Laureates.
Brescia reaching out by logging on
Some 10,000 km away, Brescia University College is gaining esteem among young women in China, all thanks a tech-savvy outreach initiative.
Ivey grads turn off ‘The Streets’ into new venture
Alex Hyssen and Andrew Lenjosek gave up their careers on ‘The Streets’ – Bay and Wall – to pursue a shared vision of a healthier world.
Engineering project opens eyes to patient communication
Thanks to a group of Western students, a significant healthcare deficiency could soon be solved – all with a blink of an eye.
Campus Digest: Can a gold-plated micro-chip detect the growth of cancer?
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers, led by scientists in London and Toronto, is developing a simple tool that could one day make it easier to choose the best available cancer treatments for individual patients and improve their chances for survival.
2013 Distinguished University Professorship
In the fields of medicine and law, Western’s latest Distinguished University Professorship (DUP) winners emulate the motivation behind why the award was created. In honouring faculty who have built a record of excellence in the areas of teaching, research and service over a substantial career at Western, this year’s recipients receive an award of $10,000 to support their scholarly activities and will deliver a public lecture at a future date. This year’s DUP winners are:
TEDxWesternU speakers to share world-changing ideas
Diving with sharks. Creating ‘skin’ for buildings. Sailing with pirates on the fringes of capitalism.
Alternative Spring Break Showcase – today
Western's Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program hosts its annual showcase today (Wednesday, March 27). Students, faculty and staff participants from the program will share stories, pictures and videos from their week-long adventure. The event will be held from 4:30 -...
FIMS student remembered
The Western community is mourning the death of Chinyere (Chi-Chi) Okonkwoh, a Faculty of Information and Media Studies student, who died Sunday, March 10 at her home in Nigeria after a lengthy illness.
MacGee tapped for Bank of Canada Governor’s Award
OTTAWA – Western Economics professor James MacGee has been awarded the 2013 Governor’s Award by Bank of Canada.
Memorial service set for student
A memorial service celebrating the life of Noah Kishinevsky has been scheduled for noon Thursday, March 28 in the Main Lounge, Saugeen-Maitland Hall.
Oxford Law dean to deliver Coxford Lecture
Professor Timothy Endicott, dean of the Faculty of Law at Oxford University, will deliver the 5th annual Coxford Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 in the Moot Court Room of the Faculty of Law.