Alex Hyssen and Andrew Lenjosek gave up their careers on ‘The Streets’ – Bay and Wall – to pursue a shared vision of a healthier world. It’s a bold move for the Richard Ivey School of Business graduates, both HBA’11, and one that didn’t come …
Month: March 2013
Celebrating five decades of ‘just doing his job’
Even after five decades in law enforcement, Elgin Austen can still be surprised.
Davenport: Rwanda Forum eyes what ‘lies ahead’ for country
The Friends of Rwanda Forum will be launched 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in the Great Hall at Western. The event is open to the public and all are invited.
OBI funding to target neurodegeneration
When Ruth McFeat heard the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) was investing $15 million to support research on neurodegeneration, the progressive loss of the structure and/or function of neurons, she couldn’t have been more thrilled.
Malawi project looks to build a new future
A new partnership between Western and the federal government will work toward a sustainable Malawi.
Site preserving musical legacy strikes right chord
Generals Gathered, a metal band from Thunder Bay. Simply Saucer, a punk band from Hamilton. Fear of Dogma, a rock band from London. Odds are you haven’t heard of any of these bands, but Jonathan Martel is doing his best to get the word – or in this case, music – out to the masses.
Grad student labour puts ‘Works’ on display
You could say it is an interesting, if not welcome, change – temporarily shifting the attention away from London’s ever-fluctuating, seldom optimistic, unemployment rate to its rich history of labour.
TLC students bring lessons home
This year, 18 students participated in a new campus initiative, Travel, Learn, Contribute (TLC), visiting the Dominican Republic during Reading Week where they worked to improve one village school while also giving their time and efforts to a variety of local causes.
In Memoriam: Wearring remembered as a towering example for all
George Wearring (1928-2013) was a Western professor who taught in the Department of Physical, Health and Recreation Education (now, after several iterations, the School of Kinesiology) from 1962-90. I want to reflect upon the man as I knew him, first as one of my undergraduate teachers and later as my colleague and friend.
Time for a little campus spring cleaning
Western will be hosting a Campus Clean Up Day on Thursday, April 4. The event will be open to all students, staff and faculty at Western, and event organizers say it will be a great way to show appreciation for the university’s beautiful campus.
Campus Digest: Electronic thesis project takes top honours
Western’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) has won the 2012-13 Ontario University Registrars’ Association (OURA) Innovation Award for its electronic thesis project.
Winders: Mental health more than words; but words are still important
It never bothered me until it did.
Sendov: Keep a kid’s math motor running
To maintain your motorcycle, first you need to have a motorcycle. That sounds so Zen, I could not resist.
Celebrating five decades of ‘just doing his job’
Even after five decades in law enforcement, Elgin Austen can still be surprised.
Davenport: Rwanda Forum eyes what ‘lies ahead’ for country
The Friends of Rwanda Forum will be launched 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in the Great Hall at Western. The event is open to the public and all are invited.
OBI funding to target neurodegeneration
When Ruth McFeat heard the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) was investing $15 million to support research on neurodegeneration, the progressive loss of the structure and/or function of neurons, she couldn’t have been more thrilled.
Malawi project looks to build a new future
A new partnership between Western and the federal government will work toward a sustainable Malawi.
Site preserving musical legacy strikes right chord
Generals Gathered, a metal band from Thunder Bay. Simply Saucer, a punk band from Hamilton. Fear of Dogma, a rock band from London. Odds are you haven’t heard of any of these bands, but Jonathan Martel is doing his best to get the word – or in this case, music – out to the masses.
Grad student labour puts ‘Works’ on display
You could say it is an interesting, if not welcome, change – temporarily shifting the attention away from London’s ever-fluctuating, seldom optimistic, unemployment rate to its rich history of labour.
TLC students bring lessons home
This year, 18 students participated in a new campus initiative, Travel, Learn, Contribute (TLC), visiting the Dominican Republic during Reading Week where they worked to improve one village school while also giving their time and efforts to a variety of local causes.
In Memoriam: Wearring remembered as a towering example for all
George Wearring (1928-2013) was a Western professor who taught in the Department of Physical, Health and Recreation Education (now, after several iterations, the School of Kinesiology) from 1962-90. I want to reflect upon the man as I knew him, first as one of my undergraduate teachers and later as my colleague and friend.
Time for a little campus spring cleaning
Western will be hosting a Campus Clean Up Day on Thursday, April 4. The event will be open to all students, staff and faculty at Western, and event organizers say it will be a great way to show appreciation for the university’s beautiful campus.
Campus Digest: Electronic thesis project takes top honours
Western’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) has won the 2012-13 Ontario University Registrars’ Association (OURA) Innovation Award for its electronic thesis project.
Winders: Mental health more than words; but words are still important
It never bothered me until it did.
Sendov: Keep a kid’s math motor running
To maintain your motorcycle, first you need to have a motorcycle. That sounds so Zen, I could not resist.