Orkin Canada of London will be on campus this week to begin treating catch basins for control of mosquito larva. The application of the Ontario Ministry of Environment, approved Altosid Pellets Mosquito Growth Regulator (PCP No. 21809), will …
Month: May 2013
Operafest brings best of the art to Western’s stage
From Charlie Chaplin’s memorable ‘Tramp walk’ to U.S. President Richard Nixon’s visit to China, from mythical tales of Orpheus and Euridice to tunes everyone knows from Bugs Bunny cartoons, Operafest offers something for everyone.
Grad student helps build community through sport
Daniel Nabben will hit the beach again this weekend. But fun in the sun is serious business for this first-year Sport Management masters student, who is among the founders of a South Korean charity dedicated to raising money for a local community in memory of a fallen friend.
Senate OK’s Dan Program evolution
A growing program promises to deliver the same quality, no matter what the name.
Researcher identifies breast cancer fighting hormone
Research from Western has identified new hormones in the body which may suppress breast cancer and stimulate the regression of breast tumours.
Investing institutional energy into energy conservation
Last summer, Western set the bar high for dealing with high temperatures and even higher energy bills. Now, Facilities Management is looking to build on that success with a continued energy conservation push this summer.
New project targets financial crisis fallout
With similar comments coming from Mark Carney, Canada’s central bank governor, Economics professor Jim MacGee is not alone in thinking the 2008 global financial crisis was, in many ways, an inevitable reflection of long-term trends in the financial sector.
Apocalypse Wow: Course projects lesson of past onto bleak future
Bridget Elliott loves making history come alive for her students. But using the undead to accomplish this task is, admittedly, an unusual route to making the subject palpable.
Student solution may unlock Thai health backlog
Looking to put their skills to use in developing countries, some Western students are using something as simple as a phone to help medical patients in rural Thailand.
Dean to be first Canadian to lead College Music Society
Betty Anne Younker, Don Wright Faculty of Music dean, has been named president-elect of the College Music Society.
Fisher nominated for Female Artist of the Year
Genevieve Fisher is up against one of the biggest names in country music, but that doesn’t faze the Don Wright Faculty of Music student. She is competing for Female Artist of the Year at the first edition of the Country Music Association of Ontario awards to be held May 27 at the Markham Theatre in Markham.
Sustainability efforts earn nod from The Princeton Review
Less than three months after releasing its universitywide sustainability strategy, Creating a Sustainable Western, Western joined The University of British Columbia as the only two Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition.
CIBC Centre examines growing concern over student loans
A growing concern for graduating students around the world is how they will repay student loans, which have accumulated over the course of their studies.
Operafest brings best of the art to Western’s stage
From Charlie Chaplin’s memorable ‘Tramp walk’ to U.S. President Richard Nixon’s visit to China, from mythical tales of Orpheus and Euridice to tunes everyone knows from Bugs Bunny cartoons, Operafest offers something for everyone.
Grad student helps build community through sport
Daniel Nabben will hit the beach again this weekend. But fun in the sun is serious business for this first-year Sport Management masters student, who is among the founders of a South Korean charity dedicated to raising money for a local community in memory of a fallen friend.
Senate OK’s Dan Program evolution
A growing program promises to deliver the same quality, no matter what the name.
Researcher identifies breast cancer fighting hormone
Research from Western has identified new hormones in the body which may suppress breast cancer and stimulate the regression of breast tumours.
Investing institutional energy into energy conservation
Last summer, Western set the bar high for dealing with high temperatures and even higher energy bills. Now, Facilities Management is looking to build on that success with a continued energy conservation push this summer.
New project targets financial crisis fallout
With similar comments coming from Mark Carney, Canada’s central bank governor, Economics professor Jim MacGee is not alone in thinking the 2008 global financial crisis was, in many ways, an inevitable reflection of long-term trends in the financial sector.
Apocalypse Wow: Course projects lesson of past onto bleak future
Bridget Elliott loves making history come alive for her students. But using the undead to accomplish this task is, admittedly, an unusual route to making the subject palpable.
Student solution may unlock Thai health backlog
Looking to put their skills to use in developing countries, some Western students are using something as simple as a phone to help medical patients in rural Thailand.
Dean to be first Canadian to lead College Music Society
Betty Anne Younker, Don Wright Faculty of Music dean, has been named president-elect of the College Music Society.
Fisher nominated for Female Artist of the Year
Genevieve Fisher is up against one of the biggest names in country music, but that doesn’t faze the Don Wright Faculty of Music student. She is competing for Female Artist of the Year at the first edition of the Country Music Association of Ontario awards to be held May 27 at the Markham Theatre in Markham.
Sustainability efforts earn nod from The Princeton Review
Less than three months after releasing its universitywide sustainability strategy, Creating a Sustainable Western, Western joined The University of British Columbia as the only two Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition.
CIBC Centre examines growing concern over student loans
A growing concern for graduating students around the world is how they will repay student loans, which have accumulated over the course of their studies.