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Month: June 2013

Food Services agreement ratified

Food Services agreement ratified

On June 20, Western’s Board of Governors ratified a new two-year agreement with CUPE Local 2692, representing approximately 570 food services assistants, food supervisors, cooks, chefs and food stores persons in Western’s Hospitality Services department....

Western community mourns Schulich professor

Western community mourns Schulich professor

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Francis Chan, 62, died Friday, June 14 after a battle with cancer. Memorial arrangements are pending. Schulich plans a ceremony to celebrate Chan’s life sometime this fall, giving all students the opportunity to attend.

Celebrating Clean Air Commute week

Celebrating Clean Air Commute week

Many do not think of the impacts associated with our daily commutes. But Western sustainability leaders are joining Ontario-wide calls to take a week to think about their commute.

Lala: Do what you love rather than what is easiest

The pursuit of one’s passions, with the help of good mentorship, will shape legacies of graduates today, said Peeyush Lala, professor emeritus and past chair of Western’s Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.

Alumna Chan named among global power elite

Alumna Chan named among global power elite

Forbes has ranked Margaret Chan, BA’73, MD’77, DSc’99, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, as the world’s 33rd most powerful woman on the magazine’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list.

Western community mourns Schulich professor

Western community mourns Schulich professor

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Francis Chan, 62, died Friday, June 14 after a battle with cancer. Memorial arrangements are pending. Schulich plans a ceremony to celebrate Chan’s life sometime this fall, giving all students the opportunity to attend.

Celebrating Clean Air Commute week

Celebrating Clean Air Commute week

Many do not think of the impacts associated with our daily commutes. But Western sustainability leaders are joining Ontario-wide calls to take a week to think about their commute.

Lala: Do what you love rather than what is easiest

The pursuit of one’s passions, with the help of good mentorship, will shape legacies of graduates today, said Peeyush Lala, professor emeritus and past chair of Western’s Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.

Alumna Chan named among global power elite

Alumna Chan named among global power elite

Forbes has ranked Margaret Chan, BA’73, MD’77, DSc’99, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, as the world’s 33rd most powerful woman on the magazine’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list.