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Month: June 2013

Western teams with Heart and Stroke Leadership Circle

Western teams with Heart and Stroke Leadership Circle

Western researchers will receive $20 million dollars as members of the newly formed Heart and Stroke Foundation Research Leadership Circle. The funding, part of a $300 million multi-year commitment to 19 of Canada’s leading research institutions, is des …

Salomaa: Rules are made by people and can be changed

Graduates must remember there are more things left to learn and that often “searching is better than finding,” said Arto Salomaa, one of the world’s most influential computer scientists and a key figure in formal language and automata theory.

Trung receives prestigious Howard Ferguson Award

Jennifer Trung has added another honour to her already impressive list of accomplishments as the Western Mustangs swimmer was presented with the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson Award during Western’s Convocation ceremonies held earlier today.

Western receives Fire Safety Award

Western receives Fire Safety Award

Western was recognized by the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council with a Fire Safety Award for outstanding contributions to fire protection and prevention, presented at a ceremony on today in Toronto.

Blair calls on grads to build a global community

Today’s graduates must build global communities in which everyone, regardless of gender, origin or economic status, can make a full contribution, said leading lawyer and women’s rights advocate Cherie Blair.

No renewal for current Access Copyright deal

No renewal for current Access Copyright deal

Western officials have given notice to Access Copyright that the university will not be extending its current agreement with the not-for-profit organization representing copyright owners, after the deal expires on Dec. 31.

Documentary chronicles threats to Indigenous health

Documentary chronicles threats to Indigenous health

London audiences will get an early look at a powerful new documentary by Western Indigenous Health researcher Chantelle Richmond and Emmy Award-winning Ojibway filmmaker James M. Fortier, in advance of a wider release this fall.

Salomaa: Rules are made by people and can be changed

Graduates must remember there are more things left to learn and that often “searching is better than finding,” said Arto Salomaa, one of the world’s most influential computer scientists and a key figure in formal language and automata theory.

Trung receives prestigious Howard Ferguson Award

Jennifer Trung has added another honour to her already impressive list of accomplishments as the Western Mustangs swimmer was presented with the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson Award during Western’s Convocation ceremonies held earlier today.

Western receives Fire Safety Award

Western receives Fire Safety Award

Western was recognized by the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council with a Fire Safety Award for outstanding contributions to fire protection and prevention, presented at a ceremony on today in Toronto.

Blair calls on grads to build a global community

Today’s graduates must build global communities in which everyone, regardless of gender, origin or economic status, can make a full contribution, said leading lawyer and women’s rights advocate Cherie Blair.

No renewal for current Access Copyright deal

No renewal for current Access Copyright deal

Western officials have given notice to Access Copyright that the university will not be extending its current agreement with the not-for-profit organization representing copyright owners, after the deal expires on Dec. 31.

Documentary chronicles threats to Indigenous health

Documentary chronicles threats to Indigenous health

London audiences will get an early look at a powerful new documentary by Western Indigenous Health researcher Chantelle Richmond and Emmy Award-winning Ojibway filmmaker James M. Fortier, in advance of a wider release this fall.