New research from Western shows pregnant women wishing to quit smoking should exercise; just 15-20 minutes of walking is enough to stave off most tobacco cravings. According to recent statistics, 19 per cent of Canadian women between 20-24 years old repor …
Year: 2013
Western back to normal after snowfall (update 6:34 a.m.)
Western operations have returned to normal following a snowfall that blanketed much of London Saturday night and Sunday. Travel safely and leave extra time to reach your destination.
Haylor gets Canadian Football Hall nod
Legendary Western Mustangs head coach Larry Haylor has been named one of the members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s Induction Class of 2014.
Board of Governors ratifies two employee agreements
Western’s Board of Governors ratified agreements with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Local 611 (postdoctoral associates) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2361 (Facilities Management and Thompson Arena staff).
Kruba named defensive player of the year
QUEBEC CITY – Western Mustangs linebacker Pawel Kruba was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football defensive player of the year at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet on Thursday night.
United Way online auction up and running
Imagine picking up a $500 gift certificate for Via Rail, a one night stay at the Intercontinental Hotel in Toronto, throw in a couple of Leafs tickets and you have the makings of a great weekend. The best part is you can bid on each of these items in Western’s Online United Way Auction. The auction runs until 4 p.m. Dec. 3, so check out the great deals on the auction page.
Zyss: Eyeing help in a typhoon’s aftermath
Four years ago, I started an organization called Feeding a Future, a non-profit group aimed at helping the children of the Philippines move from dumpsites into classroom.
Winders: When a nation crosses over from over from satire to schadenfreude
I don’t want to hear any more lectures from you. Not one.
Bootcamp targets gap in radiation oncologist training
For the patient with laryngeal cancer – a cancer of the voice box – radiation therapy can be a lifeline. Alternately, it could be the thing that takes the patient’s voice, before the disease takes their life.
Gorton puts Crisis in perspective for Beattie Lecture
nfluential economist Gary Gorton, an expert in the global financial crisis from the Yale School of Management, delivered the 5th annual Beattie Family Lecture in Business Law at Western’s Faculty of Law on Wednesday.
Senate explores future financial landscape
While not as drastic as the Common Sense Revolution cuts of the early 1990s, this latest round of provincial cuts to postsecondary education is still akin to “death by 1,000 cuts,” Janice Deakin told university Senate members last week.
Trio hope to parlay northern exposure into action
Jaxson Khan’s recent trip to Iqaluit was the start of a dialogue – one he hopes brings about positive change, not only in Canada’s Great North, but across the nation.
Hrymak engineers a plan to face future challenges
Andrew Hrymak sees the challenges ahead; now he gets the chance to tackle them. Hrymak was re-appointed last week to a five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Engineering. His first term concludes June 30, 2014.
Western back to normal after snowfall (update 6:34 a.m.)
Western operations have returned to normal following a snowfall that blanketed much of London Saturday night and Sunday. Travel safely and leave extra time to reach your destination.
Haylor gets Canadian Football Hall nod
Legendary Western Mustangs head coach Larry Haylor has been named one of the members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s Induction Class of 2014.
Board of Governors ratifies two employee agreements
Western’s Board of Governors ratified agreements with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Local 611 (postdoctoral associates) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2361 (Facilities Management and Thompson Arena staff).
Kruba named defensive player of the year
QUEBEC CITY – Western Mustangs linebacker Pawel Kruba was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football defensive player of the year at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet on Thursday night.
United Way online auction up and running
Imagine picking up a $500 gift certificate for Via Rail, a one night stay at the Intercontinental Hotel in Toronto, throw in a couple of Leafs tickets and you have the makings of a great weekend. The best part is you can bid on each of these items in Western’s Online United Way Auction. The auction runs until 4 p.m. Dec. 3, so check out the great deals on the auction page.
Zyss: Eyeing help in a typhoon’s aftermath
Four years ago, I started an organization called Feeding a Future, a non-profit group aimed at helping the children of the Philippines move from dumpsites into classroom.
Winders: When a nation crosses over from over from satire to schadenfreude
I don’t want to hear any more lectures from you. Not one.
Bootcamp targets gap in radiation oncologist training
For the patient with laryngeal cancer – a cancer of the voice box – radiation therapy can be a lifeline. Alternately, it could be the thing that takes the patient’s voice, before the disease takes their life.
Gorton puts Crisis in perspective for Beattie Lecture
nfluential economist Gary Gorton, an expert in the global financial crisis from the Yale School of Management, delivered the 5th annual Beattie Family Lecture in Business Law at Western’s Faculty of Law on Wednesday.
Senate explores future financial landscape
While not as drastic as the Common Sense Revolution cuts of the early 1990s, this latest round of provincial cuts to postsecondary education is still akin to “death by 1,000 cuts,” Janice Deakin told university Senate members last week.
Trio hope to parlay northern exposure into action
Jaxson Khan’s recent trip to Iqaluit was the start of a dialogue – one he hopes brings about positive change, not only in Canada’s Great North, but across the nation.
Hrymak engineers a plan to face future challenges
Andrew Hrymak sees the challenges ahead; now he gets the chance to tackle them. Hrymak was re-appointed last week to a five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Engineering. His first term concludes June 30, 2014.