The support and action offered by the parents and siblings of gay men and women are crucial to improving their lives, and the relationship of all family members. In a study by Western Sociology professor Ingrid Connidis, she compared the lives of two gay …
Year: 2013
Researchers identify new genetic mutation for ALS
Western researchers have identified a new genetic mutation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), opening the door to future targeted therapies.
Legendary Canadian artists to lecture
Legendary Canadian artists Jane and Tony Urquhart bring lessons from their travels to Western to help celebrate the McIntosh Gallery’s 70th anniversary. Their lecture, Power and Place: Landscape in the Visual and Literary Arts, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 in Conron Hall, University College.
Winders: No answers, only questions and sadness
At times like this, I feel I stand out like a sore thumb in my adopted home.
Basen: Does our future rest in digital boon or doom?
In an increasingly digital world, what fate awaits higher education? Are we destined for a digital boon, or headed rapidly toward digital doom?
University, student groups await final field decision
There may be no more playing dirty – or even waiting to play – for some Western athletes, if a new plan between student groups and the university wins approval later this month.
Western team among unit earning NATO honour
For the last six years, Western faculty members Ray Kao, Brian Church and Vivian McAlister have spent numerous months in Afghanistan providing advanced surgical and medical care to coalition, Afghan civilian and enemy casualties.
PMA celebrates three decades of relationships
For the past three decades, it has been the voice of the university’s managers, professional employees, librarians and police sergeants. Western’s Professional & Managerial Association (PMA) celebrated its 30th anniversary in December, marking a long collegial relationship with both university staff and administration.
Student-actor asks ‘What Have We Done’
Fourth-year Western student Gucio Jim-Poweski knows all about bullying. He recalls, as a child in elementary school, being teased by fellow students.
What top-flight researchers mean for the rest of us
If ‘superstars’ are the currency of the academic world, who exactly are they, and what do they mean for the rest of us?
Debunking the IQ myth
You may be more than a single number, according to a team of Western-led researchers.
Research clears concussion picture for hockey
While concussions may be an unfortunate part of some high-impact sports, an international study involving Western researchers suggests a significant underestimation in the number of concussions being reported in hockey. And those findings may change how we play the good ol’ hockey game
Campus Digest: Downtown campus dead for now
Western won’t be expanding its downtown London footprint, at least any time soon. In December, the city’s Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee made five recommendations aimed at stimulating the London economy – Western’s plan for a downtown campus was not among the five.
Researchers identify new genetic mutation for ALS
Western researchers have identified a new genetic mutation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), opening the door to future targeted therapies.
Legendary Canadian artists to lecture
Legendary Canadian artists Jane and Tony Urquhart bring lessons from their travels to Western to help celebrate the McIntosh Gallery’s 70th anniversary. Their lecture, Power and Place: Landscape in the Visual and Literary Arts, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 in Conron Hall, University College.
Winders: No answers, only questions and sadness
At times like this, I feel I stand out like a sore thumb in my adopted home.
Basen: Does our future rest in digital boon or doom?
In an increasingly digital world, what fate awaits higher education? Are we destined for a digital boon, or headed rapidly toward digital doom?
University, student groups await final field decision
There may be no more playing dirty – or even waiting to play – for some Western athletes, if a new plan between student groups and the university wins approval later this month.
Western team among unit earning NATO honour
For the last six years, Western faculty members Ray Kao, Brian Church and Vivian McAlister have spent numerous months in Afghanistan providing advanced surgical and medical care to coalition, Afghan civilian and enemy casualties.
PMA celebrates three decades of relationships
For the past three decades, it has been the voice of the university’s managers, professional employees, librarians and police sergeants. Western’s Professional & Managerial Association (PMA) celebrated its 30th anniversary in December, marking a long collegial relationship with both university staff and administration.
Student-actor asks ‘What Have We Done’
Fourth-year Western student Gucio Jim-Poweski knows all about bullying. He recalls, as a child in elementary school, being teased by fellow students.
What top-flight researchers mean for the rest of us
If ‘superstars’ are the currency of the academic world, who exactly are they, and what do they mean for the rest of us?
Debunking the IQ myth
You may be more than a single number, according to a team of Western-led researchers.
Research clears concussion picture for hockey
While concussions may be an unfortunate part of some high-impact sports, an international study involving Western researchers suggests a significant underestimation in the number of concussions being reported in hockey. And those findings may change how we play the good ol’ hockey game
Campus Digest: Downtown campus dead for now
Western won’t be expanding its downtown London footprint, at least any time soon. In December, the city’s Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee made five recommendations aimed at stimulating the London economy – Western’s plan for a downtown campus was not among the five.