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Month: April 2014

Open house set for Western Bed & Breakfast

Open house set for Western Bed & Breakfast

With construction complete, Conference Services invites you to see the new home of Western’s Bed & Breakfast from 3-5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15 in Ontario Hall. The Western B&B opens its doors in the new location on Thursday, May 8, running throu …

Research VP  sees room to improve

Research VP sees room to improve

While Research Western has seen modest growth in its total research funding, there are still hurdles to overcome in order to rise in the ranks of top research-intensive universities, John Capone, vice-president (research), told university Senate Friday.

Study: Law dramatically curbing need for speed

Almost seven years have passed since Ontario’s street-racing legislation hit the books and, according to one Western researcher, it has succeeded in putting the brakes on the number of convictions and, more importantly, injuries and deaths among young drivers.

Eight Western projects fueled by consortium

Eight Western projects fueled by consortium

The Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP) has provided Western researchers with access to much-needed infrastructure, including the high-performance IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputers and cloud computing and agile computing platforms that are unlike any others in Canada.

‘Big data’ partnership paying early dividends

The Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP), a groundbreaking research consortium focused on big data research with Western at its core, is thriving at an unexpected rate, boosting the region’s research output as well as its economy, consortium partners said Tuesday.

New lab to capture immigrant experience

New lab to capture immigrant experience

A new laboratory exploring immigrant settlement and integration issues will help create a smoother pathway into Canadian society for these vital members of the country’s future economy and labour market, two Western professors say.

Research VP  sees room to improve

Research VP sees room to improve

While Research Western has seen modest growth in its total research funding, there are still hurdles to overcome in order to rise in the ranks of top research-intensive universities, John Capone, vice-president (research), told university Senate Friday.

Study: Law dramatically curbing need for speed

Almost seven years have passed since Ontario’s street-racing legislation hit the books and, according to one Western researcher, it has succeeded in putting the brakes on the number of convictions and, more importantly, injuries and deaths among young drivers.

Eight Western projects fueled by consortium

Eight Western projects fueled by consortium

The Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP) has provided Western researchers with access to much-needed infrastructure, including the high-performance IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputers and cloud computing and agile computing platforms that are unlike any others in Canada.

‘Big data’ partnership paying early dividends

The Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP), a groundbreaking research consortium focused on big data research with Western at its core, is thriving at an unexpected rate, boosting the region’s research output as well as its economy, consortium partners said Tuesday.

New lab to capture immigrant experience

New lab to capture immigrant experience

A new laboratory exploring immigrant settlement and integration issues will help create a smoother pathway into Canadian society for these vital members of the country’s future economy and labour market, two Western professors say.