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Month: April 2014
Hocking: True leaders have no need to be ‘bossy’
I was not aware of the (apparently) on-going debate/campaign about ‘bossiness and associated gender issues (Talbot: ‘Bossy’ needs reclaimed, not tossed, March 20). That’s probably because I am not inclined to allow exhibitionists and Hollywood celebrities to define my life, so pay them little heed. But according to the above article, apparently there is a difference between a bossy person and an assertive one.
Dengler: Alternative Spring Break offers powerful insights into students
I remember seeing the invitation over the years, asking for staff at Western to volunteer with Western’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. Unsure of just what this opportunity might entail, I generally filed it under ‘for future consideration’ and thought no more about it.
City pledges accelerated support to medical network
The proposed London Medical Innovation and Commercialization Network took another step closer to reality Monday night when the city council’s Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee pledged an immediate $5 million in support of the network’s Phase 1. The move speeds up the initial plan for the city to invest $1 million annually over a decade.
Khan named 3M National Student Fellow
This won’t be the first time you’ve heard Jaxson Khan’s name, and chances are, it won’t be the last.
$2-million gift to support theology, social justice teaching
The most significant gift in its 102-year history, a $2-million endowment to St. Peter’s Seminary will strengthen its faculty with the creation of a new endowed chair.
Alumnus’ tuxedo finds new life
Thanks to a loving husband, a tuxedo and the spirit of renewal, Susan Agranove and third-year Music student Dan Luong are strangers no more.
Alumni don’t snooze on coffee idea
Credit Deland Jessop’s wife for helping brew up an idea that, by the year’s end, could rake in $1 million. The idea? Coffee that puts you to sleep.
Plan calls for division of vice-provost’s duties
Familiar faces will assume new positions as the university looks to reorganize the vice-provost (academic programs and students) [registrar] office. It’s a move, Western officials say, will bolster the university’s commitment to the student experience.
PhD candidate’s anthology brings surroundings into focus
When Juan Sanchez came to Canada four years ago, he came to forge connections and foster a global community. And he’s been doing just that, using his doctoral thesis to build bridges by focusing on water and verse.
Western study unlocking secrets of breast tissue
A unique population of microbes in the female breast may lay the groundwork for understanding how this bacterial community contributes to health and disease, according to a Western study.
Scholarship inspires student’s chance to give back
Sara Amato has paid it forward – and back.
Postdocs workshop to stress collaboration
Western postdoctoral scholars, are you interested in establishing interdisciplinary collaborations and expanding your professional network? If so, Western has the event for you.
Hocking: True leaders have no need to be ‘bossy’
I was not aware of the (apparently) on-going debate/campaign about ‘bossiness and associated gender issues (Talbot: ‘Bossy’ needs reclaimed, not tossed, March 20). That’s probably because I am not inclined to allow exhibitionists and Hollywood celebrities to define my life, so pay them little heed. But according to the above article, apparently there is a difference between a bossy person and an assertive one.
Dengler: Alternative Spring Break offers powerful insights into students
I remember seeing the invitation over the years, asking for staff at Western to volunteer with Western’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. Unsure of just what this opportunity might entail, I generally filed it under ‘for future consideration’ and thought no more about it.
City pledges accelerated support to medical network
The proposed London Medical Innovation and Commercialization Network took another step closer to reality Monday night when the city council’s Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee pledged an immediate $5 million in support of the network’s Phase 1. The move speeds up the initial plan for the city to invest $1 million annually over a decade.
Khan named 3M National Student Fellow
This won’t be the first time you’ve heard Jaxson Khan’s name, and chances are, it won’t be the last.
$2-million gift to support theology, social justice teaching
The most significant gift in its 102-year history, a $2-million endowment to St. Peter’s Seminary will strengthen its faculty with the creation of a new endowed chair.
Alumnus’ tuxedo finds new life
Thanks to a loving husband, a tuxedo and the spirit of renewal, Susan Agranove and third-year Music student Dan Luong are strangers no more.
Alumni don’t snooze on coffee idea
Credit Deland Jessop’s wife for helping brew up an idea that, by the year’s end, could rake in $1 million. The idea? Coffee that puts you to sleep.
Plan calls for division of vice-provost’s duties
Familiar faces will assume new positions as the university looks to reorganize the vice-provost (academic programs and students) [registrar] office. It’s a move, Western officials say, will bolster the university’s commitment to the student experience.
PhD candidate’s anthology brings surroundings into focus
When Juan Sanchez came to Canada four years ago, he came to forge connections and foster a global community. And he’s been doing just that, using his doctoral thesis to build bridges by focusing on water and verse.
Western study unlocking secrets of breast tissue
A unique population of microbes in the female breast may lay the groundwork for understanding how this bacterial community contributes to health and disease, according to a Western study.
Scholarship inspires student’s chance to give back
Sara Amato has paid it forward – and back.
Postdocs workshop to stress collaboration
Western postdoctoral scholars, are you interested in establishing interdisciplinary collaborations and expanding your professional network? If so, Western has the event for you.