Ayden Scheim, a PhD candidate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been named one of 14 2014 Trudeau Scholars, a prestigious doctoral scholarship presented by the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation. Scheim’s research takes a social-epidemiological approa …
Month: May 2014
Determined adult learners never done studying
Twelve learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education earlier this month. Three Western students were among these award recipients. A fourth Western student received the SAGE (Students Aged Gracefully through Experience) Student of the Year Award in April.
Crater discovery’s impact echoes still today
Desmond Moser never gives up.
Medical student explores the body through art
When Hannah MacKenzie saw an archived edition of ‘On the fabric of the human body,’ published in 1543, it struck a chord with her in more than one way.
Duathlon just the latest hill for staffer to climb
Consider this the latest hill for Spencer Summerfield to climb.
Hope for seizure control blooms from unexpected source
Aided by former graduate student Nadeem Ashraf, and a Himalayan flower, Robarts Research Institute scientist Michael Poulter may be getting to the root of a solution to epileptic seizures.
Student innovators bring classroom project to life at SickKids
Earlier this year, Western Health Studies students Ashleigh Davis, Bridget Shaver, Dilshaan Panjwani and Joseph Tropiano joined together to work on an assignment for Ivey Business School professor Anne Snowdon’s Health Innovation and Leadership class.
Campus Digest: Western team takes second in IDeA competition
A team of five Western students with an idea to aid visually impaired athletes finished second among the finalists in the Council of Ontario Universities’ (COU) annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition.
Four Mustangs selected in CFL draft
Western Mustangs football players Beau Landry, Dylan Ainsworth, Joe Circelli and Brian Marshall are four of the newest members of the Canadian Football League (CFL) after they were all selected in the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft Tuesday evening. Thirty Western players have been selected in the CFL Draft in the past 14 years.
Shah named to Junior Team Canada trade mission
This summer Pashv Shah, a third-year Western student, will join 35 of Canada’s top young leaders traveling to China on a Junior Team Canada Trade Mission, sponsored by Global Vision.
Western team takes second in IDeA competition
A team of five Western students with an idea to aid visually impaired athletes finished in second place among the finalists in the Council of Ontario Universities’ (COU) annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition.
TEST EXERCISE: Campus asked to stay clear of HBA Building (updated 9:46 a.m.)
As part of the Harmony 9 EMERGENCY TEST EXERCISE, emergency personnel are asking the campus community to stay clear of the HBA Building (the old Ivey building) as Western continues to assess storm damage across campus.
NiCHE to host ‘old’ Arctic expert
A nationally significant environmental data collection, received on long-term loan by Western from Environment Canada, will be formally presented for the first-time since its arrival at a workshop hosted by NiCHE (Network in Canadian History & Environment).
Determined adult learners never done studying
Twelve learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education earlier this month. Three Western students were among these award recipients. A fourth Western student received the SAGE (Students Aged Gracefully through Experience) Student of the Year Award in April.
Crater discovery’s impact echoes still today
Desmond Moser never gives up.
Medical student explores the body through art
When Hannah MacKenzie saw an archived edition of ‘On the fabric of the human body,’ published in 1543, it struck a chord with her in more than one way.
Duathlon just the latest hill for staffer to climb
Consider this the latest hill for Spencer Summerfield to climb.
Hope for seizure control blooms from unexpected source
Aided by former graduate student Nadeem Ashraf, and a Himalayan flower, Robarts Research Institute scientist Michael Poulter may be getting to the root of a solution to epileptic seizures.
Student innovators bring classroom project to life at SickKids
Earlier this year, Western Health Studies students Ashleigh Davis, Bridget Shaver, Dilshaan Panjwani and Joseph Tropiano joined together to work on an assignment for Ivey Business School professor Anne Snowdon’s Health Innovation and Leadership class.
Campus Digest: Western team takes second in IDeA competition
A team of five Western students with an idea to aid visually impaired athletes finished second among the finalists in the Council of Ontario Universities’ (COU) annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition.
Four Mustangs selected in CFL draft
Western Mustangs football players Beau Landry, Dylan Ainsworth, Joe Circelli and Brian Marshall are four of the newest members of the Canadian Football League (CFL) after they were all selected in the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft Tuesday evening. Thirty Western players have been selected in the CFL Draft in the past 14 years.
Shah named to Junior Team Canada trade mission
This summer Pashv Shah, a third-year Western student, will join 35 of Canada’s top young leaders traveling to China on a Junior Team Canada Trade Mission, sponsored by Global Vision.
Western team takes second in IDeA competition
A team of five Western students with an idea to aid visually impaired athletes finished in second place among the finalists in the Council of Ontario Universities’ (COU) annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition.
TEST EXERCISE: Campus asked to stay clear of HBA Building (updated 9:46 a.m.)
As part of the Harmony 9 EMERGENCY TEST EXERCISE, emergency personnel are asking the campus community to stay clear of the HBA Building (the old Ivey building) as Western continues to assess storm damage across campus.
NiCHE to host ‘old’ Arctic expert
A nationally significant environmental data collection, received on long-term loan by Western from Environment Canada, will be formally presented for the first-time since its arrival at a workshop hosted by NiCHE (Network in Canadian History & Environment).