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Month: June 2014
Fraser: Muster courage, stand up for what is right
Be open to opportunity, even if it strays from the path you’ve chosen for yourself, former Canadian auditor general Sheila Fraser told graduates at the Tuesday, June 10, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Even if your heart is set on a particular...
PhD candidate taking the pressure off glaucoma diagnosis
Glaucoma represents the second-leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world’s aging population, with 400,000 Canadians and 67 million people worldwide suffering from the condition. The standard glaucoma diagnosis is based on an individual having increasingly...
Postdoc unravels secrets to implant effectiveness
There’s a saying in neuroscience: ‘Neurons that fire together wire together.’ Dan Stolzberg wants to better understand how those ‘firing neurons’ impact the success of cochlear implants. A postdoctoral student in Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, Stolzberg was...
Names no game when put on Convocation stage
When it comes to saying students’ names, as they are announced on stage upon graduating from university, proper pronunciation is essential. Linguistic Anthropology professor Karen Pennesi’s recent paper, Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony:...
Double-docs set new standards
They have chased dragons and pirate ships, become resilient from years of tough love and have grown as a result of the nurturing lab and clinical environments – Drs. Matthew Cecchini, Harry Marshall, Pencilla Lang and Shirine Usmani are the newest graduates of the...
Winders: Welcome to the convocation address nobody asked me to give
I am sure you have heard it. I know I have – and far too often.
PhD student eyes kidney patient fracture risks
As if kidney disease wasn’t bad enough on its own. U.S. studies have confirmed bone fracture risks are significantly higher for kidney transplant patients due to diminished bone mass early in the course of kidney disease, which worsens with the progressive decline in...
Campus Digest: Western student shoots, scores as Memorial Cup guardian
Justin O’Halloran likely did more cleaning last month than he had in his entire life. But when your job was ‘Guardian of the Memorial Cup,’ you make sure the historic, 95-year-old trophy was looking its best. With London hosting the 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup, which...
New program offers staff an international outlook
Maybe you need to discover what the world has to offer.
Bruhm’s ‘Counterfeit Child’ takes Priestley Prize
Department of English and Writing Studies professor Steven Bruhm was recently awarded the F.E.L. Priestley Prize, which recognizes the best essay published in the journal English Studies in Canada, for his essay The Counterfeit Child, which appeared in the special...
Bruhm’s ‘Counterfeit Child’ takes Priestley Prize
Department of English and Writing Studies professor Steven Bruhm was recently awarded the F.E.L. Priestley Prize, which recognizes the best essay published in the journal English Studies in Canada, for his essay ‘The Counterfeit Child,’ published in December 2012.
Atleo unavailable to attend Western’s 303rd Convocation
Scheduled to receive an honorary degree at Western University’s 303rd Convocation, former National Chief Shawn Atleo recently informed the university that, with deep regret, he will not be able to attend due to personal reasons. The university will attempt to...
Fraser: Muster courage, stand up for what is right
Be open to opportunity, even if it strays from the path you’ve chosen for yourself, former Canadian auditor general Sheila Fraser told graduates at the Tuesday, June 10, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Even if your heart is set on a particular...
PhD candidate taking the pressure off glaucoma diagnosis
Glaucoma represents the second-leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world’s aging population, with 400,000 Canadians and 67 million people worldwide suffering from the condition. The standard glaucoma diagnosis is based on an individual having increasingly...
Postdoc unravels secrets to implant effectiveness
There’s a saying in neuroscience: ‘Neurons that fire together wire together.’ Dan Stolzberg wants to better understand how those ‘firing neurons’ impact the success of cochlear implants. A postdoctoral student in Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, Stolzberg was...
Names no game when put on Convocation stage
When it comes to saying students’ names, as they are announced on stage upon graduating from university, proper pronunciation is essential. Linguistic Anthropology professor Karen Pennesi’s recent paper, Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony:...
Double-docs set new standards
They have chased dragons and pirate ships, become resilient from years of tough love and have grown as a result of the nurturing lab and clinical environments – Drs. Matthew Cecchini, Harry Marshall, Pencilla Lang and Shirine Usmani are the newest graduates of the...
Winders: Welcome to the convocation address nobody asked me to give
I am sure you have heard it. I know I have – and far too often.
PhD student eyes kidney patient fracture risks
As if kidney disease wasn’t bad enough on its own. U.S. studies have confirmed bone fracture risks are significantly higher for kidney transplant patients due to diminished bone mass early in the course of kidney disease, which worsens with the progressive decline in...
Campus Digest: Western student shoots, scores as Memorial Cup guardian
Justin O’Halloran likely did more cleaning last month than he had in his entire life. But when your job was ‘Guardian of the Memorial Cup,’ you make sure the historic, 95-year-old trophy was looking its best. With London hosting the 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup, which...
New program offers staff an international outlook
Maybe you need to discover what the world has to offer.
Bruhm’s ‘Counterfeit Child’ takes Priestley Prize
Department of English and Writing Studies professor Steven Bruhm was recently awarded the F.E.L. Priestley Prize, which recognizes the best essay published in the journal English Studies in Canada, for his essay The Counterfeit Child, which appeared in the special...
Bruhm’s ‘Counterfeit Child’ takes Priestley Prize
Department of English and Writing Studies professor Steven Bruhm was recently awarded the F.E.L. Priestley Prize, which recognizes the best essay published in the journal English Studies in Canada, for his essay ‘The Counterfeit Child,’ published in December 2012.
Atleo unavailable to attend Western’s 303rd Convocation
Scheduled to receive an honorary degree at Western University’s 303rd Convocation, former National Chief Shawn Atleo recently informed the university that, with deep regret, he will not be able to attend due to personal reasons. The university will attempt to...