Don’t worry if you start seeing some familiar faces hanging in new places around campus. Last week, Western began installing across campus the first in a series of banners featuring prominent alumni. Five of the 30-foot-high banners went up Thursday on the Alumni Hall...
After some tuning adjustments made early last night (between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.), OWL, the university’s online learning management system, appears to have recovered and performance has improved. Western's Information Technology Services (ITS) will continue to monitor...
An apple a day may keep the doctor away. But what fun is that? A study led by Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry resident researcher Dr. Jordan Glicksman shows higher caffeine intake from coffee was associated with a reduced risk of hearing loss, or tinnitus,...
Six Western scholars have been named among 90 newly elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. The newly elected fellows have been elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Election to the academies of...
While there are currently no cases of Ebola virus in Canada, and the risk to Canadians remains low, Western officials continue to monitor developments in regions affected by the virus. Any students, faculty or staff arriving from affected regions should follow the...
Western Mustangs soccer player Amanda Boyle and football player Will Finch have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 7. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, helped Western improve to 5-0 on the season with wins over...
Western’s emergency weather siren system will now be tested at noon every Friday, starting this week. In addition to ensuring the siren’s effective operation, this regular testing will help ensure campus and surrounding community members are familiar with Western’s...
Don’t count summer out just yet. The Middlesex-London Health Unit has issued a heat alert for Friday, Sept. 5, as temperatures are expected in the low 30s with a humidex value above 40 degrees. Precautions are urged for those members of the Western community working...
After approving the budget at its March meeting, university Senate addressed a proposal to alter the composition of the selection committee for what had been the vice-provost (academic programs and students) and registrar, and was now proposed to be the vice-provost...
I’ll tell you the same thing I’ll tell my kids one day: I’m not an advice-giving kind of guy. Even though folks seek it from me from time to time, even though I offer it up on occasion, I’m not sure I would buy everything I’m selling on certain topics. For instance,...
Western loves its coffee. And we have the numbers to prove it. Every day, the university community throws an average of 12,000 coffee cups into garbage bins across campus. Those once-unrecyclable cups, which provided so much joy when full, created a mess for campus –...
Coming to a theatre near you: A new, brighter screen, better sightlines, plans to show events such as the Super Bowl and the Oscars and more alternative films. They’re all part of the $52,500 renovation and marketing plan for Western Film, which shows mostly...
When opportunity came knocking on Darren Meister’s door, he knew it came with a perfect-fit venture. “When the chair position came up, it was the perfect job. Being able to marry my engineering and business backgrounds isn’t something you get to do very often. I’m a...
After some tuning adjustments made early last night (between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.), OWL, the university’s online learning management system, appears to have recovered and performance has improved. Western's Information Technology Services (ITS) will continue to monitor...
An apple a day may keep the doctor away. But what fun is that? A study led by Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry resident researcher Dr. Jordan Glicksman shows higher caffeine intake from coffee was associated with a reduced risk of hearing loss, or tinnitus,...
Six Western scholars have been named among 90 newly elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. The newly elected fellows have been elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Election to the academies of...
While there are currently no cases of Ebola virus in Canada, and the risk to Canadians remains low, Western officials continue to monitor developments in regions affected by the virus. Any students, faculty or staff arriving from affected regions should follow the...
Western Mustangs soccer player Amanda Boyle and football player Will Finch have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 7. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, helped Western improve to 5-0 on the season with wins over...
Western’s emergency weather siren system will now be tested at noon every Friday, starting this week. In addition to ensuring the siren’s effective operation, this regular testing will help ensure campus and surrounding community members are familiar with Western’s...
Don’t count summer out just yet. The Middlesex-London Health Unit has issued a heat alert for Friday, Sept. 5, as temperatures are expected in the low 30s with a humidex value above 40 degrees. Precautions are urged for those members of the Western community working...
After approving the budget at its March meeting, university Senate addressed a proposal to alter the composition of the selection committee for what had been the vice-provost (academic programs and students) and registrar, and was now proposed to be the vice-provost...
I’ll tell you the same thing I’ll tell my kids one day: I’m not an advice-giving kind of guy. Even though folks seek it from me from time to time, even though I offer it up on occasion, I’m not sure I would buy everything I’m selling on certain topics. For instance,...
Western loves its coffee. And we have the numbers to prove it. Every day, the university community throws an average of 12,000 coffee cups into garbage bins across campus. Those once-unrecyclable cups, which provided so much joy when full, created a mess for campus –...
Coming to a theatre near you: A new, brighter screen, better sightlines, plans to show events such as the Super Bowl and the Oscars and more alternative films. They’re all part of the $52,500 renovation and marketing plan for Western Film, which shows mostly...
When opportunity came knocking on Darren Meister’s door, he knew it came with a perfect-fit venture. “When the chair position came up, it was the perfect job. Being able to marry my engineering and business backgrounds isn’t something you get to do very often. I’m a...