Members of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) and Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) will receive a 1.25 per cent salary increase this year, followed by 1 per cent increases each of the next three years, according to terms of...
Year: 2014
Auction showcases creativity, funds learning
An unplayable instrument has never looked so good. And now, you can bring it home and help out students from Western’s Piano Technology Program at the same time.
Levine: Wrestling with the impact of ‘on the record’
I first encountered the literature on informed consent a decade ago when teaching professionalism to McMaster University medical students.
Sibbald: End-of-life decision process remains murky despite courts
On Oct. 18, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in the case of Hassan Rasouli. The court stressed its ruling applied only in Ontario. The main implication of the ruling is physicians in Ontario seeking to withdraw life support, over the wishes of substitute decision-makers, have no other choice but to apply to the province’s Consent and Capacity Board, regardless of whether they feel ongoing treatment falls within the standard of medical care.
Winders: The power of offering the Cosmos to students every day
Two, eight-hour videotapes – both of unimaginable poor quality – were my windows to the universe.
Dyczok: Cutting through Ukraine information and disinformation
Ruslana, a Ukrainian pop star-turned-activist, sat facing Wolf Blitzer in CNN’s Situation Room. She had spent three months in Kiev’s Independence Square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti, singing and making speeches in support of Ukraine’s right to democracy and free speech. In the middle of the night on Dec. 10, when riot police attacked the unarmed protesters, her voice could be heard from the stage and live streaming on television, calling out: “Wake up, anyone who can hear me, come out and help.”
International study puts middle class in spotlight
Having lived in India and Singapore as a child, Western Economics professor Terry Sicular was always fascinated by Asia. Five decades later, that passion prevails.
Eyeing heart a new way offers hope to stroke victims
An inexpensive tool for assessing arteries inside the head may detect a potentially dangerous hole within the heart of some patients with an unexplained stroke, according to a Western researcher.
Crafting club boosts spirits of young patients
As a fourth-year Medical Sciences student, Jonathan Besney never expected to spend his days making crafts. And he certainly didn’t expect to have much company doing it.
Book drive opens a new chapter for student
The opportunity was right up Christina Wilson’s alley.
Lab findings put patients on sound footing
Imagine being able to look inside the body in motion, and see not only the biomechanics of bones and joints, but also their interaction with the outside world.
Leonard honoured for lifetime of Milton work
It’s all in a life’s – not a day’s – work for John Leonard.
Burke barks on about the business of hockey
Known for his gruffness, Brian Burke didn’t disappoint the audience last week at the BMO Financial Group Auditorium at Ivey Business School. After a thorough introduction, that included his achievements in hockey and his law degree from Harvard, his first words were:
Auction showcases creativity, funds learning
An unplayable instrument has never looked so good. And now, you can bring it home and help out students from Western’s Piano Technology Program at the same time.
Levine: Wrestling with the impact of ‘on the record’
I first encountered the literature on informed consent a decade ago when teaching professionalism to McMaster University medical students.
Sibbald: End-of-life decision process remains murky despite courts
On Oct. 18, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in the case of Hassan Rasouli. The court stressed its ruling applied only in Ontario. The main implication of the ruling is physicians in Ontario seeking to withdraw life support, over the wishes of substitute decision-makers, have no other choice but to apply to the province’s Consent and Capacity Board, regardless of whether they feel ongoing treatment falls within the standard of medical care.
Winders: The power of offering the Cosmos to students every day
Two, eight-hour videotapes – both of unimaginable poor quality – were my windows to the universe.
Dyczok: Cutting through Ukraine information and disinformation
Ruslana, a Ukrainian pop star-turned-activist, sat facing Wolf Blitzer in CNN’s Situation Room. She had spent three months in Kiev’s Independence Square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti, singing and making speeches in support of Ukraine’s right to democracy and free speech. In the middle of the night on Dec. 10, when riot police attacked the unarmed protesters, her voice could be heard from the stage and live streaming on television, calling out: “Wake up, anyone who can hear me, come out and help.”
International study puts middle class in spotlight
Having lived in India and Singapore as a child, Western Economics professor Terry Sicular was always fascinated by Asia. Five decades later, that passion prevails.
Eyeing heart a new way offers hope to stroke victims
An inexpensive tool for assessing arteries inside the head may detect a potentially dangerous hole within the heart of some patients with an unexplained stroke, according to a Western researcher.
Crafting club boosts spirits of young patients
As a fourth-year Medical Sciences student, Jonathan Besney never expected to spend his days making crafts. And he certainly didn’t expect to have much company doing it.
Book drive opens a new chapter for student
The opportunity was right up Christina Wilson’s alley.
Lab findings put patients on sound footing
Imagine being able to look inside the body in motion, and see not only the biomechanics of bones and joints, but also their interaction with the outside world.
Leonard honoured for lifetime of Milton work
It’s all in a life’s – not a day’s – work for John Leonard.
Burke barks on about the business of hockey
Known for his gruffness, Brian Burke didn’t disappoint the audience last week at the BMO Financial Group Auditorium at Ivey Business School. After a thorough introduction, that included his achievements in hockey and his law degree from Harvard, his first words were: