Last month, I attended the pre-World Health Summit (a student-run preparation workshop) and the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany. It was a truly humbling experience to be surrounded by a thousand renowned leaders from academia, politics, industry, the private...
Year: 2014
Winders: Even secular universities must present an ‘uncompromising witness’
I won’t call it ‘divine inspiration.’ But good advice is good advice.
MacEachern: Western, Environment Canada provide a model to rescue the past
In 2008, I had a meeting at the Environment Canada headquarters in Downsview, Ont. Other visitors probably get to see where they make the weather, but because I’m a historian, they showed me the old stuff.
If only Putin had read Plato
This week, millions of spectators from around the world will watch as the Olympic flame is ignited in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
PhD student earns out-of-this-world NASA honour
The first time Raymond Francis sat in his Western lab and sent instructions to a robot on the surface of Mars, he had a flashback to being 5 years old and looking at his first book about space and planets. His childhood self could never have imagined one day receiving an award from NASA.
Mustangs rally for teammate as #ONETEAM
Over the holidays, Natalie Connell, a Western Engineering student and varsity rower, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Upon hearing the news, her teammates were shocked, and sprung to action, wanting to help.
Mother’s story inspires daughter to Take the Lead
Growing up in Nigeria, Abijah Nwakanma never had to look far for inspiration.
Study offers a clearer picture of brain at rest
New research from Western into the resting state of the brain could lead to better treatment for patients suffering from head injuries.
Understanding the ‘social’ dangers of social media
Social media provides an outlet for any and every thought, on any given day – your daily itinerary update, a menu item appraisal, even a groan over heavy traffic. But not all thoughts need to be expressed to the world.
What you play shapes who you are
Jonathan De Souza believes you are what you play.
New Nursing/FIMS building gets Board go-ahead
Western’s Board of Governors recently approved the construction of a new facility to house the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing and the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS). This 12,100-square-metre (130,000-square-foot) building will be located on the southwest corner of Lambton and Huron drives (former home of the Services Building).
Western continues to operate today and this evening
For those coming to campus tonight for classes or other events, be aware that you are best to use two parking lots that are being given priority snow clearance.
Western biologist shares NSERC Synergy Award
Yellow Island Aquaculture has proven that even small companies can become scientific powerhouses when they have the right partners. For 20 years, the family-owned farm – one of the few in British Columbia that rears only native Chinook salmon – has collaborated with universities from across Canada to improve the profitability and sustainability of salmon farming.
Winders: Even secular universities must present an ‘uncompromising witness’
I won’t call it ‘divine inspiration.’ But good advice is good advice.
MacEachern: Western, Environment Canada provide a model to rescue the past
In 2008, I had a meeting at the Environment Canada headquarters in Downsview, Ont. Other visitors probably get to see where they make the weather, but because I’m a historian, they showed me the old stuff.
If only Putin had read Plato
This week, millions of spectators from around the world will watch as the Olympic flame is ignited in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
PhD student earns out-of-this-world NASA honour
The first time Raymond Francis sat in his Western lab and sent instructions to a robot on the surface of Mars, he had a flashback to being 5 years old and looking at his first book about space and planets. His childhood self could never have imagined one day receiving an award from NASA.
Mustangs rally for teammate as #ONETEAM
Over the holidays, Natalie Connell, a Western Engineering student and varsity rower, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Upon hearing the news, her teammates were shocked, and sprung to action, wanting to help.
Mother’s story inspires daughter to Take the Lead
Growing up in Nigeria, Abijah Nwakanma never had to look far for inspiration.
Study offers a clearer picture of brain at rest
New research from Western into the resting state of the brain could lead to better treatment for patients suffering from head injuries.
Understanding the ‘social’ dangers of social media
Social media provides an outlet for any and every thought, on any given day – your daily itinerary update, a menu item appraisal, even a groan over heavy traffic. But not all thoughts need to be expressed to the world.
What you play shapes who you are
Jonathan De Souza believes you are what you play.
New Nursing/FIMS building gets Board go-ahead
Western’s Board of Governors recently approved the construction of a new facility to house the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing and the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS). This 12,100-square-metre (130,000-square-foot) building will be located on the southwest corner of Lambton and Huron drives (former home of the Services Building).
Western continues to operate today and this evening
For those coming to campus tonight for classes or other events, be aware that you are best to use two parking lots that are being given priority snow clearance.
Western biologist shares NSERC Synergy Award
Yellow Island Aquaculture has proven that even small companies can become scientific powerhouses when they have the right partners. For 20 years, the family-owned farm – one of the few in British Columbia that rears only native Chinook salmon – has collaborated with universities from across Canada to improve the profitability and sustainability of salmon farming.