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Month: February 2015

Forging new partnerships in indigenous health care

Forging new partnerships in indigenous health care

Through FORGE AHEAD, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Stewart Harris and his team are collaborating with 12 First Nations communities in six provinces across Canada to …

Study looks to smooth health-care delivery for all

Study looks to smooth health-care delivery for all

It might have been another busy day in a hospital emergency room. But for then-volunteer Shweta Pardel, it was another shift closer to living her dream. Pardel, 24, is a recent Nursing graduate and cannot wait to get into the thick of it. In December, she began a...

Course opens eyes to food sourcing, security

Course opens eyes to food sourcing, security

Ask a vegan or vegetarian why they chose their diet, and you will get a variety of answers. They might be animal lovers, or maybe they’re more interested in the potential health benefits. But one dietary justification you aren’t as likely to hear is a concern for...

Group refuses to take a day off from Impact

Group refuses to take a day off from Impact

On a July morning this past summer, a group of Ivey Business School students, clad in red, blue and green T-shirts, met on campus. Although they were given the day off from classes – a rarity in the MBA program – this was not a day off. These students assembled for...

ITS prepares for Office 365 rollout for undergrads

ITS prepares for Office 365 rollout for undergrads

Moving day will come early this semester for thousands of Western undergraduates – only there’s no need to pack up their personal belongings. This weekend, Western begins the process of moving undergraduate students from the current university email system to...

Former student’s film looks to capture local history

Former student’s film looks to capture local history

Former Western student Justine Turner, in partnership with the City of London, is currently filming a documentary, Black History in the Forest City. This film concentrates on the rich history of London’s African-Canadians and how they created a safe haven in the...

Poloz: A stable future requires a rethink of central banking

Poloz: A stable future requires a rethink of central banking

Thanks to some deft policy-making, the global economy avoided – barely – a second Great Depression. And while the Great Recession has been painful, there are lessons within it that must be considered when reinventing central banking.

University urges care as extreme cold returns

University urges care as extreme cold returns

A period of cold wind chills is expected in the next 24 hours in London and the surrounding region. Bitterly cold arctic air will return tonight in the wake of a sharp arctic cold front. Stiff northwesterly winds, combining with cold, possibly record-setting low...

Ansari, Kovacs named among ‘world-class talent’

Ansari, Kovacs named among ‘world-class talent’

Psychology professor Daniel Ansari and Medical Biophysics professor Michael Kovacs were named two of 34 recipients of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards recognizing the work of outstanding Canadian scientists and engineers.

Bauer, Bone named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Bauer, Bone named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Wrestler Alec Bauer and track and field athlete Robin Bone have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Bauer, a third-year Social Sciences student from Belleville, won gold in the 76-kg weight class at the OUA Championships this past Saturday, helping...

Brescia principal to lead La Salle University

Brescia principal to lead La Salle University

After seven years as principal of Brescia University College, Colleen Hanycz has accepted an appointment to lead La Salle University in Philadelphia, Penn., as its next president. She assumes the role in July.

Student-run law journal tackles controversial issues

Student-run law journal tackles controversial issues

The Western Journal of Legal Studies recently released a pair of special issues spotlighting two of the hottest topics in law today – workers’ rights and state encroachment into personal lives. “I’m proud of our authors and editors for putting together two honest,...

Former Research head named to lead SSHRC

Former Research head named to lead SSHRC

Ted Hewitt, Western Sociology professor and former vice-president of research and international relations, has been named president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), effective March 1, government officials announced Thursday.

Study looks to smooth health-care delivery for all

Study looks to smooth health-care delivery for all

It might have been another busy day in a hospital emergency room. But for then-volunteer Shweta Pardel, it was another shift closer to living her dream. Pardel, 24, is a recent Nursing graduate and cannot wait to get into the thick of it. In December, she began a...

Course opens eyes to food sourcing, security

Course opens eyes to food sourcing, security

Ask a vegan or vegetarian why they chose their diet, and you will get a variety of answers. They might be animal lovers, or maybe they’re more interested in the potential health benefits. But one dietary justification you aren’t as likely to hear is a concern for...

Group refuses to take a day off from Impact

Group refuses to take a day off from Impact

On a July morning this past summer, a group of Ivey Business School students, clad in red, blue and green T-shirts, met on campus. Although they were given the day off from classes – a rarity in the MBA program – this was not a day off. These students assembled for...

ITS prepares for Office 365 rollout for undergrads

ITS prepares for Office 365 rollout for undergrads

Moving day will come early this semester for thousands of Western undergraduates – only there’s no need to pack up their personal belongings. This weekend, Western begins the process of moving undergraduate students from the current university email system to...

Former student’s film looks to capture local history

Former student’s film looks to capture local history

Former Western student Justine Turner, in partnership with the City of London, is currently filming a documentary, Black History in the Forest City. This film concentrates on the rich history of London’s African-Canadians and how they created a safe haven in the...

Poloz: A stable future requires a rethink of central banking

Poloz: A stable future requires a rethink of central banking

Thanks to some deft policy-making, the global economy avoided – barely – a second Great Depression. And while the Great Recession has been painful, there are lessons within it that must be considered when reinventing central banking.

University urges care as extreme cold returns

University urges care as extreme cold returns

A period of cold wind chills is expected in the next 24 hours in London and the surrounding region. Bitterly cold arctic air will return tonight in the wake of a sharp arctic cold front. Stiff northwesterly winds, combining with cold, possibly record-setting low...

Ansari, Kovacs named among ‘world-class talent’

Ansari, Kovacs named among ‘world-class talent’

Psychology professor Daniel Ansari and Medical Biophysics professor Michael Kovacs were named two of 34 recipients of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards recognizing the work of outstanding Canadian scientists and engineers.

Bauer, Bone named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Bauer, Bone named Mustangs Athletes of the Week

Wrestler Alec Bauer and track and field athlete Robin Bone have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Bauer, a third-year Social Sciences student from Belleville, won gold in the 76-kg weight class at the OUA Championships this past Saturday, helping...

Brescia principal to lead La Salle University

Brescia principal to lead La Salle University

After seven years as principal of Brescia University College, Colleen Hanycz has accepted an appointment to lead La Salle University in Philadelphia, Penn., as its next president. She assumes the role in July.

Student-run law journal tackles controversial issues

Student-run law journal tackles controversial issues

The Western Journal of Legal Studies recently released a pair of special issues spotlighting two of the hottest topics in law today – workers’ rights and state encroachment into personal lives. “I’m proud of our authors and editors for putting together two honest,...

Former Research head named to lead SSHRC

Former Research head named to lead SSHRC

Ted Hewitt, Western Sociology professor and former vice-president of research and international relations, has been named president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), effective March 1, government officials announced Thursday.