Goudge Review - Preamble The Board has been listening closely to the concerns that have been raised about the president’s compensation since the release of the provincial salary disclosure report on March 27. We take our responsibility seriously with respect to the...
Month: April 2015
Calculating a new version of pi(e)
Matthew Betti loves strawberry-rhubarb pie so much he’s devoted his PhD studies to protecting it. Narrow focus? Maybe. But the Applied Math PhD candidate is thinking about the rest of us, too. A convergence of factors is threatening once-healthy honeybee hives across...
Humanitarian Awards: Reaching out into the world
Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Jack Scott has been named the 2015 Western Humanitarian Award winner – so honoured for his First Nation Hearing Health program.
Osinski earns Bucke, Young Scientist awards
Western professor Gordon Osinski, cross-appointed between Earth Sciences and Physics & Astronomy, has been named the recipient of both the Faculty of Science Florence Bucke Award, as well as the Mineralogical Association of Canada’s Young Scientist Award.
Graduate student imagine Canada’s research future
What could be more important in our academic community than engaging our brightest minds in the imagining and decision-making process of designing Canada’s research future? Last Friday, about a dozen graduate students from Western’s Social Sciences and Humanities...
Study eyes power of the metaphor
Love is a battlefield, according to a 1983 hit by Pat Benatar. But there’s much more to it than that. The metaphor at the heart of this song – or any metaphor, for that matter – has the power to elicit empathy. According to a new study by Western Psychology professor...
Green Awards: Ideas in full bloom
This year’s winners of the Western Green Awards have helped not only the university, but the entire London community, continue to turn over a new leaf when it comes to environmental sustainability. Established in 2008, the Western Green Awards celebrate individuals...
USC celebrates the best in the classroom
Left to right, French professor Sebastien Ruffo, Chemistry professor Felix Lee, English and Writing Studies professor Larry Garber, French professor Mario Longtin and Chemistry professor Mark Workentin were honoured for their classroom excellence Monday night during...
Board of Governors’ statement on compensation
Western University’s Board of Governors announced an independent and impartial review of the university’s presidential compensation practices by the Honourable Stephen T. Goudge, former Justice of the Court of Appeal of Ontario.
President’s statement on compensation
Dear colleagues and members of the broader Western University community: My employment contract with Western, executed in 2009, provided for payment in lieu of one year of administrative leave at the end of my five-year term. When I was reappointed, for the sake of...
Two students named among 3M Fellows
Western undergraduate students Justine Baek and Nicola Paviglianiti have been named among 10 3M National Student Fellowship Award recipients, 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) announced today. Introduced in 2012, the 3M...
Health Information Science graduate students host events
Health Information Science graduate students hosted several events during last week’s celebration of Health Information Professionals Week. They held information sessions on Monday and Friday in the lobby of Health Sciences Building, providing information for students...
Gillese named new Brescia chancellor
Justice Eileen Gillese, former dean of Western Law, has been named chancellor of Brescia University College, the Board of Trustees announced Monday. Gillese, who follows Joan Francolini to the position, will assume the role at the Western affiliate’s baccalaureate...
Calculating a new version of pi(e)
Matthew Betti loves strawberry-rhubarb pie so much he’s devoted his PhD studies to protecting it. Narrow focus? Maybe. But the Applied Math PhD candidate is thinking about the rest of us, too. A convergence of factors is threatening once-healthy honeybee hives across...
Humanitarian Awards: Reaching out into the world
Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Jack Scott has been named the 2015 Western Humanitarian Award winner – so honoured for his First Nation Hearing Health program.
Osinski earns Bucke, Young Scientist awards
Western professor Gordon Osinski, cross-appointed between Earth Sciences and Physics & Astronomy, has been named the recipient of both the Faculty of Science Florence Bucke Award, as well as the Mineralogical Association of Canada’s Young Scientist Award.
Graduate student imagine Canada’s research future
What could be more important in our academic community than engaging our brightest minds in the imagining and decision-making process of designing Canada’s research future? Last Friday, about a dozen graduate students from Western’s Social Sciences and Humanities...
Study eyes power of the metaphor
Love is a battlefield, according to a 1983 hit by Pat Benatar. But there’s much more to it than that. The metaphor at the heart of this song – or any metaphor, for that matter – has the power to elicit empathy. According to a new study by Western Psychology professor...
Green Awards: Ideas in full bloom
This year’s winners of the Western Green Awards have helped not only the university, but the entire London community, continue to turn over a new leaf when it comes to environmental sustainability. Established in 2008, the Western Green Awards celebrate individuals...
USC celebrates the best in the classroom
Left to right, French professor Sebastien Ruffo, Chemistry professor Felix Lee, English and Writing Studies professor Larry Garber, French professor Mario Longtin and Chemistry professor Mark Workentin were honoured for their classroom excellence Monday night during...
Board of Governors’ statement on compensation
Western University’s Board of Governors announced an independent and impartial review of the university’s presidential compensation practices by the Honourable Stephen T. Goudge, former Justice of the Court of Appeal of Ontario.
President’s statement on compensation
Dear colleagues and members of the broader Western University community: My employment contract with Western, executed in 2009, provided for payment in lieu of one year of administrative leave at the end of my five-year term. When I was reappointed, for the sake of...
Two students named among 3M Fellows
Western undergraduate students Justine Baek and Nicola Paviglianiti have been named among 10 3M National Student Fellowship Award recipients, 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) announced today. Introduced in 2012, the 3M...
Health Information Science graduate students host events
Health Information Science graduate students hosted several events during last week’s celebration of Health Information Professionals Week. They held information sessions on Monday and Friday in the lobby of Health Sciences Building, providing information for students...
Gillese named new Brescia chancellor
Justice Eileen Gillese, former dean of Western Law, has been named chancellor of Brescia University College, the Board of Trustees announced Monday. Gillese, who follows Joan Francolini to the position, will assume the role at the Western affiliate’s baccalaureate...