Aging structures – like bridges, roads and pipelines – that supply basic services are crumbling around us, at a considerable cost to Canadians. According to Civil & Environmental Engineering professor Timothy Newson, it’s often not just age, but the shifting...
Month: May 2015
Parkin, Tweddell set out to Leave For Change
Michele Parkin, of Faculty Relations, and David Tweddell, of Research Western, have been named the university’s latest staff cohort to Leave For Change, a program which engages university staff in international opportunities, offered through Western’s Staff Working...
Fitness challenge gets Western moving
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And that first step could simply be the walk to campus for lunch. Starting today, 455 Western employees, making up 65 teams, will participate in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC), a workplace fitness program...
President launches website to chronicle engagement
If you don’t have an opportunity to meet him face to face, Western President Amit Chakma is hoping you’ll meet with him screen to screen. Launched May 25, the president’s Engaging Our Community website will capture the concerns and issues raised as Chakma continues to...
Meadows wins Knapper Volunteer Award
Ken Meadows, Western Teaching and Learning Services, has been named the winner of the 2015 Christopher Knapper Outstanding Volunteer Award, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) announced Tuesday. The award recognizes society members who...
Zecevic earns Brightspace Innovation Award
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic has been named one of five North American winners of the 2015 Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and D2L announced this week. The annual...
Western community to drive into carpool program
Imagine having your own reserved parking space in a lot of your choice on campus. It’s yours – that is, if you choose to carpool with a campus colleague or two, on your way to work. The reserved parking space is just one incentive offered through a new carpool program...
Fischer: Taking learning outside the classroom
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Spring 2015 edition of Reflections, The Teaching Support Centre newsletter. It is reprinted here with permission of the author. When you think about the most important learning experiences of your life, where did they take...
Sleep apnea cutting lives short, researcher argues
Physiology and Pharmacology professor John Ciriello’s research shows pregnant women suffering from sleep apnea may actually be putting their unborn children at risk for metabolic diseases as adults.
Transplant patients could benefit from unexpected source
A colourless, odourless and toxic gas to humans may hold a rather counter-intuitive key to extending the lives of kidney transplant recipients, Western researchers say.
Student-engineered ‘smart implant’ may save money, relieve pain
It’s painful, inconvenient and costly. But if detected early, implant loosening – the slight movement of a newly replaced hip – can be dealt with, without the need for a major follow-up surgery, according to a group of Western students. Roughly half a million patients...
All hands on deck for ‘explosive’ exercise
Campus emergency responders gathered for Harmony 10, Western’s annual emergency exercise, in response to a simulated explosion at Western's North Substation last Thursday morning. Campus responders involved in the exercise included Campus Community Police Service;...
Campus construction season is in full swing
Now that we (mostly) have the kids out of the house for a few weeks, let’s get a little work done around here. Construction season is already in full swing on campus, with a number of capital and infrastructure improvements on the slate for summer. A trio of large...
Parkin, Tweddell set out to Leave For Change
Michele Parkin, of Faculty Relations, and David Tweddell, of Research Western, have been named the university’s latest staff cohort to Leave For Change, a program which engages university staff in international opportunities, offered through Western’s Staff Working...
Fitness challenge gets Western moving
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And that first step could simply be the walk to campus for lunch. Starting today, 455 Western employees, making up 65 teams, will participate in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC), a workplace fitness program...
President launches website to chronicle engagement
If you don’t have an opportunity to meet him face to face, Western President Amit Chakma is hoping you’ll meet with him screen to screen. Launched May 25, the president’s Engaging Our Community website will capture the concerns and issues raised as Chakma continues to...
Meadows wins Knapper Volunteer Award
Ken Meadows, Western Teaching and Learning Services, has been named the winner of the 2015 Christopher Knapper Outstanding Volunteer Award, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) announced Tuesday. The award recognizes society members who...
Zecevic earns Brightspace Innovation Award
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic has been named one of five North American winners of the 2015 Brightspace Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and D2L announced this week. The annual...
Western community to drive into carpool program
Imagine having your own reserved parking space in a lot of your choice on campus. It’s yours – that is, if you choose to carpool with a campus colleague or two, on your way to work. The reserved parking space is just one incentive offered through a new carpool program...
Fischer: Taking learning outside the classroom
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Spring 2015 edition of Reflections, The Teaching Support Centre newsletter. It is reprinted here with permission of the author. When you think about the most important learning experiences of your life, where did they take...
Sleep apnea cutting lives short, researcher argues
Physiology and Pharmacology professor John Ciriello’s research shows pregnant women suffering from sleep apnea may actually be putting their unborn children at risk for metabolic diseases as adults.
Transplant patients could benefit from unexpected source
A colourless, odourless and toxic gas to humans may hold a rather counter-intuitive key to extending the lives of kidney transplant recipients, Western researchers say.
Student-engineered ‘smart implant’ may save money, relieve pain
It’s painful, inconvenient and costly. But if detected early, implant loosening – the slight movement of a newly replaced hip – can be dealt with, without the need for a major follow-up surgery, according to a group of Western students. Roughly half a million patients...
All hands on deck for ‘explosive’ exercise
Campus emergency responders gathered for Harmony 10, Western’s annual emergency exercise, in response to a simulated explosion at Western's North Substation last Thursday morning. Campus responders involved in the exercise included Campus Community Police Service;...
Campus construction season is in full swing
Now that we (mostly) have the kids out of the house for a few weeks, let’s get a little work done around here. Construction season is already in full swing on campus, with a number of capital and infrastructure improvements on the slate for summer. A trio of large...