English and Writing Studies professor David Bentley reacts during a conversation following his address in the President’s Lecture Series on Wednesday in the Paul Davenport Theatre. …
Month: November 2015
King’s uses ‘common language’ in ties with Brazil
While King’s University College lacks the powdery white-sand beaches, music-filled metropolises and enchanting colonial towns of Brazil, it has become a second home for a handful of students and faculty from the South American country. King’s official...
Final frontier has been PhD student’s first choice
Growing up watching Star Trek, Tanya Harrison wanted to be like Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott from the original series or Geordi La Forge from The Next Generation. And, in a roundabout way, she’s working on this intergalactic dream.
Chance encounter leads to changed lives
An unplanned meeting at a friend’s party led to Meera Karajgikar’s volunteer work with London’s Nepalese community, assisting Nepali and Bhutani refugees adjust to life in Canada. An employee of Western since 2004, Karajgikar met Indu Tamang, a 34-year-old Nepali...
Ivey racing post-Olympics athletes into employment
While Olympic athletes dedicate their lives to their sport, embodying commitment, determination and professionalism, there comes a time when it all must end. Now, Ivey Business School is playing a role in getting these athletes from the podium to the business world by...
Gambhir: We pay a price for shying away
It’s the year 2100. As you go about your morning routine, the implanted device inside your upper arm initiates its daily blood test. Your smart watch checks your heart and breathing rates. And the screen on your toilet signals your sample is clear. This is not a scene...
Remembrance Day activities scheduled
The Western community will pause today for ceremonies in honour of Remembrance Day. The University Students’ Council will host ceremonies that will feature student musical performances, poems and other tributes dedicated to Canadian veterans and armed forces still...
Western Law professor at centre of Russian doping report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=306v-aDQ4w8 Western Law professor Richard McLaren has co-authored an explosive report that accuses the Russian government of complicity in widespread doping and cover-ups by its track and field athletes. McLaren was part of the...
Alexis, former Writer-in-Residence, wins Giller
André Alexis, the 2010-11 Writer-In-Residence in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, was named the winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for Fifteen Dogs, published by Coach House Books, at ceremonies Tuesday night. Alexis was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada....
Tentative agreement reached with UWOFA-LA
Western University and the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association-Librarians and Archivists (UWOFA-LA), a union representing 49 librarians and archivists at Western, reached a tentative agreement on Friday, Nov. 6. Details of the agreement will not be...
Funeral arrangements for Western student
Funeral arrangements have been set for Western Engineering student Akintoye Abidoye, 26, of Nigeria, who died Sept. 30, in London. Abidoye was completing his MEng in Electrical Engineering at the time of his death. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12,...
Western on Canada’s Top 100 Employers list for third straight year
For the third year in a row, Western University has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Employing more than 13,000 people, Western offers a huge array of career opportunities that encompass engineering, research, accounting, the trades, administration,...
Alumnus’ small press makes big Giller impact
All Dan Wells wanted was a life lived in books. And it was happenstance, he said, that made such a life possible.
King’s uses ‘common language’ in ties with Brazil
While King’s University College lacks the powdery white-sand beaches, music-filled metropolises and enchanting colonial towns of Brazil, it has become a second home for a handful of students and faculty from the South American country. King’s official...
Final frontier has been PhD student’s first choice
Growing up watching Star Trek, Tanya Harrison wanted to be like Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott from the original series or Geordi La Forge from The Next Generation. And, in a roundabout way, she’s working on this intergalactic dream.
Chance encounter leads to changed lives
An unplanned meeting at a friend’s party led to Meera Karajgikar’s volunteer work with London’s Nepalese community, assisting Nepali and Bhutani refugees adjust to life in Canada. An employee of Western since 2004, Karajgikar met Indu Tamang, a 34-year-old Nepali...
Ivey racing post-Olympics athletes into employment
While Olympic athletes dedicate their lives to their sport, embodying commitment, determination and professionalism, there comes a time when it all must end. Now, Ivey Business School is playing a role in getting these athletes from the podium to the business world by...
Gambhir: We pay a price for shying away
It’s the year 2100. As you go about your morning routine, the implanted device inside your upper arm initiates its daily blood test. Your smart watch checks your heart and breathing rates. And the screen on your toilet signals your sample is clear. This is not a scene...
Remembrance Day activities scheduled
The Western community will pause today for ceremonies in honour of Remembrance Day. The University Students’ Council will host ceremonies that will feature student musical performances, poems and other tributes dedicated to Canadian veterans and armed forces still...
Western Law professor at centre of Russian doping report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=306v-aDQ4w8 Western Law professor Richard McLaren has co-authored an explosive report that accuses the Russian government of complicity in widespread doping and cover-ups by its track and field athletes. McLaren was part of the...
Alexis, former Writer-in-Residence, wins Giller
André Alexis, the 2010-11 Writer-In-Residence in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, was named the winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for Fifteen Dogs, published by Coach House Books, at ceremonies Tuesday night. Alexis was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada....
Tentative agreement reached with UWOFA-LA
Western University and the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association-Librarians and Archivists (UWOFA-LA), a union representing 49 librarians and archivists at Western, reached a tentative agreement on Friday, Nov. 6. Details of the agreement will not be...
Funeral arrangements for Western student
Funeral arrangements have been set for Western Engineering student Akintoye Abidoye, 26, of Nigeria, who died Sept. 30, in London. Abidoye was completing his MEng in Electrical Engineering at the time of his death. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12,...
Western on Canada’s Top 100 Employers list for third straight year
For the third year in a row, Western University has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Employing more than 13,000 people, Western offers a huge array of career opportunities that encompass engineering, research, accounting, the trades, administration,...
Alumnus’ small press makes big Giller impact
All Dan Wells wanted was a life lived in books. And it was happenstance, he said, that made such a life possible.