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Western announces holiday hours

Western announces holiday hours

Western University will be closed for regular business after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, and re-open on Sunday, Jan. 3, to welcome students back to residence for the start of academic term. All residences reopen at 12 p.m. Sunday, Jan 3. Dining halls reopen for...

Running the team who runs in the background

Running the team who runs in the background

Carmen Bertone runs the team who runs the university. In the background, that is. “A lot of the things we do, you don’t see. You see the buildings, you walk in, you take for granted that it might be a comfortable temperature. But there’s a lot of things that go into...

Schofield: Revisiting ‘The Bard’ 400 years later

Schofield: Revisiting ‘The Bard’ 400 years later

Scholars, theatre practitioners and curators around the world are readying themselves for a huge global celebration of Williams Shakespeare and his drama. Commemorating 400 years since the death of The Bard in 1616, Shakespeare 400 has inspired Vintage Books to launch...

Author fully present for discussion of ‘Absence’

Author fully present for discussion of ‘Absence’

It was like a big book club meeting – with the author in attendance. Students, staff and faculty from Huron University College, as well as members of the broader Western community, had an opportunity last week to present reflections and questions to writer and...

Student turns royal meeting into a family affair

Student turns royal meeting into a family affair

Colin Grimm turned his royal encounter into a family affair earlier this fall. The fourth-year French Language and Literature student joined his younger brother, Quinten, in Toronto in October to pick up their Duke of Edinburgh International Award program Gold Medals...

Huron names St. Thomas’ Craig as its new Principal

Huron names St. Thomas’ Craig as its new Principal

Barry L. Craig has been appointed the 17th Principal of Huron University College, effective July 1, the Huron Executive Board announced today. Craig, currently Vice-President (Academic and Research) at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, N.B., follows Stephen...

Memorial service set for Craig Sandre

Memorial service set for Craig Sandre

A memorial service for (Daniel) Craig Sandre has been set for 12 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre (UCC). The service is open to the entire university community. Sandre, 21, was in his fourth year as a Social Science...

France celebrates professor’s contributions

France celebrates professor’s contributions

Western French Studies professor Jeff Tennant received a national order of France at the Dr. David S.H. Chu International Student Centre earlier this week, recognizing his work in French phonetics and sociolinguistics, alongside his dedication to fostering shared...

UWOFA celebrates students at scholarship event

UWOFA celebrates students at scholarship event

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Monday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...

Researcher makes the case for GASE

Researcher makes the case for GASE

Assessing the ongoing severity of epilepsy in children may be as simple as a single question, said a recent Western grad. The Global Assessment of Severity of Epilepsy (GASE) scale, born at Western almost a decade ago, is a single-item, seven-point global rating scale...

Student targets tweaks for diabetes patients

Student targets tweaks for diabetes patients

While exercise is an important part of managing diabetes, a new way of looking at how that exercise is accomplished throughout the day may offer relief to many Type 2 diabetes sufferers. Independent research by first-year Science student Avinash Pandey shows Type 2...

New Robarts head embraces ‘rich material’

New Robarts head embraces ‘rich material’

Marlys Koschinsky has an action plan at the ready as she begins a career-defining role at Robarts Research Institute. As the new Scientific and Executive Director, her approach is focused on what she considers to be the most integral factor for success: people. “I...

Running the team who runs in the background

Running the team who runs in the background

Carmen Bertone runs the team who runs the university. In the background, that is. “A lot of the things we do, you don’t see. You see the buildings, you walk in, you take for granted that it might be a comfortable temperature. But there’s a lot of things that go into...

Schofield: Revisiting ‘The Bard’ 400 years later

Schofield: Revisiting ‘The Bard’ 400 years later

Scholars, theatre practitioners and curators around the world are readying themselves for a huge global celebration of Williams Shakespeare and his drama. Commemorating 400 years since the death of The Bard in 1616, Shakespeare 400 has inspired Vintage Books to launch...

Author fully present for discussion of ‘Absence’

Author fully present for discussion of ‘Absence’

It was like a big book club meeting – with the author in attendance. Students, staff and faculty from Huron University College, as well as members of the broader Western community, had an opportunity last week to present reflections and questions to writer and...

Student turns royal meeting into a family affair

Student turns royal meeting into a family affair

Colin Grimm turned his royal encounter into a family affair earlier this fall. The fourth-year French Language and Literature student joined his younger brother, Quinten, in Toronto in October to pick up their Duke of Edinburgh International Award program Gold Medals...

Huron names St. Thomas’ Craig as its new Principal

Huron names St. Thomas’ Craig as its new Principal

Barry L. Craig has been appointed the 17th Principal of Huron University College, effective July 1, the Huron Executive Board announced today. Craig, currently Vice-President (Academic and Research) at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, N.B., follows Stephen...

Memorial service set for Craig Sandre

Memorial service set for Craig Sandre

A memorial service for (Daniel) Craig Sandre has been set for 12 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre (UCC). The service is open to the entire university community. Sandre, 21, was in his fourth year as a Social Science...

France celebrates professor’s contributions

France celebrates professor’s contributions

Western French Studies professor Jeff Tennant received a national order of France at the Dr. David S.H. Chu International Student Centre earlier this week, recognizing his work in French phonetics and sociolinguistics, alongside his dedication to fostering shared...

UWOFA celebrates students at scholarship event

UWOFA celebrates students at scholarship event

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Monday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...

Researcher makes the case for GASE

Researcher makes the case for GASE

Assessing the ongoing severity of epilepsy in children may be as simple as a single question, said a recent Western grad. The Global Assessment of Severity of Epilepsy (GASE) scale, born at Western almost a decade ago, is a single-item, seven-point global rating scale...

Student targets tweaks for diabetes patients

Student targets tweaks for diabetes patients

While exercise is an important part of managing diabetes, a new way of looking at how that exercise is accomplished throughout the day may offer relief to many Type 2 diabetes sufferers. Independent research by first-year Science student Avinash Pandey shows Type 2...

New Robarts head embraces ‘rich material’

New Robarts head embraces ‘rich material’

Marlys Koschinsky has an action plan at the ready as she begins a career-defining role at Robarts Research Institute. As the new Scientific and Executive Director, her approach is focused on what she considers to be the most integral factor for success: people. “I...