As the school year unfolds, students begin to focus primarily on their schoolwork and tend to neglect other needs such as sleep, stress relief, exercise and healthy eating. Since overall well-being affects academic status, it is crucial students pay attention to their...
Month: January 2016
Basel Al Noserat and his ‘dreams in this country’
Basel Al Noserat held onto his hopes and dreams through Syria’s darkest hour.
‘Voice of Western’ dials up retirement
Why do I know that voice? It happens to Sandi Patterson every now and then when people speak with her. They recognize the voice; they just cannot place the face. Maybe this will help. Welcome to Western University. If you know the five-digit extension number of the...
Young scholar uses challenges to fuel goals
One day, Katelyn Greer may pioneer advances in the field of medicine she already knows too much about. Having suffered a trio of concussions, the most recent less than eight months ago, the first-year Medical Sciences student is more than familiar with the injury’s...
Alumnus soars through rarefied air
When Western alumnus Ryan Kean returns to London later this year, he’ll more than likely fly by campus briefly. That’s what you do when you pilot a multi-million dollar CF-18 Hornet that tops out at 1,900 km/h. Kean, a captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF),...
Health Sciences takes wheel with Driving Rehab program
With Baby Boomers comprising the majority of drivers on the road today, a new Master of Clinical Science (MClSc) in Driving Rehabilitation Therapy will become essential training, according to program organizers. “Drivers are getting older. Coming with being older –...
Brain-training games are big business, but buyer beware
Companies that create brain games often make wild claims about their cognitive benefit, warns a Western neuroscientist.
Winders: Opportunity today to shape our tomorrow
Lost in the politics of this moment, an opportunity of historic proportions awaits. My question: What university will be the first to seize it? We all know the numbers. The Syrian conflict has killed an estimated quarter of a million people in the last four years....
United Way Gift Announcement coming Jan. 28
It’s about more than a number for Margaret Steele. “Western’s annual United Way Gift Announcement event is always special because it reminds me just how generous members of our university community are with their time and donations,” said Steele, Vice Dean, Hospital...
Don’t you dare crossover the law
A new Ontario law could see motorists fined as much as $500, and lose three demerit points, for offences at pedestrian crossovers.
Book reviews, Jan. 7
Fresh Strange Music By Donald S. Hair McGill-Queen’s University Press Donald S. Hair, an English and Writing Studies professor emeritus, undertakes a sonorous task; namely, demonstrating how the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning has integrated musical rhythm as an...
Exploring the forgotten role of a Grand Duchess
Wanting to tell the story of aristocratic women’s considerable influence on Russian society, a Western professor emeritus and PhD alumna found their ideal subject in a well-known, yet barely understood, Grand Duchess. “It’s a little different subject in Russian...
Researchers view music ed through new lens
Educators have always stressed music’s ability to transform individuals – especially youth. But this well-meaning approach has been delivered traditionally in a limited manner, one which promotes a particular set of musical practices and traditions. This approach has...
Basel Al Noserat and his ‘dreams in this country’
Basel Al Noserat held onto his hopes and dreams through Syria’s darkest hour.
‘Voice of Western’ dials up retirement
Why do I know that voice? It happens to Sandi Patterson every now and then when people speak with her. They recognize the voice; they just cannot place the face. Maybe this will help. Welcome to Western University. If you know the five-digit extension number of the...
Young scholar uses challenges to fuel goals
One day, Katelyn Greer may pioneer advances in the field of medicine she already knows too much about. Having suffered a trio of concussions, the most recent less than eight months ago, the first-year Medical Sciences student is more than familiar with the injury’s...
Alumnus soars through rarefied air
When Western alumnus Ryan Kean returns to London later this year, he’ll more than likely fly by campus briefly. That’s what you do when you pilot a multi-million dollar CF-18 Hornet that tops out at 1,900 km/h. Kean, a captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF),...
Health Sciences takes wheel with Driving Rehab program
With Baby Boomers comprising the majority of drivers on the road today, a new Master of Clinical Science (MClSc) in Driving Rehabilitation Therapy will become essential training, according to program organizers. “Drivers are getting older. Coming with being older –...
Brain-training games are big business, but buyer beware
Companies that create brain games often make wild claims about their cognitive benefit, warns a Western neuroscientist.
Winders: Opportunity today to shape our tomorrow
Lost in the politics of this moment, an opportunity of historic proportions awaits. My question: What university will be the first to seize it? We all know the numbers. The Syrian conflict has killed an estimated quarter of a million people in the last four years....
United Way Gift Announcement coming Jan. 28
It’s about more than a number for Margaret Steele. “Western’s annual United Way Gift Announcement event is always special because it reminds me just how generous members of our university community are with their time and donations,” said Steele, Vice Dean, Hospital...
Don’t you dare crossover the law
A new Ontario law could see motorists fined as much as $500, and lose three demerit points, for offences at pedestrian crossovers.
Book reviews, Jan. 7
Fresh Strange Music By Donald S. Hair McGill-Queen’s University Press Donald S. Hair, an English and Writing Studies professor emeritus, undertakes a sonorous task; namely, demonstrating how the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning has integrated musical rhythm as an...
Exploring the forgotten role of a Grand Duchess
Wanting to tell the story of aristocratic women’s considerable influence on Russian society, a Western professor emeritus and PhD alumna found their ideal subject in a well-known, yet barely understood, Grand Duchess. “It’s a little different subject in Russian...
Researchers view music ed through new lens
Educators have always stressed music’s ability to transform individuals – especially youth. But this well-meaning approach has been delivered traditionally in a limited manner, one which promotes a particular set of musical practices and traditions. This approach has...