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Month: February 2016

Western mourns death of Don Getty

Western mourns death of Don Getty

Don Getty, the Mustang football legend who later became Alberta Premier, died Friday morning of heart failure. He was age 82. “Don Getty was a Western alumnus and a generous supporter of his alma mater.” Western President Amit Chakma said this morning. “A graduate of...

U.S President taps alumnus as rising star

U.S President taps alumnus as rising star

Ervin Sejdić, BESc’02, PhD’08, was recently named among the winners of the U.S. Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the country’s highest honour for science and engineering professionals. Sejdić, an assistant professor of electrical and...

Manufacturing evolution gets boost from budget

Manufacturing evolution gets boost from budget

Western will have an opportunity to lead the region’s transition from traditional to advanced manufacturing, thanks to a significant investment by the Ontario government, announced Thursday.

Theatre Studies launches a conversation on arts

Theatre Studies launches a conversation on arts

Long a campus passion, Western’s latest attempt to refresh its theatre roots looks to create a community, not only across campus, but throughout the region. “London has a very passionate theatre scene,” said English and Writing Studies professor M.J. Kidnie. “We want...

Looking for a curator of the human species

Looking for a curator of the human species

The Curator Wikipedia defines a curator as a manager or overseer, a keeper who normally works in a cultural institution to preserve a certain heritage. Her tasks include the organization of a collection and the interpretation of the collected materials. A curator...

Grad students, are you satisfied with your program?

Grad students, are you satisfied with your program?

Next month, Western will launch the Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS), a survey designed to provide universities with information regarding the quality of their graduate programs as assessed by their own graduate students. Western has...

Russian journalists untangling Red Web

Russian journalists untangling Red Web

Russian investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan will lead discussions into the issues surrounding their latest book, The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries, as part of the Rogers Chair...

Copyright education process continues for Adam

Copyright education process continues for Adam

“To be or not to be, that is the question.” For Tom Adam, whether a famous soliloquy such as this is safe to include in a Western course booklet raises even more questions. As Western’s Copyright Librarian, Adam lives and breathes the nuances of the Canadian Copyright...

Songbirds struggle against sounds of city

Songbirds struggle against sounds of city

Humans can be a bit noisy. And while our racket has become second nature to us, Western research has shown the songbirds are hoping we could keep it down a bit.

Study: ‘Fear itself’ can help restore ecosystems

Study: ‘Fear itself’ can help restore ecosystems

Lions, wolves and other large carnivores are frightening beasts that strike fear into humans and other animals. A new Western-led study demonstrates that fear of these top predators has a cascading effect down the food chain critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems....

Groups continue campus outreach to Syrian refugees

Groups continue campus outreach to Syrian refugees

Victoria Esses is palpably excited about it. In fact, she’s thrilled. In a month or two, the first Syrian refugee family – a family with six children under 7 years old – will be coming to London, thanks to the Refugee Sponsorship Fund at Western. The fund, established...

Baker biopic has alumnus feeling ‘Blue’

Baker biopic has alumnus feeling ‘Blue’

It’s the rare occasions of the extraordinary that make the ordinary worthwhile for Daniel Abboud. “As a filmmaker – as a freelancer – it’s very difficult to say ‘no’ to a project, because you have to pay the bills. Projects more often than not end up being pretty...

Task force findings say budget model adds up

Task force findings say budget model adds up

A task force organized to examine the university’s budget model, in light of criticism last year, returned findings in support of the current model, while acknowledging its reasoning and methodologies could be better communicated to the larger university community....

U.S President taps alumnus as rising star

U.S President taps alumnus as rising star

Ervin Sejdić, BESc’02, PhD’08, was recently named among the winners of the U.S. Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the country’s highest honour for science and engineering professionals. Sejdić, an assistant professor of electrical and...

Manufacturing evolution gets boost from budget

Manufacturing evolution gets boost from budget

Western will have an opportunity to lead the region’s transition from traditional to advanced manufacturing, thanks to a significant investment by the Ontario government, announced Thursday.

Theatre Studies launches a conversation on arts

Theatre Studies launches a conversation on arts

Long a campus passion, Western’s latest attempt to refresh its theatre roots looks to create a community, not only across campus, but throughout the region. “London has a very passionate theatre scene,” said English and Writing Studies professor M.J. Kidnie. “We want...

Looking for a curator of the human species

Looking for a curator of the human species

The Curator Wikipedia defines a curator as a manager or overseer, a keeper who normally works in a cultural institution to preserve a certain heritage. Her tasks include the organization of a collection and the interpretation of the collected materials. A curator...

Grad students, are you satisfied with your program?

Grad students, are you satisfied with your program?

Next month, Western will launch the Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS), a survey designed to provide universities with information regarding the quality of their graduate programs as assessed by their own graduate students. Western has...

Russian journalists untangling Red Web

Russian journalists untangling Red Web

Russian investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan will lead discussions into the issues surrounding their latest book, The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries, as part of the Rogers Chair...

Copyright education process continues for Adam

Copyright education process continues for Adam

“To be or not to be, that is the question.” For Tom Adam, whether a famous soliloquy such as this is safe to include in a Western course booklet raises even more questions. As Western’s Copyright Librarian, Adam lives and breathes the nuances of the Canadian Copyright...

Songbirds struggle against sounds of city

Songbirds struggle against sounds of city

Humans can be a bit noisy. And while our racket has become second nature to us, Western research has shown the songbirds are hoping we could keep it down a bit.

Study: ‘Fear itself’ can help restore ecosystems

Study: ‘Fear itself’ can help restore ecosystems

Lions, wolves and other large carnivores are frightening beasts that strike fear into humans and other animals. A new Western-led study demonstrates that fear of these top predators has a cascading effect down the food chain critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems....

Groups continue campus outreach to Syrian refugees

Groups continue campus outreach to Syrian refugees

Victoria Esses is palpably excited about it. In fact, she’s thrilled. In a month or two, the first Syrian refugee family – a family with six children under 7 years old – will be coming to London, thanks to the Refugee Sponsorship Fund at Western. The fund, established...

Baker biopic has alumnus feeling ‘Blue’

Baker biopic has alumnus feeling ‘Blue’

It’s the rare occasions of the extraordinary that make the ordinary worthwhile for Daniel Abboud. “As a filmmaker – as a freelancer – it’s very difficult to say ‘no’ to a project, because you have to pay the bills. Projects more often than not end up being pretty...

Task force findings say budget model adds up

Task force findings say budget model adds up

A task force organized to examine the university’s budget model, in light of criticism last year, returned findings in support of the current model, while acknowledging its reasoning and methodologies could be better communicated to the larger university community....