Helene Cummins acted quickly when the governing council of Brescia University College considered eliminating its Equity Committee two years ago. She worked to unite the faculty and staff of the women-only institution to convince the institution of the committee’s...
Month: May 2017
Knee key may be in growing your own
Repairing painful and debilitating knee injuries may soon be as easy as growing your own new cartilage, according to a Western researcher. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Alan Getgood, and his team at Western and Lawson Health Research...
History students find ‘lost’ cemetery stones
Western students working on a Canada150 project at Woodland Cemetery in London have discovered 130 gravestones that had been all but lost to history.
Program helps retrain brain, refocus life
Adam Rice knew precisely why he wanted to return to school, nearly a decade after his undergraduate years at Huron University College. “I wanted to retrain my brain. I thought there was no better way to do that than by being in school and using my head.” Rice, 32, is...
Caring for teachers, caring for students
In an emergency on a plane, if the oxygen masks come down, you’re instructed to put on your own mask before trying to help someone else. The idea is you must first take the necessary steps to ensure your own well-being before you can be of any use to others. The same...
Change expands horizons for staffers
As two Western staff members prepare for their Leave for Change service excursions, two others are still reflecting on their experiences with the Western International-led program from the past year. “With how many international students I have in my department, I...
Preserving Canadian memory on Juno Beach
Rebecca (Cline) Le Savoureux, BA’05 (Political Science, French), is ensuring the world never forgets the contributions of Canadian soldiers who liberated a country and freed a planet from fascism during the Second World War.
Game study not playing around with PTSD relief
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients wrestling with one of its main symptoms may find long-term relief beyond medication thanks to the work of a Western researcher. Psychiatry professor Dr. Ruth Lanius has been utilizing brain-training techniques through...
Harmless appropriation to you; but our preservation
A thousand years ago, I wrote a play titled Dead White Writer on the Floor. In it, six familiar native stereotypes – all created by non-Native writers – wander across the stage pondering the point of their creation. Perhaps many of these settler writers merely wanted...
Raising alarms about cultural shoplifting
“HEY JOE!” Another case of cultural shoplifting? “Hey Joe, that’s not yours! Put it back where it belongs.” Oh, he’s not going to cry, is he? What’s changed? It’s been more than a quarter century since I was last dragged into the cultural appropriation conversation....
UWOFA: Time all commit to intellectual prosperity
The Canadian government’s independent review of federal funding for fundamental science is in. And the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) applauds its bold call for major reinvestments. The report by the Advisory Panel on Federal Support for...
Project looks to improve region’s water quality
A good rainfall often comes with a hefty tab. Consider the recent case of Montreal, where record rainfall last month caused extensive flooding, damaging infrastructure and affected more than 1,000 homes – 60 of which were deemed uninhabitable after inspection. The Red...
Mustangs put oars in water for celebration
Peter McClelland’s career as a Mustangs rower still makes waves in his life. “Does rowing teach grit and determination or do people with grit and determination choose rowing? Maybe a little bit of both,” said McClelland, BA’07, MA’09. “But grit and determination are...
Knee key may be in growing your own
Repairing painful and debilitating knee injuries may soon be as easy as growing your own new cartilage, according to a Western researcher. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Alan Getgood, and his team at Western and Lawson Health Research...
History students find ‘lost’ cemetery stones
Western students working on a Canada150 project at Woodland Cemetery in London have discovered 130 gravestones that had been all but lost to history.
Program helps retrain brain, refocus life
Adam Rice knew precisely why he wanted to return to school, nearly a decade after his undergraduate years at Huron University College. “I wanted to retrain my brain. I thought there was no better way to do that than by being in school and using my head.” Rice, 32, is...
Caring for teachers, caring for students
In an emergency on a plane, if the oxygen masks come down, you’re instructed to put on your own mask before trying to help someone else. The idea is you must first take the necessary steps to ensure your own well-being before you can be of any use to others. The same...
Change expands horizons for staffers
As two Western staff members prepare for their Leave for Change service excursions, two others are still reflecting on their experiences with the Western International-led program from the past year. “With how many international students I have in my department, I...
Preserving Canadian memory on Juno Beach
Rebecca (Cline) Le Savoureux, BA’05 (Political Science, French), is ensuring the world never forgets the contributions of Canadian soldiers who liberated a country and freed a planet from fascism during the Second World War.
Game study not playing around with PTSD relief
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients wrestling with one of its main symptoms may find long-term relief beyond medication thanks to the work of a Western researcher. Psychiatry professor Dr. Ruth Lanius has been utilizing brain-training techniques through...
Harmless appropriation to you; but our preservation
A thousand years ago, I wrote a play titled Dead White Writer on the Floor. In it, six familiar native stereotypes – all created by non-Native writers – wander across the stage pondering the point of their creation. Perhaps many of these settler writers merely wanted...
Raising alarms about cultural shoplifting
“HEY JOE!” Another case of cultural shoplifting? “Hey Joe, that’s not yours! Put it back where it belongs.” Oh, he’s not going to cry, is he? What’s changed? It’s been more than a quarter century since I was last dragged into the cultural appropriation conversation....
UWOFA: Time all commit to intellectual prosperity
The Canadian government’s independent review of federal funding for fundamental science is in. And the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) applauds its bold call for major reinvestments. The report by the Advisory Panel on Federal Support for...
Project looks to improve region’s water quality
A good rainfall often comes with a hefty tab. Consider the recent case of Montreal, where record rainfall last month caused extensive flooding, damaging infrastructure and affected more than 1,000 homes – 60 of which were deemed uninhabitable after inspection. The Red...
Mustangs put oars in water for celebration
Peter McClelland’s career as a Mustangs rower still makes waves in his life. “Does rowing teach grit and determination or do people with grit and determination choose rowing? Maybe a little bit of both,” said McClelland, BA’07, MA’09. “But grit and determination are...