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Month: October 2017

Seewald: Celebrate the continuum of life, accomplishments

Seewald: Celebrate the continuum of life, accomplishments

Recognized internationally for his pioneering work in the field of pediatric audiology, Richard Seewald, a professor emeritus in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Thursday...

Engineering class seizes golden opportunity

Engineering class seizes golden opportunity

Members of Western Engineering Class of 1967 saw a golden opportunity to celebrate their 50th class reunion. For the past five years, the class has worked together to increase the value of the endowment fund that supports the Canadian Centennial ’67 Class Award....

Western rises to the fitness ‘Challenge’

Western rises to the fitness ‘Challenge’

When it comes to ‘stepping’ up its game, Western took that challenge in stride by putting in more than 1.2-billion steps to grab top spot in Canada for the annual Global Challenge. Each year, for 100 days, hundreds of thousands of employees from around the world...

Western issues info on Fanshawe strike impact

Western issues info on Fanshawe strike impact

Western issued the following information today regarding the potential impact on Western-Fanshawe Collaborative and Combined Programs during a potential faculty strike at Fanshawe College: The union representing full time and partial load faculty at Fanshawe College...

CFI Innovation Funds back five key projects

CFI Innovation Funds back five key projects

Nearly $14-million in Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Research Infrastructure Funds for five Western projects was announced today at Robarts Research Institute.

Honour celebrates passion within professor

Honour celebrates passion within professor

Ask about his feelings being in the classroom. Ask about his teaching of hundreds of Western’s newest Engineering students. Ask what he thinks of life as a teacher. Quazi Rahman will respond without hesitation.

Researcher crashes into Moon mystery solution

Researcher crashes into Moon mystery solution

Western researcher Philip Stooke may soon get his own television series – CSI: The Moon – if he keeps uncovering mysterious crash sites on the omnipresent astronomical body.

Entrepreneur inspires girls to pursue education

Entrepreneur inspires girls to pursue education

Roberta Lindal, BA’14, credits an early mentor for sparking her idea to create clothing that inspires girls to pursue their education, and help others who face incredible obstacles in their learning.

Adlington: From dishwasher to president

Adlington: From dishwasher to president

Former Western Acting President Alan Kenneth (A.K.) Adlington, whose two-decade career at the university included a 10-month tenure as its top administrator, died Saturday, Sept. 30. He was 92.

LPS, EMS release Broughdale street party numbers

LPS, EMS release Broughdale street party numbers

Western officials expressed “disappointment” with those involved in a student-organized street party that attracted more than 11,000 people to a residential street over the weekend, as local law enforcement and emergency services officials released numbers that painted a chaotic scene of the event.

The Walrus ready to get Western talking

The Walrus ready to get Western talking

Sponsored by Western Alumni and the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Walrus Talks Belonging will bring together the Western community on Oct. 17 at the London Music Hall, for eight speakers who explore what it really means to belong.

China invite opens faculty eyes to possibilities

China invite opens faculty eyes to possibilities

For the Western world, Homer’s Odysseus is a hero. The legendary mythical king of Ithaca is admired for his cunning intelligence; his slaying of 108 misbehaving suitors who attempt to court Penelope on his long journey home is widely considered a heroic feat. But as...

Relationships at heart of award-winning approach

Relationships at heart of award-winning approach

Dr. Michael Lee-Poy, MD’03, doesn’t hesitate in lauding Western and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry as the motivation behind his early success as a family physician. “I think back to when I first applied for medical school and how Western appealed to...

Engineering class seizes golden opportunity

Engineering class seizes golden opportunity

Members of Western Engineering Class of 1967 saw a golden opportunity to celebrate their 50th class reunion. For the past five years, the class has worked together to increase the value of the endowment fund that supports the Canadian Centennial ’67 Class Award....

Western rises to the fitness ‘Challenge’

Western rises to the fitness ‘Challenge’

When it comes to ‘stepping’ up its game, Western took that challenge in stride by putting in more than 1.2-billion steps to grab top spot in Canada for the annual Global Challenge. Each year, for 100 days, hundreds of thousands of employees from around the world...

Western issues info on Fanshawe strike impact

Western issues info on Fanshawe strike impact

Western issued the following information today regarding the potential impact on Western-Fanshawe Collaborative and Combined Programs during a potential faculty strike at Fanshawe College: The union representing full time and partial load faculty at Fanshawe College...

CFI Innovation Funds back five key projects

CFI Innovation Funds back five key projects

Nearly $14-million in Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Research Infrastructure Funds for five Western projects was announced today at Robarts Research Institute.

Honour celebrates passion within professor

Honour celebrates passion within professor

Ask about his feelings being in the classroom. Ask about his teaching of hundreds of Western’s newest Engineering students. Ask what he thinks of life as a teacher. Quazi Rahman will respond without hesitation.

Researcher crashes into Moon mystery solution

Researcher crashes into Moon mystery solution

Western researcher Philip Stooke may soon get his own television series – CSI: The Moon – if he keeps uncovering mysterious crash sites on the omnipresent astronomical body.

Entrepreneur inspires girls to pursue education

Entrepreneur inspires girls to pursue education

Roberta Lindal, BA’14, credits an early mentor for sparking her idea to create clothing that inspires girls to pursue their education, and help others who face incredible obstacles in their learning.

Adlington: From dishwasher to president

Adlington: From dishwasher to president

Former Western Acting President Alan Kenneth (A.K.) Adlington, whose two-decade career at the university included a 10-month tenure as its top administrator, died Saturday, Sept. 30. He was 92.

LPS, EMS release Broughdale street party numbers

LPS, EMS release Broughdale street party numbers

Western officials expressed “disappointment” with those involved in a student-organized street party that attracted more than 11,000 people to a residential street over the weekend, as local law enforcement and emergency services officials released numbers that painted a chaotic scene of the event.

The Walrus ready to get Western talking

The Walrus ready to get Western talking

Sponsored by Western Alumni and the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Walrus Talks Belonging will bring together the Western community on Oct. 17 at the London Music Hall, for eight speakers who explore what it really means to belong.

China invite opens faculty eyes to possibilities

China invite opens faculty eyes to possibilities

For the Western world, Homer’s Odysseus is a hero. The legendary mythical king of Ithaca is admired for his cunning intelligence; his slaying of 108 misbehaving suitors who attempt to court Penelope on his long journey home is widely considered a heroic feat. But as...

Relationships at heart of award-winning approach

Relationships at heart of award-winning approach

Dr. Michael Lee-Poy, MD’03, doesn’t hesitate in lauding Western and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry as the motivation behind his early success as a family physician. “I think back to when I first applied for medical school and how Western appealed to...