Database eyes human role in earthquakes
A new database showcasing hundreds of examples of human-triggered earthquakes should shake up policy-makers, regulators and industry executives looking to mitigate these unacceptable hazards caused by our own actions, according to a Western Earth Sciences professor....
New UWOFA president ready to serve
The timing wasn’t right when Stephen Pitel was first asked to serve as President of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA). Approaching a sabbatical, he was unable to dedicate the three consecutive years the bargaining unit requires for its...
Once star finds magic at Western
Jeff Hamacher recalls strolling into his San Jose, Calif., music class as a 9-year-old, wondering what instrument he was going to choose. The guitar. The drums. Maybe the saxophone. Nope. How about that cello? “I cannot explain it very well. I recall grabbing a bow...
Watsa named Huron’s first-ever chancellor
Canadian business icon Prem Watsa, MBA’74, LLD’12, has been named the first-ever Chancellor of Huron University College. The Chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd. was selected by Huron’s Board of Governors last month.