It didn’t take long for Liam Donnelly to get a noise complaint in residence. And he admits his guilt. “I was riding an exercise bike (in my room) and the person below me thought I was vacuuming for two hours,” Donnelly laughed. This summer, the …
Month: March 2018
Exploring how yoga healed a broken country
Dunna, a Colombian non-profit organization, is healing its country - one yoga class at a time. For the past 10 years, the organization has taught yoga to victims of the Colombian Conflict – a 60-year civil war that ended only two years ago – to help them cope with...
Hall honours ‘football bum’ on, off gridiron
As a high-schooler growing up in Hamilton, Frank Cosentino, HBA’60, did what most sports-minded kids did – he tried out for the football team. And for three straight years, he was cut. Little did his high school coach know, however, but that same eager teenager would...
Do profs need social media insurance?
I’m on parental leave and spending way too much time scanning online news sites while bouncing my 4-month-old son on an exercise ball. My head is all shook up. Every day brings another barrage of social-media shaming, undoubtedly some of which is well warranted. Who...
Study: Amputee brain rewires to embrace artificial limb
One-handed people who use a prosthesis regularly are more likely to be brain-wired ‘to visualize’ their artificial limb as a part of their body, a new study shows.
Fashion offers new window into ancient Roman society
Most of our knowledge of ancient Roman history comes from male historians writing about the lives and contributions of Roman men – emperors, gladiators, engineers, artists and politicians. Women have been treated as mere historical footnotes – until now.
Presidential search seeks community input
What should be the priorities of Western’s next president? What challenges need to be tackled? What opportunities need to be seized? What kind of experience and personal characteristics must this person process to thrive in the position? Members of the Presidential...
Shuttleworth remembered as ‘friend and generous philanthropist’
Western is mourning the passing of Lorraine (Ivey) Shuttleworth, who died on March 15, at the age of 98.
Four named Distinguished University Professors
Four professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, recognized for exceptional scholarly careers.
Smith: Do profs need social media insurance?
I’m on parental leave and spending way too much time scanning online news sites while bouncing my 4-month-old son on an exercise ball. My head is all shook up. Every day brings another barrage of social media shaming, undoubtedly some of which is well warranted.
Funding to boost personalized medicine
Dr. Richard Kim has high hopes. Not only does he want to see genetic testing become a routine part of prescribing certain medications, he hopes Western and London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) will soon be a “health-care innovation hub,” where this practice is...
Western releases annual salary disclosure
In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, Western has released an annual list of employees whose 2017 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. Also outlined on the list are taxable benefits for the year 2017.
Striking out Ernest Hemingway
As baseball season opens, what better time to check in on Shel Krakofsky, MD’76, ‘Canada’s Baseball Poet,’ and his Stanley Cup Seder.
Exploring how yoga healed a broken country
Dunna, a Colombian non-profit organization, is healing its country - one yoga class at a time. For the past 10 years, the organization has taught yoga to victims of the Colombian Conflict – a 60-year civil war that ended only two years ago – to help them cope with...
Hall honours ‘football bum’ on, off gridiron
As a high-schooler growing up in Hamilton, Frank Cosentino, HBA’60, did what most sports-minded kids did – he tried out for the football team. And for three straight years, he was cut. Little did his high school coach know, however, but that same eager teenager would...
Do profs need social media insurance?
I’m on parental leave and spending way too much time scanning online news sites while bouncing my 4-month-old son on an exercise ball. My head is all shook up. Every day brings another barrage of social-media shaming, undoubtedly some of which is well warranted. Who...
Study: Amputee brain rewires to embrace artificial limb
One-handed people who use a prosthesis regularly are more likely to be brain-wired ‘to visualize’ their artificial limb as a part of their body, a new study shows.
Fashion offers new window into ancient Roman society
Most of our knowledge of ancient Roman history comes from male historians writing about the lives and contributions of Roman men – emperors, gladiators, engineers, artists and politicians. Women have been treated as mere historical footnotes – until now.
Presidential search seeks community input
What should be the priorities of Western’s next president? What challenges need to be tackled? What opportunities need to be seized? What kind of experience and personal characteristics must this person process to thrive in the position? Members of the Presidential...
Shuttleworth remembered as ‘friend and generous philanthropist’
Western is mourning the passing of Lorraine (Ivey) Shuttleworth, who died on March 15, at the age of 98.
Four named Distinguished University Professors
Four professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, recognized for exceptional scholarly careers.
Smith: Do profs need social media insurance?
I’m on parental leave and spending way too much time scanning online news sites while bouncing my 4-month-old son on an exercise ball. My head is all shook up. Every day brings another barrage of social media shaming, undoubtedly some of which is well warranted.
Funding to boost personalized medicine
Dr. Richard Kim has high hopes. Not only does he want to see genetic testing become a routine part of prescribing certain medications, he hopes Western and London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) will soon be a “health-care innovation hub,” where this practice is...
Western releases annual salary disclosure
In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, Western has released an annual list of employees whose 2017 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. Also outlined on the list are taxable benefits for the year 2017.
Striking out Ernest Hemingway
As baseball season opens, what better time to check in on Shel Krakofsky, MD’76, ‘Canada’s Baseball Poet,’ and his Stanley Cup Seder.