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 no …
Month: March 2018
Bringing fun and games to the community
Libraries are great for borrowing books, magazines and music. And now, board games, too? Thanks to a donation by Project Play – an annual gamer event co-led by Western website developer Mathew Hoy – Londoners now have free borrowing access to a range of some of the...
Read. Watch. Listen. with Betsy Skarakis-Doyle
Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni.
STEM conference engages, empowers young women
PhD candidate Ramina Adam sometimes uses family gatherings as a platform to encourage her younger, female relatives to hold onto their love of math and science.
UWOFA honours Johnston with Murphy Award
English and Writing Studies professor Jamie Johnston has been named the 2018 recipient of the Tom Murphy Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA).
TEDx brings ‘ideas worth spreading’ to campus
The event may be sold out, but that doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy TEDxWesternU: Colliding Worlds this weekend.
New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers
A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson’s disease.
Book celebrates legacy of artist Paterson Ewen
It was after Paterson Ewen arrived in London that he began creating his famous landscapes on routered plywood, indelibly changing the artistic landscape of Canada.
Western moves toward smoke-free campus
A university community call to clear the air is being heeded as Western officials announced this week their plans to snuff out smoking across campus by July 2019. Starting today, smokers are required to keep at least 10 meters from any campus building. While previous...
United Way giving translates into community healing
That message on a simple plaque – intentionally continuing its thought via a semi-colon – is the first thing visitors see when they enter Rebecca Machado’s office at Daya Counselling Centre in downtown London. The plaque was a gift from a client who, before counselling, had contemplated suicide.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Stephen Cribar
Stephen Cribar, Associate Director (Sales & Communications) with Western Retail Services, takes his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Student finds inspiration sitting all around her
Brenda Fuhrman went to nursing school in her 20s and law school in her 40s, so it just made sense to her that in her 60s she should chisel out yet another career – this time as an artist.
Competition to design resilient health systems
In its fourth year, The Health Care Challenge – a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) – is gearing up to tackle the issue of resiliency in health-care systems. On Saturday, students from the Faculty of Health Sciences – in tandem...
Bringing fun and games to the community
Libraries are great for borrowing books, magazines and music. And now, board games, too? Thanks to a donation by Project Play – an annual gamer event co-led by Western website developer Mathew Hoy – Londoners now have free borrowing access to a range of some of the...
Read. Watch. Listen. with Betsy Skarakis-Doyle
Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni.
STEM conference engages, empowers young women
PhD candidate Ramina Adam sometimes uses family gatherings as a platform to encourage her younger, female relatives to hold onto their love of math and science.
UWOFA honours Johnston with Murphy Award
English and Writing Studies professor Jamie Johnston has been named the 2018 recipient of the Tom Murphy Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA).
TEDx brings ‘ideas worth spreading’ to campus
The event may be sold out, but that doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy TEDxWesternU: Colliding Worlds this weekend.
New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers
A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson’s disease.
Book celebrates legacy of artist Paterson Ewen
It was after Paterson Ewen arrived in London that he began creating his famous landscapes on routered plywood, indelibly changing the artistic landscape of Canada.
Western moves toward smoke-free campus
A university community call to clear the air is being heeded as Western officials announced this week their plans to snuff out smoking across campus by July 2019. Starting today, smokers are required to keep at least 10 meters from any campus building. While previous...
United Way giving translates into community healing
That message on a simple plaque – intentionally continuing its thought via a semi-colon – is the first thing visitors see when they enter Rebecca Machado’s office at Daya Counselling Centre in downtown London. The plaque was a gift from a client who, before counselling, had contemplated suicide.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Stephen Cribar
Stephen Cribar, Associate Director (Sales & Communications) with Western Retail Services, takes his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Student finds inspiration sitting all around her
Brenda Fuhrman went to nursing school in her 20s and law school in her 40s, so it just made sense to her that in her 60s she should chisel out yet another career – this time as an artist.
Competition to design resilient health systems
In its fourth year, The Health Care Challenge – a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) – is gearing up to tackle the issue of resiliency in health-care systems. On Saturday, students from the Faculty of Health Sciences – in tandem...