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Month: June 2018
Teams earn Collaborative Health grant backing
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) have awarded a pair of Western research groups with Collaborative Health Research Projects operating grants.
Study: Women’s impact on economy undervalued
Statistical agencies and government bodies have significantly undervalued women’s contribution to the economy, according to Western researchers. The previous methods economists used to determine human capital – the combined measure of an individual’s skills,...
Mohamed: Get the world back on track
Farah Mohamed, CEO of Malala Fund, an organization that works toward a world where every girl has the right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th...
Strong tapped to lead CIHR as President
Dr. Michael J. Strong, current Dean of Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, has been named President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a five-year term effective Oct. 1.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Erin Johnson
Don’t ask Erin Johnson to dial it down at the end of the day. In fact, why not turn up to 11 her ideas on how to kick out the jams on your reading, viewing and listening habits.
Shore: Don’t run from failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_S--J0jws&feature=youtu.be Television writer David Shore, winner of a 2005 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for “Three Stories,” an episode of House, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD)...
Meakins: Strive for the common good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzl9ho-HFa8&feature=youtu.be Jonathan Meakins, an internationally renowned expert in immunobiology, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th Convocation....
Aufreiter: Make your own luck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE-qDFjDvKM&feature=youtu.be Nora Aufreiter, former Senior Partner and Director of McKinsey & Company, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 311th Convocation....
Lindros: You, too, can give back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjoYHnw1BA&feature=youtu.be In recognition of his distinguished career in hockey, as well as his steadfast support of concussion-related research, Eric Lindros was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the...
Cimolino: Be explorers, not sages
https://youtu.be/SMytGnNbGSk Antoni Cimolino, Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival, North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Monday morning session of Western’s 311th...
Instilling sustainable thinking across courses
As Tima Bansal sees it, treating sustainability as a standalone, piecemeal concern is counterproductive. In fact, it is unsustainable.
NFLer, Mustangs help ‘jump start’ community
Super Bowl champion and current Detroit Lions tight end Luke Willson ‘jump...
Teams earn Collaborative Health grant backing
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) have awarded a pair of Western research groups with Collaborative Health Research Projects operating grants.
Study: Women’s impact on economy undervalued
Statistical agencies and government bodies have significantly undervalued women’s contribution to the economy, according to Western researchers. The previous methods economists used to determine human capital – the combined measure of an individual’s skills,...
Mohamed: Get the world back on track
Farah Mohamed, CEO of Malala Fund, an organization that works toward a world where every girl has the right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th...
Strong tapped to lead CIHR as President
Dr. Michael J. Strong, current Dean of Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, has been named President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a five-year term effective Oct. 1.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Erin Johnson
Don’t ask Erin Johnson to dial it down at the end of the day. In fact, why not turn up to 11 her ideas on how to kick out the jams on your reading, viewing and listening habits.
Shore: Don’t run from failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_S--J0jws&feature=youtu.be Television writer David Shore, winner of a 2005 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for “Three Stories,” an episode of House, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD)...
Meakins: Strive for the common good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzl9ho-HFa8&feature=youtu.be Jonathan Meakins, an internationally renowned expert in immunobiology, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th Convocation....
Aufreiter: Make your own luck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE-qDFjDvKM&feature=youtu.be Nora Aufreiter, former Senior Partner and Director of McKinsey & Company, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 311th Convocation....
Lindros: You, too, can give back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjoYHnw1BA&feature=youtu.be In recognition of his distinguished career in hockey, as well as his steadfast support of concussion-related research, Eric Lindros was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the...
Cimolino: Be explorers, not sages
https://youtu.be/SMytGnNbGSk Antoni Cimolino, Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival, North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Monday morning session of Western’s 311th...
Instilling sustainable thinking across courses
As Tima Bansal sees it, treating sustainability as a standalone, piecemeal concern is counterproductive. In fact, it is unsustainable.
NFLer, Mustangs help ‘jump start’ community
Super Bowl champion and current Detroit Lions tight end Luke Willson ‘jump...