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Month: June 2018

Grants back Western medical innovation efforts

Grants back Western medical innovation efforts

Western’s efforts to support a brighter future for medical innovation in Canada got an exciting shot in the arm, thanks to a Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant. The Medical Innovation Fellowship at Western immerses young scientists, engineers and clinician …

Climate change clues rest in taking London’s temperature

Climate change clues rest in taking London’s temperature

Temperature research from Geography professor James Voogt will identify ‘hot spots’ city planners and politicians can focus on in designing strategies to reduce temperature – planting trees or increasing the surface reflectivity, for example.

Triggs: Take a swing at life’s curve balls

Triggs: Take a swing at life’s curve balls

Donald Triggs, co-founder of Jackson-Triggs, the most powerful wine brand in Canada, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 311th Convocation.

Putting a region in the context of family history

Putting a region in the context of family history

His latest book – a “family history with a context” – places the lives of the author’s parents, John Hair and Alice Runnalls, at the centre of the narrative that explores the history and culture of Southwestern Ontario.

Starbucks and the impact of implicit bias training

Starbucks and the impact of implicit bias training

More than 1,200 Starbucks in Canada will close this afternoon to provide its staff with implicit bias training, two weeks after all of the coffee company’s outlets in the United States did the same thing.

Determination drives adult learners

Determination drives adult learners

Fourteen learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education (LCAE) on May 17.

School tackles ‘big job’ of Indigenous health

School tackles ‘big job’ of Indigenous health

Because there’s no time to lose, Vanessa Ambtman-Smith plans to explore an in-hospital medicine lodge on her way to join other scholars at the inaugural Indigenous Mentorship Network Summer School in Sudbury next week. “We have to hit the ground running because there...

Mars discovery adds life to further exploration

Mars discovery adds life to further exploration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0gsz8EHiNc Mars may not be alive, but it’s not dead either. Curiosity rover has detected traces of methane at the planet’s surface, as well as organic molecules in powdered rock samples drilled from about five centimetres below the...

Western joins push for welcoming, inclusive city

Western joins push for welcoming, inclusive city

Their message is simple – All are welcome in the Forest City. Under a program of that same name, a desire to amplify that message has brought together a number of local groups and organizations – including the International Student Centre, Equity and Human Rights...

Climate change clues rest in taking London’s temperature

Climate change clues rest in taking London’s temperature

Temperature research from Geography professor James Voogt will identify ‘hot spots’ city planners and politicians can focus on in designing strategies to reduce temperature – planting trees or increasing the surface reflectivity, for example.

Triggs: Take a swing at life’s curve balls

Triggs: Take a swing at life’s curve balls

Donald Triggs, co-founder of Jackson-Triggs, the most powerful wine brand in Canada, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 311th Convocation.

Putting a region in the context of family history

Putting a region in the context of family history

His latest book – a “family history with a context” – places the lives of the author’s parents, John Hair and Alice Runnalls, at the centre of the narrative that explores the history and culture of Southwestern Ontario.

Starbucks and the impact of implicit bias training

Starbucks and the impact of implicit bias training

More than 1,200 Starbucks in Canada will close this afternoon to provide its staff with implicit bias training, two weeks after all of the coffee company’s outlets in the United States did the same thing.

Determination drives adult learners

Determination drives adult learners

Fourteen learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education (LCAE) on May 17.

School tackles ‘big job’ of Indigenous health

School tackles ‘big job’ of Indigenous health

Because there’s no time to lose, Vanessa Ambtman-Smith plans to explore an in-hospital medicine lodge on her way to join other scholars at the inaugural Indigenous Mentorship Network Summer School in Sudbury next week. “We have to hit the ground running because there...

Mars discovery adds life to further exploration

Mars discovery adds life to further exploration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0gsz8EHiNc Mars may not be alive, but it’s not dead either. Curiosity rover has detected traces of methane at the planet’s surface, as well as organic molecules in powdered rock samples drilled from about five centimetres below the...

Western joins push for welcoming, inclusive city

Western joins push for welcoming, inclusive city

Their message is simple – All are welcome in the Forest City. Under a program of that same name, a desire to amplify that message has brought together a number of local groups and organizations – including the International Student Centre, Equity and Human Rights...