Western economist Jim MacGee has been appointed the Bank of Canada’s new Managing Director of Economic and Financial Research for a two-year term, beginning Jan. 2, 2019. MacGee, an expert in international economics and macroeconomics, brings extensiv …
Month: July 2018
Study: Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain
A new Western-led study has debunked claims that getting better at a brain-training game can translate to improved performance in other games and tasks.
New name, same mission for teaching centre
While its name may have changed, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), formerly the Teaching Support Centre, still sees itself as the teaching hub of the university.
Research looking for love in all the right data
Love lies broken in Lorne Campbell’s office. It has been deconstructed into thousands of data points on Excel sheets and transformed into code that coldly blinks from a computer screen.
Labour laws historically out of tune with musicians
Matt Stahl, a Faculty of Information & Media Studies professor, traces the origins of how labour laws have historically been used to exploit the careers of numerous female musicians, His work helps scholars and students of music better understand the role of law in the music industry.
Alumni grill up memories at cottage-going landmark
Calling Webers a ‘burger stand’ is a bit like calling The Louvre a ‘building with pretty pictures.’
Grant to CREATE new opportunities for students
Led by Engineering professor Jeffrey Wood, an advanced polymer composite materials and technologies team will CREATE more opportunities for the next generation of engineers thanks to $1.65-million NSERC grant.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Penni Pring
Penni Pring not only loves music, but the ability of good tunes to generate memories and creates new ones. Find out what jams make her all-time playlist – at least for now.
Summer Shakespeare welcomes Milton to stage
Set in a 21st-Century Guantanamo Bay-style military prison, this year’s Summer Shakespeare production is a provocative, world premiere modern-dress version of John Milton’s Samson Agonistes.
‘Joiner and doer’ rises to PMA President post
Julia Beltrano, Technical Specialist Manager in the Department of Visual Arts, is the new president of Western’s Professional & Managerial Association. She follows Melanie Molnar from the Faculty of Education to the position.
Research calls ‘flat-brainers’ to arms
While flat-Earthers continue to debate even the remote possibility that our world is spherical, new research shows the human brain is actually better understood in 2D rather than 3D.
Time to merge Ontario’s two school systems
There is a pressing need to consolidate Ontario’s separate and public school systems. Long ignored by most politicians, this controversial idea deserves a fresh and serious policy discussion — especially now, with the new Ontario government contemplating cuts to the...
Western joins call for North American unity
With recent trade and immigration policy shifts testing ties between the United States, Mexico and Canada, collaboration among universities is crucial, according to a statement recently co-issued by The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), of which Western is a member.
Study: Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain
A new Western-led study has debunked claims that getting better at a brain-training game can translate to improved performance in other games and tasks.
New name, same mission for teaching centre
While its name may have changed, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), formerly the Teaching Support Centre, still sees itself as the teaching hub of the university.
Research looking for love in all the right data
Love lies broken in Lorne Campbell’s office. It has been deconstructed into thousands of data points on Excel sheets and transformed into code that coldly blinks from a computer screen.
Labour laws historically out of tune with musicians
Matt Stahl, a Faculty of Information & Media Studies professor, traces the origins of how labour laws have historically been used to exploit the careers of numerous female musicians, His work helps scholars and students of music better understand the role of law in the music industry.
Alumni grill up memories at cottage-going landmark
Calling Webers a ‘burger stand’ is a bit like calling The Louvre a ‘building with pretty pictures.’
Grant to CREATE new opportunities for students
Led by Engineering professor Jeffrey Wood, an advanced polymer composite materials and technologies team will CREATE more opportunities for the next generation of engineers thanks to $1.65-million NSERC grant.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Penni Pring
Penni Pring not only loves music, but the ability of good tunes to generate memories and creates new ones. Find out what jams make her all-time playlist – at least for now.
Summer Shakespeare welcomes Milton to stage
Set in a 21st-Century Guantanamo Bay-style military prison, this year’s Summer Shakespeare production is a provocative, world premiere modern-dress version of John Milton’s Samson Agonistes.
‘Joiner and doer’ rises to PMA President post
Julia Beltrano, Technical Specialist Manager in the Department of Visual Arts, is the new president of Western’s Professional & Managerial Association. She follows Melanie Molnar from the Faculty of Education to the position.
Research calls ‘flat-brainers’ to arms
While flat-Earthers continue to debate even the remote possibility that our world is spherical, new research shows the human brain is actually better understood in 2D rather than 3D.
Time to merge Ontario’s two school systems
There is a pressing need to consolidate Ontario’s separate and public school systems. Long ignored by most politicians, this controversial idea deserves a fresh and serious policy discussion — especially now, with the new Ontario government contemplating cuts to the...
Western joins call for North American unity
With recent trade and immigration policy shifts testing ties between the United States, Mexico and Canada, collaboration among universities is crucial, according to a statement recently co-issued by The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), of which Western is a member.