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Month: August 2018

Sweet becomes sour with narcissists at work

Sweet becomes sour with narcissists at work

Chocolate cake every day sounds like wonderful idea. But, over time, its sweetness is apt to become tiresome, cause a toothache and ultimately be more trouble than it’s worth. This ‘chocolate cake’ metaphor is one way to depict the similar rise and fall of the...

Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher

Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher

If you hit the road with Sarah Gallagher, you need to understand that you’ll be dedicating a shockingly large chunk of your brain to the lyrics of 80’s pop songs. But it is totally worth it.

Western assisting Saudi students in transition

Western assisting Saudi students in transition

Western International is helping Saudi students with academic counselling and social supports as they prepare to leave Western University ­– and Canada ­– upon the orders of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Western News boxes seek new homes

Western News boxes seek new homes

With the Western News ceasing its print edition, the metal boxes that housed the papers will soon be removed from their locations across campus.

Research details education’s role in independence fight

Research details education’s role in independence fight

For nearly 15 years, Anthropology professor Randa Farah has tracked the Sahrawi people of the Western Sahara, often living among them for months at a time to better understand their lives and struggle for independence.

Kopp, Cheng named Acting Deans

Kopp, Cheng named Acting Deans

Two Western faculties recently named interim leadership as the university begins the process of searching for new deans to lead its two largest professional faculties.

Cancer drug earns FDA nod after decades

Cancer drug earns FDA nod after decades

Duncan Hunter chokes up a little when it is suggested that work he began at Western three decades ago will now, finally, be applied to saving hundreds of lives. “It’s a good thing,” said the Chemistry professor emeritus after a long pause. “It took 30 years and had its ups and downs. So, yes, it’s emotional.”

Perseverance turns mission ‘Impossible’

Perseverance turns mission ‘Impossible’

It took Clarissa Suranyi nearly two decades to wrestle her first novel to the ground. But that long-haul investment paid off almost instantly for the English professor following publication of Impossible Saints earlier this year.

Researcher looking to re-frame Detroit images

Researcher looking to re-frame Detroit images

Earlier this summer, Visual Arts graduate student Jessica Cappuccitti curated an exhibition, Welcome to Detroit: Suzy Lake and Orlando Ford, at the McIntosh Gallery. The exhibition offered viewers an opportunity to understand how these images – some of Detroit’s decay and others that capture people with smiling faces and open arms – shape ideas about the city.

Campus abuzz with Bee City designation

Campus abuzz with Bee City designation

Laura Pendlebury wants you to consider the tiny honeybee and its not-so-tiny impact on human health and survival. In fact, she wants the whole campus community to keep in mind the important role of pollinators, an insect species whose survival ensures our own.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher

Read. Watch. Listen. with Sarah Gallagher

If you hit the road with Sarah Gallagher, you need to understand that you’ll be dedicating a shockingly large chunk of your brain to the lyrics of 80’s pop songs. But it is totally worth it.

Western assisting Saudi students in transition

Western assisting Saudi students in transition

Western International is helping Saudi students with academic counselling and social supports as they prepare to leave Western University ­– and Canada ­– upon the orders of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Western News boxes seek new homes

Western News boxes seek new homes

With the Western News ceasing its print edition, the metal boxes that housed the papers will soon be removed from their locations across campus.

Research details education’s role in independence fight

Research details education’s role in independence fight

For nearly 15 years, Anthropology professor Randa Farah has tracked the Sahrawi people of the Western Sahara, often living among them for months at a time to better understand their lives and struggle for independence.

Kopp, Cheng named Acting Deans

Kopp, Cheng named Acting Deans

Two Western faculties recently named interim leadership as the university begins the process of searching for new deans to lead its two largest professional faculties.

Cancer drug earns FDA nod after decades

Cancer drug earns FDA nod after decades

Duncan Hunter chokes up a little when it is suggested that work he began at Western three decades ago will now, finally, be applied to saving hundreds of lives. “It’s a good thing,” said the Chemistry professor emeritus after a long pause. “It took 30 years and had its ups and downs. So, yes, it’s emotional.”

Perseverance turns mission ‘Impossible’

Perseverance turns mission ‘Impossible’

It took Clarissa Suranyi nearly two decades to wrestle her first novel to the ground. But that long-haul investment paid off almost instantly for the English professor following publication of Impossible Saints earlier this year.

Researcher looking to re-frame Detroit images

Researcher looking to re-frame Detroit images

Earlier this summer, Visual Arts graduate student Jessica Cappuccitti curated an exhibition, Welcome to Detroit: Suzy Lake and Orlando Ford, at the McIntosh Gallery. The exhibition offered viewers an opportunity to understand how these images – some of Detroit’s decay and others that capture people with smiling faces and open arms – shape ideas about the city.

Campus abuzz with Bee City designation

Campus abuzz with Bee City designation

Laura Pendlebury wants you to consider the tiny honeybee and its not-so-tiny impact on human health and survival. In fact, she wants the whole campus community to keep in mind the important role of pollinators, an insect species whose survival ensures our own.