Revolutionary implants produced by a Western-based medical device company will soon change the face of reconstructive sur …
Month: September 2018
Student skates to success on national team
Mackenzie Spong balances time between representing her country on the ice while raising the profile of her sport off of it with the goal of expanding opportunities for girls across the country and around the world. She also manages to go to class.
Western issues statement on UWOFA negotiations
Western issued the following statement on Sept. 20 regarding the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) holding information meetings, strike vote.
Western atop world in Undergraduate Awards
By Kristine Dundas, Western Communications A passion for translating research to patient care has led Tiffany Ni, BMSc’18, to the top of the world. Ni was recently named a Global Winner in the Medical Sciences category of The 2018 Undergraduate Awards for her thesis...
Study: ‘Loyalty points’ can fuel physical activity
Relatively small financial incentives – as little as pennies a day – and goal-setting can increase physical activity, according to a Western-led study published today in the journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Poet Laureate tames ‘Bad Animals’ in debut
Tom Cull was strolling down Wellington Street when he saw five teenagers “clowning around” with five vacuum cleaners they had retrieved from the trash. The teens were headed toward the Thames River. Cull followed.
Aviation programs takes off for Duchenne research
This weekend, Pull a Plane to Defeat Duchenne brings teams of five together to compete in pulling a 10,000-pound aircraft across the apron at the Jet Aircraft Museum, 2465 Aviation Lane.
Bird’s eye view offers insight into building strikes
Brandon Samuels plans to set up cameras this January in hopes of catching footage of birds crashing into windows across campus. Honestly, he really is a nice guy – it’s for science. The Biology PhD student is working on ways to help mitigate the number of birds...
Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Keddy
Join Douglas Keddy on a globe-hopping, secret-agent training, sonic soundscape tour of his favourites as he takes his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Researcher riffs off brain’s role in improvisation
When you think improvisation, your mind may turn to the likes of John Coltrane or Oscar Peterson. While these giants played traditionally composed tunes, they never seemed to play them the same way twice. Like other masters of musical improvisation, they felt free to...
Somerville House makes coffee shift
If something looks different in Somerville House, you’re not imagining things. With the Tim Horton’s kiosk contract expiring, Hospitality Services opted to steer the space near Lucy’s in a different direction.
Ivey Academy to revolutionize executive education
The Ivey Business School launched The Ivey Academy today, introducing to the market the first-of-its-kind executive education experience.
Honouring our own with Awards of Excellence
Demonstrating dedication from residence halls to administrative offices, from alumni engagement to student counseling, presented here are winners of the 2018 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.
Student skates to success on national team
Mackenzie Spong balances time between representing her country on the ice while raising the profile of her sport off of it with the goal of expanding opportunities for girls across the country and around the world. She also manages to go to class.
Western issues statement on UWOFA negotiations
Western issued the following statement on Sept. 20 regarding the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) holding information meetings, strike vote.
Western atop world in Undergraduate Awards
By Kristine Dundas, Western Communications A passion for translating research to patient care has led Tiffany Ni, BMSc’18, to the top of the world. Ni was recently named a Global Winner in the Medical Sciences category of The 2018 Undergraduate Awards for her thesis...
Study: ‘Loyalty points’ can fuel physical activity
Relatively small financial incentives – as little as pennies a day – and goal-setting can increase physical activity, according to a Western-led study published today in the journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Poet Laureate tames ‘Bad Animals’ in debut
Tom Cull was strolling down Wellington Street when he saw five teenagers “clowning around” with five vacuum cleaners they had retrieved from the trash. The teens were headed toward the Thames River. Cull followed.
Aviation programs takes off for Duchenne research
This weekend, Pull a Plane to Defeat Duchenne brings teams of five together to compete in pulling a 10,000-pound aircraft across the apron at the Jet Aircraft Museum, 2465 Aviation Lane.
Bird’s eye view offers insight into building strikes
Brandon Samuels plans to set up cameras this January in hopes of catching footage of birds crashing into windows across campus. Honestly, he really is a nice guy – it’s for science. The Biology PhD student is working on ways to help mitigate the number of birds...
Read. Watch. Listen. with Douglas Keddy
Join Douglas Keddy on a globe-hopping, secret-agent training, sonic soundscape tour of his favourites as he takes his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Researcher riffs off brain’s role in improvisation
When you think improvisation, your mind may turn to the likes of John Coltrane or Oscar Peterson. While these giants played traditionally composed tunes, they never seemed to play them the same way twice. Like other masters of musical improvisation, they felt free to...
Somerville House makes coffee shift
If something looks different in Somerville House, you’re not imagining things. With the Tim Horton’s kiosk contract expiring, Hospitality Services opted to steer the space near Lucy’s in a different direction.
Ivey Academy to revolutionize executive education
The Ivey Business School launched The Ivey Academy today, introducing to the market the first-of-its-kind executive education experience.
Honouring our own with Awards of Excellence
Demonstrating dedication from residence halls to administrative offices, from alumni engagement to student counseling, presented here are winners of the 2018 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.