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Month: November 2018

‘Escape box’ teaches teamwork

‘Escape box’ teaches teamwork

At first glance it looks like a typical fourth-year lab. Students are huddled in groups working together to solve science-related problems. But if you look a little closer, the heart of this lab isn’t an elaborate experiment with a petri dish or a mic …

‘Hockey mom’ keeps up with CanLit

‘Hockey mom’ keeps up with CanLit

Bookmarks spotlights the personalities and published books of faculty, staff and alumni. Author Angie Abdou, MA’92 (English), whose new book Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom is a ‘Western Reads’ selection this year, has also written novels The Bone Cage...

Western, PMA reach tentative deal

Western, PMA reach tentative deal

Western and the Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) negotiations committee have reached a tentative four-year agreement.

Nothing but net for alumnus

Nothing but net for alumnus

Dario Zulich, HBA’86, donned the purple and silver for Western’s basketball team a few decades ago – but he’s hoping his newest break into the sports world will be nothing but net.

Pollen DNA may clue-in forensic details

Pollen DNA may clue-in forensic details

For one Western researcher, DNA found in pollen grains can provide a fingerprint to determine their precise origin. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Bogumil Karass collaborated with research teams from Emory University in Atlanta and University of...

Student-founded cello-fest rocks Ecuador

Student-founded cello-fest rocks Ecuador

Western cello student Ivan Fabara has transported his instrument across four centuries and 10,000 kilometres – far from its festive origins in Italy and now home to a festival he founded in Ecuador.

Rowing legend Al Morrow retires

Rowing legend Al Morrow retires

Legendary rowing coach Al Morrow will miss the water (but not the early mornings). He is retiring, after more than 40 years of influencing two generations of athletes.

‘Hockey mom’ keeps up with CanLit

‘Hockey mom’ keeps up with CanLit

Bookmarks spotlights the personalities and published books of faculty, staff and alumni. Author Angie Abdou, MA’92 (English), whose new book Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom is a ‘Western Reads’ selection this year, has also written novels The Bone Cage...

Western, PMA reach tentative deal

Western, PMA reach tentative deal

Western and the Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) negotiations committee have reached a tentative four-year agreement.

Nothing but net for alumnus

Nothing but net for alumnus

Dario Zulich, HBA’86, donned the purple and silver for Western’s basketball team a few decades ago – but he’s hoping his newest break into the sports world will be nothing but net.

Pollen DNA may clue-in forensic details

Pollen DNA may clue-in forensic details

For one Western researcher, DNA found in pollen grains can provide a fingerprint to determine their precise origin. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Bogumil Karass collaborated with research teams from Emory University in Atlanta and University of...

Student-founded cello-fest rocks Ecuador

Student-founded cello-fest rocks Ecuador

Western cello student Ivan Fabara has transported his instrument across four centuries and 10,000 kilometres – far from its festive origins in Italy and now home to a festival he founded in Ecuador.

Rowing legend Al Morrow retires

Rowing legend Al Morrow retires

Legendary rowing coach Al Morrow will miss the water (but not the early mornings). He is retiring, after more than 40 years of influencing two generations of athletes.