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Year: 2018

The Powerlifter

The Powerlifter

It was a year for the record books for Western Book Store employee James Walker, who returned home from the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, with more hardware to add to his growing collection. Walker picked up four medals …

Study: Targeted treatment offers cancer hope

Study: Targeted treatment offers cancer hope

An international study, led by Western oncology professor David Palma and researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, is challenging the notion that a diagnosis of cancer spread through the body is a death sentence.

Wartime experiences a slice of Canadiana

Wartime experiences a slice of Canadiana

One rural community, like thousands across Canada – forever changed by the Great War. One hundred years later, renowned historian Jonathan Vance chronicles war’s impact on a small town.

Adventure draws alumnus to Ukraine

Adventure draws alumnus to Ukraine

Felix Tam, BA’77, at age 64 and professional police officer for more than three decades, has recently returned home to Canada from a one-year stint helping train police officers in Ukraine.

Stuebing Centre to propel students to new heights

Stuebing Centre to propel students to new heights

Ivey unofficially opened the Robert Stuebing Recruiting Centre Monday, when Robert (Bob) Stuebing, MBA ’74, and Eileen Stuebing toured the new dedicated space for the School’s unique Career Management programming and extensive interview schedules.

King’s expands in size and vision

King’s expands in size and vision

The King’s University College campus, an affiliate of Western, has doubled in size after acquiring a little more than 18 acres of land from the Catholic Diocese of London.

Annual Words festival to capture our stories

Annual Words festival to capture our stories

“I love regional literary festivals. When I’m in a town or a city, and there is one happening, I will go,” says Western Writer-in-Residence Cherie Dimaline, among the featured authors at Words: London’s Literary and Creative Arts Festival.

‘Miracle’ spice turmeric ‘no better than nothing’: study

‘Miracle’ spice turmeric ‘no better than nothing’: study

Curcumin – the active ingredient in turmeric spice – is sometimes touted as having ‘miracle’ medicinal qualities for those who consume it.
But the largest human-focused study done to date, led by Amit Garg, Professor of Medicine at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, shows curcumin is “no better than nothing” in preventing inflammation and complications.

Dan: Pay it back, pay it forward

Dan: Pay it back, pay it forward

Canadian businessman and philanthropist Aubrey Dan wants you to remember where you came from and to pay it forward as a means of paying back.

Western mourns passing of first-year student

Western mourns passing of first-year student

The Western community is mourning the death, on October 24, of 18-year-old Samuel Baker of Toronto, a first-year Faculty of Arts and Humanities student who lived in residence at Essex Hall.

Study: Targeted treatment offers cancer hope

Study: Targeted treatment offers cancer hope

An international study, led by Western oncology professor David Palma and researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, is challenging the notion that a diagnosis of cancer spread through the body is a death sentence.

Wartime experiences a slice of Canadiana

Wartime experiences a slice of Canadiana

One rural community, like thousands across Canada – forever changed by the Great War. One hundred years later, renowned historian Jonathan Vance chronicles war’s impact on a small town.

Adventure draws alumnus to Ukraine

Adventure draws alumnus to Ukraine

Felix Tam, BA’77, at age 64 and professional police officer for more than three decades, has recently returned home to Canada from a one-year stint helping train police officers in Ukraine.

Stuebing Centre to propel students to new heights

Stuebing Centre to propel students to new heights

Ivey unofficially opened the Robert Stuebing Recruiting Centre Monday, when Robert (Bob) Stuebing, MBA ’74, and Eileen Stuebing toured the new dedicated space for the School’s unique Career Management programming and extensive interview schedules.

King’s expands in size and vision

King’s expands in size and vision

The King’s University College campus, an affiliate of Western, has doubled in size after acquiring a little more than 18 acres of land from the Catholic Diocese of London.

Annual Words festival to capture our stories

Annual Words festival to capture our stories

“I love regional literary festivals. When I’m in a town or a city, and there is one happening, I will go,” says Western Writer-in-Residence Cherie Dimaline, among the featured authors at Words: London’s Literary and Creative Arts Festival.

‘Miracle’ spice turmeric ‘no better than nothing’: study

‘Miracle’ spice turmeric ‘no better than nothing’: study

Curcumin – the active ingredient in turmeric spice – is sometimes touted as having ‘miracle’ medicinal qualities for those who consume it.
But the largest human-focused study done to date, led by Amit Garg, Professor of Medicine at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, shows curcumin is “no better than nothing” in preventing inflammation and complications.

Dan: Pay it back, pay it forward

Dan: Pay it back, pay it forward

Canadian businessman and philanthropist Aubrey Dan wants you to remember where you came from and to pay it forward as a means of paying back.

Western mourns passing of first-year student

Western mourns passing of first-year student

The Western community is mourning the death, on October 24, of 18-year-old Samuel Baker of Toronto, a first-year Faculty of Arts and Humanities student who lived in residence at Essex Hall.