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Year: 2018

‘Frontiers fund’ created for cutting-edge work

‘Frontiers fund’ created for cutting-edge work

International, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking research is newly eligible for federal grants from a New Frontiers in Research Fund in what is being described as a “watershed moment” in Canadian research funding. The fund, announced in the 2018 federal  …

Bringing empathetic healing to the community

Bringing empathetic healing to the community

Your story isn’t over yet; That message on a simple plaque – intentionally continuing its thought via a semi-colon – is the first thing visitors see when they enter Rebecca Machado’s office at Daya Counselling Centre in downtown London. The plaque was a gift from a...

Bringing inter-generational music to the community

Bringing inter-generational music to the community

The atonal clatter of utensils on plates falls away to near-silence when Kristal Daniels, accompanying herself on grand piano, begins to sing a soulful Verdi love song. One elderly diner whispers to her table partner, “It is so lovely to have our own lunchtime...

Bringing fun and games to the community

Bringing fun and games to the community

Libraries are great for borrowing books, magazines and music. ­And now, board games, too? Thanks to a donation by Project Play – an annual gamer event co-led by Western website developer Mathew Hoy – Londoners now have free borrowing access to a range of some of the...

UWOFA honours Johnston with Murphy Award

UWOFA honours Johnston with Murphy Award

English and Writing Studies professor Jamie Johnston has been named the 2018 recipient of the Tom Murphy Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA).

New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers

New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers

A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson’s disease.

Western moves toward smoke-free campus

Western moves toward smoke-free campus

A university community call to clear the air is being heeded as Western officials announced this week their plans to snuff out smoking across campus by July 2019. Starting today, smokers are required to keep at least 10 meters from any campus building. While previous...

United Way giving translates into community healing

United Way giving translates into community healing

That message on a simple plaque – intentionally continuing its thought via a semi-colon – is the first thing visitors see when they enter Rebecca Machado’s office at Daya Counselling Centre in downtown London. The plaque was a gift from a client who, before counselling, had contemplated suicide.

Bringing empathetic healing to the community

Bringing empathetic healing to the community

Your story isn’t over yet; That message on a simple plaque – intentionally continuing its thought via a semi-colon – is the first thing visitors see when they enter Rebecca Machado’s office at Daya Counselling Centre in downtown London. The plaque was a gift from a...

Bringing inter-generational music to the community

Bringing inter-generational music to the community

The atonal clatter of utensils on plates falls away to near-silence when Kristal Daniels, accompanying herself on grand piano, begins to sing a soulful Verdi love song. One elderly diner whispers to her table partner, “It is so lovely to have our own lunchtime...

Bringing fun and games to the community

Bringing fun and games to the community

Libraries are great for borrowing books, magazines and music. ­And now, board games, too? Thanks to a donation by Project Play – an annual gamer event co-led by Western website developer Mathew Hoy – Londoners now have free borrowing access to a range of some of the...

UWOFA honours Johnston with Murphy Award

UWOFA honours Johnston with Murphy Award

English and Writing Studies professor Jamie Johnston has been named the 2018 recipient of the Tom Murphy Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA).

New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers

New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers

A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson’s disease.

Western moves toward smoke-free campus

Western moves toward smoke-free campus

A university community call to clear the air is being heeded as Western officials announced this week their plans to snuff out smoking across campus by July 2019. Starting today, smokers are required to keep at least 10 meters from any campus building. While previous...

United Way giving translates into community healing

United Way giving translates into community healing

That message on a simple plaque – intentionally continuing its thought via a semi-colon – is the first thing visitors see when they enter Rebecca Machado’s office at Daya Counselling Centre in downtown London. The plaque was a gift from a client who, before counselling, had contemplated suicide.