Nino Ricci lends his brilliant ear for creativity to Western as the inaugural holder of the Alice Munro Chair in Creativity in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Ricci’s internationally acclaimed first novel, Lives of the Saints, spent 75 weeks on …
Year: 2018
Adoptive parents seek longer leave
Western researchers are leading a national push for 15 more weeks of work leave for adoptive parents as an important way to strengthen the bond between parents and their adopted children.
WindEEE’s El Damatty receives Ontario honour
Western Engineering professor Ashraf El Damatty has been honoured for his research in developing resilient structures that can withstand earthquakes and high winds.
Idea aims for available, affordable meds
The solution to a widespread shortage of certain antibiotics, painkillers and anesthetics is to declare national pharmacopoeia an issue of national security, says the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Surgery.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson answers three simple questions about his reading, viewing and listening habits by taking a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Business Cares food drive launched at Western
The Business Cares Food Drive is about Londoners making a difference with, and for, fellow Londoners. Western’s partnered program, Western Cares, starts Monday.
‘Escape box’ teaches teamwork
An ‘escape box’, developed by Nicole Campbell and John Kelly at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, helps students work together to solve its puzzles within puzzles.
Board ratifies UWOFA, PMA contracts
Western's Board of Governors has ratified a new four-year collective agreement with the University’s Faculty Association (UWOFA) – which represents about 1,564 faculty members, of whom 1,001 are full-time probationary or tenured, 255 are full-time limited-term and...
Board approves freedom of expression policy
A second draft of Western’s proposed freedom of expression policy, dated Oct. 23, has received unanimous approval from the Board of Governors.
Linamar scholarship winners named
The first 10 winners of the Linamar Scholarship for Women in Engineering and Business have been announced.
Bone and Joint researchers honoured by Arthritis Alliance
Three Bone & Joint Institute researchers honoured with Arthritis awards.
Tool helps schools assess value of naloxone kits
Researchers at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the Ivey Business School have designed a tool to help school boards decide if naloxone programs are the best use of resources.
Read. Watch. Listen. Chantelle Richmond
Geography professor Chantelle Richmond, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and Environment, takes her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Adoptive parents seek longer leave
Western researchers are leading a national push for 15 more weeks of work leave for adoptive parents as an important way to strengthen the bond between parents and their adopted children.
WindEEE’s El Damatty receives Ontario honour
Western Engineering professor Ashraf El Damatty has been honoured for his research in developing resilient structures that can withstand earthquakes and high winds.
Idea aims for available, affordable meds
The solution to a widespread shortage of certain antibiotics, painkillers and anesthetics is to declare national pharmacopoeia an issue of national security, says the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Surgery.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson answers three simple questions about his reading, viewing and listening habits by taking a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Business Cares food drive launched at Western
The Business Cares Food Drive is about Londoners making a difference with, and for, fellow Londoners. Western’s partnered program, Western Cares, starts Monday.
‘Escape box’ teaches teamwork
An ‘escape box’, developed by Nicole Campbell and John Kelly at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, helps students work together to solve its puzzles within puzzles.
Board ratifies UWOFA, PMA contracts
Western's Board of Governors has ratified a new four-year collective agreement with the University’s Faculty Association (UWOFA) – which represents about 1,564 faculty members, of whom 1,001 are full-time probationary or tenured, 255 are full-time limited-term and...
Board approves freedom of expression policy
A second draft of Western’s proposed freedom of expression policy, dated Oct. 23, has received unanimous approval from the Board of Governors.
Linamar scholarship winners named
The first 10 winners of the Linamar Scholarship for Women in Engineering and Business have been announced.
Bone and Joint researchers honoured by Arthritis Alliance
Three Bone & Joint Institute researchers honoured with Arthritis awards.
Tool helps schools assess value of naloxone kits
Researchers at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the Ivey Business School have designed a tool to help school boards decide if naloxone programs are the best use of resources.
Read. Watch. Listen. Chantelle Richmond
Geography professor Chantelle Richmond, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and Environment, takes her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.