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Month: January 2019

Wait wait … tell me what you like

Wait wait … tell me what you like

By Lindsay Bodell, Western Communications  Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits – what one b …

Investment to expand mental-health supports

Investment to expand mental-health supports

A new investment in student mental-health will enhance programming and add or secure as many as nine dedicated staffing positions thanks to a joint effort between Western and its student body.

Coping with student stress and distress

Coping with student stress and distress

Western News has drawn in three leading experts for a conversation about what’s going on and why universities spend a growing share of time and budgets on student mental wellness.

Thames Hall reno starts next month

Thames Hall reno starts next month

The next major step towards consolidating student health and wellness services into Thames Hall is set to start next month with preliminary work that includes asbestos abatement and interior demolition.

Initiative builds academic, personal resilience

Initiative builds academic, personal resilience

A Western-developed mobile app might be the key to helping students assess and manage their responses to stress – all part of a unique web of support in a push to help students work through the challenges of university life.

Western issues weather warning statement

Western issues weather warning statement

An Extreme Cold Warning is expected to continue through the day. Be sure to cover up completely when outside. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin.

Words don’t let math add up for some students

Words don’t let math add up for some students

Word problems pose a unique challenge for those with developmental language delays (DLDs), perhaps ironically putting words the root of their numbers problem, according to a Western study.

Study debunks shortcuts to healthy lifestyle

Study debunks shortcuts to healthy lifestyle

A Western-led study has added further evidence to the growing understanding that not only do most nutritional supplements not prevent chronic disease or increase longevity, but their widespread use should be avoided. There are no shortcuts, the study contends, that can replace a healthy lifestyle.

University statement on Christidis civil suit

University statement on Christidis civil suit

Western issued the following statement today regarding the Christidis civil suit. *   *   * Legal counsel filed a Statement of Defence in the Christidis family civil suit on Western’s and the USC’s behalf without first consulting Western as to its contents. Western...

Study: Social media sways exercise motivation

Study: Social media sways exercise motivation

It’s January – a time when students are looking for that extra bit of oomph. For some, time spent on social media might provide the necessary inspiration to get up and exercising – but that time can come with consequences, according to a recent Western-led study.

Investment to expand mental-health supports

Investment to expand mental-health supports

A new investment in student mental-health will enhance programming and add or secure as many as nine dedicated staffing positions thanks to a joint effort between Western and its student body.

Coping with student stress and distress

Coping with student stress and distress

Western News has drawn in three leading experts for a conversation about what’s going on and why universities spend a growing share of time and budgets on student mental wellness.

Thames Hall reno starts next month

Thames Hall reno starts next month

The next major step towards consolidating student health and wellness services into Thames Hall is set to start next month with preliminary work that includes asbestos abatement and interior demolition.

Initiative builds academic, personal resilience

Initiative builds academic, personal resilience

A Western-developed mobile app might be the key to helping students assess and manage their responses to stress – all part of a unique web of support in a push to help students work through the challenges of university life.

Western issues weather warning statement

Western issues weather warning statement

An Extreme Cold Warning is expected to continue through the day. Be sure to cover up completely when outside. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin.

Words don’t let math add up for some students

Words don’t let math add up for some students

Word problems pose a unique challenge for those with developmental language delays (DLDs), perhaps ironically putting words the root of their numbers problem, according to a Western study.

Study debunks shortcuts to healthy lifestyle

Study debunks shortcuts to healthy lifestyle

A Western-led study has added further evidence to the growing understanding that not only do most nutritional supplements not prevent chronic disease or increase longevity, but their widespread use should be avoided. There are no shortcuts, the study contends, that can replace a healthy lifestyle.

University statement on Christidis civil suit

University statement on Christidis civil suit

Western issued the following statement today regarding the Christidis civil suit. *   *   * Legal counsel filed a Statement of Defence in the Christidis family civil suit on Western’s and the USC’s behalf without first consulting Western as to its contents. Western...

Study: Social media sways exercise motivation

Study: Social media sways exercise motivation

It’s January – a time when students are looking for that extra bit of oomph. For some, time spent on social media might provide the necessary inspiration to get up and exercising – but that time can come with consequences, according to a recent Western-led study.