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Month: January 2019
Enjoying tales of dystopian futures and cake
You may come to enjoy the dystopian future landscapes, but you’ll stay for the cake when Laura Batterink takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Western-led team may unlock rocky secrets of Mars
Humankind may be able to reach further back into the history of its nearest planetary neighbour thanks to the efforts of a Western-led team tapped to improve NASA’s rover technology.
Rec Centre launches women’s-only space pilot
Western Student Recreation Centre (WSRC) patrons who identify as women will have a space to themselves, starting this week, thanks to a pilot project looking to promote equitable participation and access to physical activity on campus, Western officials announced.
Ten named among Order of Canada honorees
Nine Western alumni and one faculty member were named among 103 new appointments to the Order of Canada, Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, recently announced.
Classroom helps student recover past, fight future
When Ronald Robert was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease four years ago, he decided to fight back from a front row seat in a university classroom.
Study tunes into musician concerns with hearing loss
Findings from a Western-led study into the biggest concerns faced by musicians with hearing loss should strike a chord with educators and conductors and result in new ways to lead ensembles, researchers explained.
Digital story maps chief’s historic journey
From the moment she first heard it, Skylee-Storm Hogan understood that sharing the story of Chief Shingwauk was a necessity.
On extinction, work ethic and a friend’s playlist
Artlab Gallery Manager Liza Eurich answers three simple questions about her reading, viewing and listening habits by taking her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
University Drive Bridge to reopen March 1
After a near five-month closure, University Drive Bridge is getting the green light to reopen this spring again to buses and cars, university officials announced today.
Exhibit features power, beauty of tornadoes
Tornadoes carry destructive power and fearsome beauty – and a new exhibit at the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre attempts to convey both.
Tornado project takes national spin
A Western-led project to discover and decode tornadoes in remote Northern Ontario has spun into a nationwide mission to identify every Canadian tornado in 2019.
Vanin named among elite scholar-athletes
Mustangs linebacker Nick Vanin was named among the nation’s elite scholar-athletes with his selection as a Top 8 Academic All-Canadian, U Sports officials announced today.
Enjoying tales of dystopian futures and cake
You may come to enjoy the dystopian future landscapes, but you’ll stay for the cake when Laura Batterink takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Western-led team may unlock rocky secrets of Mars
Humankind may be able to reach further back into the history of its nearest planetary neighbour thanks to the efforts of a Western-led team tapped to improve NASA’s rover technology.
Rec Centre launches women’s-only space pilot
Western Student Recreation Centre (WSRC) patrons who identify as women will have a space to themselves, starting this week, thanks to a pilot project looking to promote equitable participation and access to physical activity on campus, Western officials announced.
Ten named among Order of Canada honorees
Nine Western alumni and one faculty member were named among 103 new appointments to the Order of Canada, Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, recently announced.
Classroom helps student recover past, fight future
When Ronald Robert was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease four years ago, he decided to fight back from a front row seat in a university classroom.
Study tunes into musician concerns with hearing loss
Findings from a Western-led study into the biggest concerns faced by musicians with hearing loss should strike a chord with educators and conductors and result in new ways to lead ensembles, researchers explained.
Digital story maps chief’s historic journey
From the moment she first heard it, Skylee-Storm Hogan understood that sharing the story of Chief Shingwauk was a necessity.
On extinction, work ethic and a friend’s playlist
Artlab Gallery Manager Liza Eurich answers three simple questions about her reading, viewing and listening habits by taking her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
University Drive Bridge to reopen March 1
After a near five-month closure, University Drive Bridge is getting the green light to reopen this spring again to buses and cars, university officials announced today.
Exhibit features power, beauty of tornadoes
Tornadoes carry destructive power and fearsome beauty – and a new exhibit at the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre attempts to convey both.
Tornado project takes national spin
A Western-led project to discover and decode tornadoes in remote Northern Ontario has spun into a nationwide mission to identify every Canadian tornado in 2019.
Vanin named among elite scholar-athletes
Mustangs linebacker Nick Vanin was named among the nation’s elite scholar-athletes with his selection as a Top 8 Academic All-Canadian, U Sports officials announced today.