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Month: April 2019

Prichard named Acting Vice-President (Research)

Prichard named Acting Vice-President (Research)

Noted McGill University academic-clinician Dr. Sarah Prichard has been named Acting Vice-President (Research) at Western for a one-year term, effective July 1, university officials announced today. A search for a permanent research leader will take plac …

Conservatory presents duo with highest honour

Conservatory presents duo with highest honour

Two pianos. Four hands. Nearly 50 years of friendship. All have been instrumental to the success of the internationally acclaimed piano duo, Anagnoson and Kinton, and to their most recent distinction as Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM).

Student team works to ‘Take Note’ of faculty

Student team works to ‘Take Note’ of faculty

It all started with a Black Friday deal on a microphone. “That was the pivot on whether or not the podcast was going to happen,” explained Roisin Miland, a second-year Don Wright Faculty of Music student.

Team to offer insights into Crohn’s treatment tools

Team to offer insights into Crohn’s treatment tools

A North American team of researchers, co-lead by a Western professor, hopes their work will ultimately lead to treatments that reduce infections, pain, and hospitalizations for millions of Crohn’s disease sufferers around the world.

Whitney Biennial provides another stage for alumnus

Whitney Biennial provides another stage for alumnus

More than a decade ago, as an MFA student, Brendan Fernandes, MFA’05, attended the opening of the Whitney Biennial, a contemporary exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. “Enamoured” in the moment, the young artist pledged to return one day – but as more than an observer.

Study seeks to fireproof workers against PTSD

Study seeks to fireproof workers against PTSD

As the mental and physical demands on first responders become clearer, the efforts of one Western researcher might just be a life-saver for those so often celebrated for saving the lives of others.

Have a question about the cosmos? Ask Oz.

Have a question about the cosmos? Ask Oz.

Got a question about the cosmos? Join Western professor Gordon ‘Oz’ Osinski as he fields questions about the universe from around the planet when he appears as a guest on Ask An Astrobiologist

Asari leaves classroom to take Trois-Pistoles helm

Asari leaves classroom to take Trois-Pistoles helm

While Kathy Asari may be leaving the formal classroom setting, she knows her love of teaching will never fade, as she prepares to step into the role of Director of Western’s French Immersion School at Trois-Pistoles.

‘Quinn-tatorship’ marches band to unrivalled success

‘Quinn-tatorship’ marches band to unrivalled success

Quinn Fleming sat in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre pondering a question he asked himself. It took him awhile to come up with an answer. But the one he eventually landed on reflected perfectly on who he has become at Western.

Taking you to Hellboy and back

Taking you to Hellboy and back

Buy your ticket and come ride an amazing, thunderstruck rockabilly rocketship to Hellboy and back when Dan Sich, Teaching and Learning Librarian, E-Learning, at Western Libraries takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Experts sound warning about child hearing

Experts sound warning about child hearing

Canadian audiologists are urging federal decision-makers to prioritize child hearing health following a report card from the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force showing the country has once again received an overall ‘insufficient’ grade.

Conservatory presents duo with highest honour

Conservatory presents duo with highest honour

Two pianos. Four hands. Nearly 50 years of friendship. All have been instrumental to the success of the internationally acclaimed piano duo, Anagnoson and Kinton, and to their most recent distinction as Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM).

Student team works to ‘Take Note’ of faculty

Student team works to ‘Take Note’ of faculty

It all started with a Black Friday deal on a microphone. “That was the pivot on whether or not the podcast was going to happen,” explained Roisin Miland, a second-year Don Wright Faculty of Music student.

Team to offer insights into Crohn’s treatment tools

Team to offer insights into Crohn’s treatment tools

A North American team of researchers, co-lead by a Western professor, hopes their work will ultimately lead to treatments that reduce infections, pain, and hospitalizations for millions of Crohn’s disease sufferers around the world.

Whitney Biennial provides another stage for alumnus

Whitney Biennial provides another stage for alumnus

More than a decade ago, as an MFA student, Brendan Fernandes, MFA’05, attended the opening of the Whitney Biennial, a contemporary exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. “Enamoured” in the moment, the young artist pledged to return one day – but as more than an observer.

Study seeks to fireproof workers against PTSD

Study seeks to fireproof workers against PTSD

As the mental and physical demands on first responders become clearer, the efforts of one Western researcher might just be a life-saver for those so often celebrated for saving the lives of others.

Have a question about the cosmos? Ask Oz.

Have a question about the cosmos? Ask Oz.

Got a question about the cosmos? Join Western professor Gordon ‘Oz’ Osinski as he fields questions about the universe from around the planet when he appears as a guest on Ask An Astrobiologist

Asari leaves classroom to take Trois-Pistoles helm

Asari leaves classroom to take Trois-Pistoles helm

While Kathy Asari may be leaving the formal classroom setting, she knows her love of teaching will never fade, as she prepares to step into the role of Director of Western’s French Immersion School at Trois-Pistoles.

‘Quinn-tatorship’ marches band to unrivalled success

‘Quinn-tatorship’ marches band to unrivalled success

Quinn Fleming sat in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre pondering a question he asked himself. It took him awhile to come up with an answer. But the one he eventually landed on reflected perfectly on who he has become at Western.

Taking you to Hellboy and back

Taking you to Hellboy and back

Buy your ticket and come ride an amazing, thunderstruck rockabilly rocketship to Hellboy and back when Dan Sich, Teaching and Learning Librarian, E-Learning, at Western Libraries takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Experts sound warning about child hearing

Experts sound warning about child hearing

Canadian audiologists are urging federal decision-makers to prioritize child hearing health following a report card from the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force showing the country has once again received an overall ‘insufficient’ grade.