With 100-plus buildings across 500 acres, the Western campus requires thousands of maintenance, repair, and infrastructure upgrade projects throughout the year. As the campus quiets down for summer, those projects will ramp up for Facilities Management. …
Month: April 2019
Grant to examine rights of transgender children
Western Law professor Claire Houston recently received $6,800 from a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore Grant to support her project, ‘Respecting and Protecting Trans and Gender Non-conforming Children.’
Future savings pays price for cash dependence
The pain associated with spending cold hard cash – versus the relative ease of debit or credit – motivates many of us to spend less in the moment. But that penny-pinching today may be costing us down the road, even if we have no idea it is happening, according to a Western-led study.
Avoiding hagfish slime nightmares
Remember Songza? Find out why Alumni Engagement Officer Nicole Bullbrook thinks the now-defuncted music-streaming service simply ‘got her and her tastes’ when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Designations honour wind tunnel’s significance
The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel was recognized as a National Historic Site by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and an International Historic Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers at an event Thursday.
Intson takes new album to ‘Westminster’ stage
Live from Westminster is a concert series where faculty, staff and students are invited to perform live in the Western News newsroom. Today, Camille Intson takes to the stage.
Alumna sets out to make us all ‘Unsinkable’
Silken Laumann is well-acquainted with the connections that bind physical, mental and spiritual health. And with the launch of Unsinkable, a new storytelling platform, the Canadian champion rower hopes her fellow Canadians will come to see them, too. The platform –...
Air pollution linked to pre-term, smaller babies
Babies are much more likely to be born prematurely or underweight if exposed to high levels of air pollution in the womb, according to a new study released today. The study of pregnant women in Southwestern Ontario showed even a one-part-per-billion increase in sulfur...
Western seeks wellness champions to inspire
From where Adam Craig sits – or stands or stretches – pretty-much anyone could be a champion. The co-ordinator of Living Well @ Western is looking to assemble a volunteer team of faculty, staff and graduate students willing to promote wellness opportunities for...
Alumnus Malloy named Principal of King’s
Noted academic and alumnus David C. Malloy has been named the ninth Principal of King’s University College, the Board of Directors of the Western affiliate announced today. He will assume the role on July 1.
New valve gets to heart of implant issue via design
A Western researcher has teamed up with colleagues across the country to develop a next-generation heart valve that may provide patients with a safer, longer-lasting implant alternative thus greatly reducing complications after surgery, according to a new study released this week.
USC celebrates teaching excellence
Nigmendra Narain (Political Science), Philip King (DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies), Scott Loveland (Ivey Business School) and Mark Baker (Physics and Astronomy) were honoured with the University Student’s Council (USC) Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Green Awards laud sustainability efforts
Western recently celebrated sustainable thought and action across campus with its two major awards – the Western Green Awards and Western Green Awards.
Grant to examine rights of transgender children
Western Law professor Claire Houston recently received $6,800 from a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore Grant to support her project, ‘Respecting and Protecting Trans and Gender Non-conforming Children.’
Future savings pays price for cash dependence
The pain associated with spending cold hard cash – versus the relative ease of debit or credit – motivates many of us to spend less in the moment. But that penny-pinching today may be costing us down the road, even if we have no idea it is happening, according to a Western-led study.
Avoiding hagfish slime nightmares
Remember Songza? Find out why Alumni Engagement Officer Nicole Bullbrook thinks the now-defuncted music-streaming service simply ‘got her and her tastes’ when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Designations honour wind tunnel’s significance
The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel was recognized as a National Historic Site by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and an International Historic Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers at an event Thursday.
Intson takes new album to ‘Westminster’ stage
Live from Westminster is a concert series where faculty, staff and students are invited to perform live in the Western News newsroom. Today, Camille Intson takes to the stage.
Alumna sets out to make us all ‘Unsinkable’
Silken Laumann is well-acquainted with the connections that bind physical, mental and spiritual health. And with the launch of Unsinkable, a new storytelling platform, the Canadian champion rower hopes her fellow Canadians will come to see them, too. The platform –...
Air pollution linked to pre-term, smaller babies
Babies are much more likely to be born prematurely or underweight if exposed to high levels of air pollution in the womb, according to a new study released today. The study of pregnant women in Southwestern Ontario showed even a one-part-per-billion increase in sulfur...
Western seeks wellness champions to inspire
From where Adam Craig sits – or stands or stretches – pretty-much anyone could be a champion. The co-ordinator of Living Well @ Western is looking to assemble a volunteer team of faculty, staff and graduate students willing to promote wellness opportunities for...
Alumnus Malloy named Principal of King’s
Noted academic and alumnus David C. Malloy has been named the ninth Principal of King’s University College, the Board of Directors of the Western affiliate announced today. He will assume the role on July 1.
New valve gets to heart of implant issue via design
A Western researcher has teamed up with colleagues across the country to develop a next-generation heart valve that may provide patients with a safer, longer-lasting implant alternative thus greatly reducing complications after surgery, according to a new study released this week.
USC celebrates teaching excellence
Nigmendra Narain (Political Science), Philip King (DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies), Scott Loveland (Ivey Business School) and Mark Baker (Physics and Astronomy) were honoured with the University Student’s Council (USC) Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Green Awards laud sustainability efforts
Western recently celebrated sustainable thought and action across campus with its two major awards – the Western Green Awards and Western Green Awards.