Anatomy & Cell Biology PhD student Dylan Dieters-Castator said newly discovered protein biomarkers could soon help oncologists more accurately differentiate between two types of ovarian ca …
Month: May 2019
Vanloffeld eyes Indigenous consent in development
Western Geography PhD student Steven Vanloffeld stands among only 20 individuals nationwide to be named Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholars, a doctoral scholarship program focused on the social sciences and humanities.
Ambtman-Smith connects hospitals, Indigenous Peoples
Geography PhD student Vanessa Ambtman-Smith is one of 20 individuals nationwide to be named a 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundations Scholar, a doctoral scholarship program focused on the social sciences and humanities.
UWOFA partners with Academics Without Borders
Mindful that University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) members care about quality education, UWOFA considers a partnership with Academics Without Borders a natural fit.
Drones support remote village medical treatment
An international team of health-care investigators is piloting a new medical-delivery system that uses a ‘surgical strike’ approach to solve pandemic problems.
CRC push opens doors to diverse applicants
Western has opened the Canada Research Chair (CRC) application process in a special call for candidates who demonstrate research excellence and who meet equity, diversity and inclusion criteria.
Anti-theft initiative puts bikes in better view
Starting this summer, Campus Community Police Service (CCPS) and Facilities Management will begin moving and consolidating bike racks as some existing, low-density bike parking areas scattered across campus can pose an increase in risk.
Course uses tech to revive text in teaching
Speaking in another tongue can tie up even the highest achieving language students. But thanks to French professor Sebastien Ruffo, some of those old stumbling blocks can be smoothed out by combining technology with the tried-and-true test of performing text.
New centre brings researchers, classrooms closer
Led by Education professor Daniel Ansari, the new Centre for the Science of Learning looks to generate evidence-based insights into how children learn best and then work closely with school boards and teachers to put that knowledge into classrooms and education boardrooms.
Gerstein paved way for women leaders
While Western’s new Chancellor Linda Hasenfratz is a trailblazer in her own right, she is the third woman to hold the university’s highest ceremonial post. Reva Appleby Gerstein, the university’s first woman Chancellor, has likewise been a person of considerable accomplishment and legacy.
Hasenfratz named Western’s 23rd Chancellor
Noted Canadian industrialist and philanthropist Linda Hasenfratz has been named Western’s 23rd Chancellor, university officials announced today.
Realities must be shared – thanks or no thanks
To write certain difficult stories is a responsibility that journalists must bear, whether they get thanked for doing it or not.
3MT champ stands up to sitting down
Yoah Sui is no psychic. But he knows what you’re doing right now.
Vanloffeld eyes Indigenous consent in development
Western Geography PhD student Steven Vanloffeld stands among only 20 individuals nationwide to be named Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholars, a doctoral scholarship program focused on the social sciences and humanities.
Ambtman-Smith connects hospitals, Indigenous Peoples
Geography PhD student Vanessa Ambtman-Smith is one of 20 individuals nationwide to be named a 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundations Scholar, a doctoral scholarship program focused on the social sciences and humanities.
UWOFA partners with Academics Without Borders
Mindful that University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) members care about quality education, UWOFA considers a partnership with Academics Without Borders a natural fit.
Drones support remote village medical treatment
An international team of health-care investigators is piloting a new medical-delivery system that uses a ‘surgical strike’ approach to solve pandemic problems.
CRC push opens doors to diverse applicants
Western has opened the Canada Research Chair (CRC) application process in a special call for candidates who demonstrate research excellence and who meet equity, diversity and inclusion criteria.
Anti-theft initiative puts bikes in better view
Starting this summer, Campus Community Police Service (CCPS) and Facilities Management will begin moving and consolidating bike racks as some existing, low-density bike parking areas scattered across campus can pose an increase in risk.
Course uses tech to revive text in teaching
Speaking in another tongue can tie up even the highest achieving language students. But thanks to French professor Sebastien Ruffo, some of those old stumbling blocks can be smoothed out by combining technology with the tried-and-true test of performing text.
New centre brings researchers, classrooms closer
Led by Education professor Daniel Ansari, the new Centre for the Science of Learning looks to generate evidence-based insights into how children learn best and then work closely with school boards and teachers to put that knowledge into classrooms and education boardrooms.
Gerstein paved way for women leaders
While Western’s new Chancellor Linda Hasenfratz is a trailblazer in her own right, she is the third woman to hold the university’s highest ceremonial post. Reva Appleby Gerstein, the university’s first woman Chancellor, has likewise been a person of considerable accomplishment and legacy.
Hasenfratz named Western’s 23rd Chancellor
Noted Canadian industrialist and philanthropist Linda Hasenfratz has been named Western’s 23rd Chancellor, university officials announced today.
Realities must be shared – thanks or no thanks
To write certain difficult stories is a responsibility that journalists must bear, whether they get thanked for doing it or not.
3MT champ stands up to sitting down
Yoah Sui is no psychic. But he knows what you’re doing right now.