Just before Christmas 20 years ago, a modest number of London businesses gathered 36,000 pounds of food for the London Food Bank. Last year a greatly expanded group of corporations and institutions,...
Month: November 2019
Hickey embraces ‘opportunity’ for home, self
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKv52XwJlpo&feature=youtu.be Rhodes Scholar Patrick Hickey, HBA’19, will join a class of 100 from more than 60 countries as recipients of this distinguished scholarship to study at the University of Oxford next year. Nominated by...
Course, exhibition turn spotlight to TIFF
A new course examining film festivals has debuted to rave reviews worthy of an interdisciplinary blockbuster.
Working group on racism to begin its work
A working group exploring race relations across campus will begin its work in December with the aim of issuing a report on its findings in early March, Western officials announced.
Alumnae named among Canada’s Most Powerful
Eleven Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2019 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, the Women’s Executive Network recently announced.
Celebrating two decades of new Horizons
Barbara Belbeck was looking to take a singing course when she came across an ad in Western’s Continuing Education brochure announcing the start of the New Horizons Band.
Lending a ‘Voice’ – and far more
From an amazing reading list “guided by Hags,” to the direct beautiful storytelling of American country music legends, Education professor Barb MacQuarrie has a selection for everyone when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Western mourns death of Social Science student
The Western community is mourning the death of Jeffrey Courage, 21, a Social Science student, who died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019.
Hickey named among Rhodes Scholars
Patrick Hickey, HBA’19, has been named a recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship, one of only 11 Canadian students to earn the esteemed award this year. He becomes the 24th Rhodes Scholar in Western history.
Work begins on Biomed Building site
Early work on the new Biomedical Research Facility has begun with construction fence going up in the Medical Science Parking Lot and a section between the Siebens Drake Research Institute and the Medical Science Building already excavated.
Board names upcoming Chair, Vice-Chair
Board unanimously elected its upcoming leadership team at its regular meeting Thursday.
Board approves AVP (Indigenous Initiatives)
Western Board of Governors approved a plan to create the position of Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Indigenous Initiatives), in action at its regular meeting Thursday.
Study: Teen first case of life-threatening vaping injury
By publishing this Canadian case, researchers hope to raise awareness of the varying types of vaping-related lung injuries and the acute and chronic effects of vaping – even calling for further research into toxicity of e-liquid ingredients and tighter regulation of the industry.
Hickey embraces ‘opportunity’ for home, self
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKv52XwJlpo&feature=youtu.be Rhodes Scholar Patrick Hickey, HBA’19, will join a class of 100 from more than 60 countries as recipients of this distinguished scholarship to study at the University of Oxford next year. Nominated by...
Course, exhibition turn spotlight to TIFF
A new course examining film festivals has debuted to rave reviews worthy of an interdisciplinary blockbuster.
Working group on racism to begin its work
A working group exploring race relations across campus will begin its work in December with the aim of issuing a report on its findings in early March, Western officials announced.
Alumnae named among Canada’s Most Powerful
Eleven Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2019 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, the Women’s Executive Network recently announced.
Celebrating two decades of new Horizons
Barbara Belbeck was looking to take a singing course when she came across an ad in Western’s Continuing Education brochure announcing the start of the New Horizons Band.
Lending a ‘Voice’ – and far more
From an amazing reading list “guided by Hags,” to the direct beautiful storytelling of American country music legends, Education professor Barb MacQuarrie has a selection for everyone when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Western mourns death of Social Science student
The Western community is mourning the death of Jeffrey Courage, 21, a Social Science student, who died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019.
Hickey named among Rhodes Scholars
Patrick Hickey, HBA’19, has been named a recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship, one of only 11 Canadian students to earn the esteemed award this year. He becomes the 24th Rhodes Scholar in Western history.
Work begins on Biomed Building site
Early work on the new Biomedical Research Facility has begun with construction fence going up in the Medical Science Parking Lot and a section between the Siebens Drake Research Institute and the Medical Science Building already excavated.
Board names upcoming Chair, Vice-Chair
Board unanimously elected its upcoming leadership team at its regular meeting Thursday.
Board approves AVP (Indigenous Initiatives)
Western Board of Governors approved a plan to create the position of Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Indigenous Initiatives), in action at its regular meeting Thursday.
Study: Teen first case of life-threatening vaping injury
By publishing this Canadian case, researchers hope to raise awareness of the varying types of vaping-related lung injuries and the acute and chronic effects of vaping – even calling for further research into toxicity of e-liquid ingredients and tighter regulation of the industry.