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Month: January 2020

Listening sessions set for Anti-Racism Working Group

Listening sessions set for Anti-Racism Working Group

The campus community will have an opportunity to offer input into the university’s anti-racism efforts as part of a series of listening sessions scheduled for next month. Led by the President’s Anti-Racism Working Group, four listening sessions are  …

میلاد نهاوندی: جای خالی که با گذشت هر روز بیشتر احساس می شود

میلاد نهاوندی: جای خالی که با گذشت هر روز بیشتر احساس می شود

وقتی که میلاد نهاوندی برای اولین بار در سال 2016 با استاد مهندس شیمی و بیو شیمیایی  چالرز زو در مورد دانشجو شدنش در دانشگاه وسترن ارتباط برقرار کرد، زو مطمئن نبود که آیا میلاد با او صادق است یا نه. نهاوندی عملا خیلی بهتر از انچه که انتظار میرفت بود در حدی که باعث میشد فرد به این همه توانایی او مشکوک بشه.

غزل نوریان: فقدان حضوری توانمند

غزل نوریان: فقدان حضوری توانمند

 غزل نوریان کوچکترین بچه ازسه فرزندی بود که در سراسر زندگی توسط خانواده اش حمایت میشد. خانواده ای که هدفش تامین بنیانی برای “بهترین اینده برای غزل” بود، اینها\ مطالبی است برادر او، پیمان نوریان به یاد می اورد.

Study: Stroke ups risks of heart complications

Study: Stroke ups risks of heart complications

Patients who suffer a stroke also face significantly higher risks of heart attack or other major cardiovascular events within 30 days of having a stroke, according to new Western-led research.

NHL’s culture problems have policy solutions

NHL’s culture problems have policy solutions

Allegations about harassment, abuse and discrimination in hockey have rocked the sport over the past few weeks. Yet there is a curious silence as to how Sport Canada’s new suite of ‘safe sport’ policies can help clean up the mess.

Memorial set to honour Flight PS752 victims

Memorial set to honour Flight PS752 victims

Western President Alan Shepard sent the following invitation to the community today regarding a memorial service honouring the four Western students aboard Ukraine International Flight PS752.

Haiti ‘still in crisis’ 10 years after earthquake

Haiti ‘still in crisis’ 10 years after earthquake

When a 7.0 earthquake reduced Haiti to rubble, sparking one of the biggest international aid efforts in history, some experts predicted it would take the country a decade to get back to its feet. Far from recovering since Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti today faces more dire circumstances than ever, says a Western expert.

Image sets off monster galaxy quest

Image sets off monster galaxy quest

An image of UGC 2885 – a majestic spiral galaxy 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way with 10 times as many stars – sparked widespread interest last week when released at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Thomas Telfer

Read. Watch. Listen. with Thomas Telfer

Take a moment to unhitch your mind from worries about the future, to-do lists or regrets about the past when Western Law Professor Thomas Telfer takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Voters face new-look USC in elections

Voters face new-look USC in elections

The University Students’ Council (USC) has transitioned away from its joint president/vice-president slate in favour of a new process and structure that students leaders say will put more emphasis on advocacy and open up the governing body to more students.

میلاد نهاوندی: جای خالی که با گذشت هر روز بیشتر احساس می شود

میلاد نهاوندی: جای خالی که با گذشت هر روز بیشتر احساس می شود

وقتی که میلاد نهاوندی برای اولین بار در سال 2016 با استاد مهندس شیمی و بیو شیمیایی  چالرز زو در مورد دانشجو شدنش در دانشگاه وسترن ارتباط برقرار کرد، زو مطمئن نبود که آیا میلاد با او صادق است یا نه. نهاوندی عملا خیلی بهتر از انچه که انتظار میرفت بود در حدی که باعث میشد فرد به این همه توانایی او مشکوک بشه.

غزل نوریان: فقدان حضوری توانمند

غزل نوریان: فقدان حضوری توانمند

 غزل نوریان کوچکترین بچه ازسه فرزندی بود که در سراسر زندگی توسط خانواده اش حمایت میشد. خانواده ای که هدفش تامین بنیانی برای “بهترین اینده برای غزل” بود، اینها\ مطالبی است برادر او، پیمان نوریان به یاد می اورد.

Study: Stroke ups risks of heart complications

Study: Stroke ups risks of heart complications

Patients who suffer a stroke also face significantly higher risks of heart attack or other major cardiovascular events within 30 days of having a stroke, according to new Western-led research.

NHL’s culture problems have policy solutions

NHL’s culture problems have policy solutions

Allegations about harassment, abuse and discrimination in hockey have rocked the sport over the past few weeks. Yet there is a curious silence as to how Sport Canada’s new suite of ‘safe sport’ policies can help clean up the mess.

Memorial set to honour Flight PS752 victims

Memorial set to honour Flight PS752 victims

Western President Alan Shepard sent the following invitation to the community today regarding a memorial service honouring the four Western students aboard Ukraine International Flight PS752.

Haiti ‘still in crisis’ 10 years after earthquake

Haiti ‘still in crisis’ 10 years after earthquake

When a 7.0 earthquake reduced Haiti to rubble, sparking one of the biggest international aid efforts in history, some experts predicted it would take the country a decade to get back to its feet. Far from recovering since Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti today faces more dire circumstances than ever, says a Western expert.

Image sets off monster galaxy quest

Image sets off monster galaxy quest

An image of UGC 2885 – a majestic spiral galaxy 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way with 10 times as many stars – sparked widespread interest last week when released at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Thomas Telfer

Read. Watch. Listen. with Thomas Telfer

Take a moment to unhitch your mind from worries about the future, to-do lists or regrets about the past when Western Law Professor Thomas Telfer takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Voters face new-look USC in elections

Voters face new-look USC in elections

The University Students’ Council (USC) has transitioned away from its joint president/vice-president slate in favour of a new process and structure that students leaders say will put more emphasis on advocacy and open up the governing body to more students.