As scandal roiled the curling world in 2015 – with the discovery that athletes using ‘Frankenbrooms’ were converting missed shots into miracles – curlers began to speculate about the science of how a rock’s direction could be manipulated so drama …
Month: September 2020
Digital mapping uncovers hidden histories
Researchers at the Huron Community History Centre and Western Libraries are uncovering hidden histories of area communities with a digital mapping project that shares places and the past.
Writer-in-residence coaches others to find their voices
Western’s writer-in-residence Alicia Elliott writes to bring about change. “I write with the hope my truth will enlighten others about not only my own truth, but their own.”
Western students among latest confirmed COVID-19 cases in London
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) has informed Western University that five Western students who live off campus have tested positive for COVID-19. MLHU, in collaboration with Western, leads COVID-19 contact tracing for any member of the Western community. At...
Funding for research on long-term lung effects of COVID-19
New funding from the Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund is enabling a team of researchers led by Western professor Grace Parraga, to use novel lung-imaging techniques pioneered at Western to better understand long-term effects of COVID-19.
Project provides tutoring to vulnerable students
Six months out of school due to COVID-19 is threatening marginalized and vulnerable students to fall behind their peers. So Western has joined with community partners in a tutoring project to bring kids up to speed.
Royal Society celebrates Western scholars
Four Western researchers were named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), commonly recognized as the country’s top honour in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Back to school – a fall term like no other
This fall, Western is aiming for a clean slate in more ways than one as the term starts with an emphasis on health and safety as well as quality education and student growth.
International students find new home in London
Lemos Rodrigues didn’t leave his suite for the next 14 days – not unlike hundreds of other international students.
Volunteering virtually connects students to London
Through rain, shine, and a pandemic, OServes connects more than 1,000 student volunteers with non-profit organizations.
Nothing masks flavour
Andrew Duhasky is unit chef at Ontario Hall and wants to make sure the food is better, much better, than just ‘good’.
Shared responsibility, empathy, key to ‘Take Care’
The Take Care Western strategy is a reminder to take care of yourself, take care of each other and take care of your community.
Did meteorite impacts help create life on Earth and beyond?
What if impact craters, long seen as harbingers of death, turned out to be the cradle of life? A new study co-authored at Western suggests we rethink the origins of life on Earth.
Digital mapping uncovers hidden histories
Researchers at the Huron Community History Centre and Western Libraries are uncovering hidden histories of area communities with a digital mapping project that shares places and the past.
Writer-in-residence coaches others to find their voices
Western’s writer-in-residence Alicia Elliott writes to bring about change. “I write with the hope my truth will enlighten others about not only my own truth, but their own.”
Western students among latest confirmed COVID-19 cases in London
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) has informed Western University that five Western students who live off campus have tested positive for COVID-19. MLHU, in collaboration with Western, leads COVID-19 contact tracing for any member of the Western community. At...
Funding for research on long-term lung effects of COVID-19
New funding from the Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund is enabling a team of researchers led by Western professor Grace Parraga, to use novel lung-imaging techniques pioneered at Western to better understand long-term effects of COVID-19.
Project provides tutoring to vulnerable students
Six months out of school due to COVID-19 is threatening marginalized and vulnerable students to fall behind their peers. So Western has joined with community partners in a tutoring project to bring kids up to speed.
Royal Society celebrates Western scholars
Four Western researchers were named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), commonly recognized as the country’s top honour in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Back to school – a fall term like no other
This fall, Western is aiming for a clean slate in more ways than one as the term starts with an emphasis on health and safety as well as quality education and student growth.
International students find new home in London
Lemos Rodrigues didn’t leave his suite for the next 14 days – not unlike hundreds of other international students.
Volunteering virtually connects students to London
Through rain, shine, and a pandemic, OServes connects more than 1,000 student volunteers with non-profit organizations.
Nothing masks flavour
Andrew Duhasky is unit chef at Ontario Hall and wants to make sure the food is better, much better, than just ‘good’.
Shared responsibility, empathy, key to ‘Take Care’
The Take Care Western strategy is a reminder to take care of yourself, take care of each other and take care of your community.
Did meteorite impacts help create life on Earth and beyond?
What if impact craters, long seen as harbingers of death, turned out to be the cradle of life? A new study co-authored at Western suggests we rethink the origins of life on Earth.