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PMA president encouraging more voices to be heard
Chris Thompson is at the helm of a three decade-strong campus ship. And he couldn’t be more excited. An e-learning specialist with Continuing Studies, Thompson took up the post of president with Western’s Professional & Managerial Association (PMA) this summer,...
PhD student’s HIV research earns international praise
If you get a chance, ask Matthew Woods how his summer went. In July, Woods, a PhD student in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, presented his HIV research at the International AIDS Conference, in...
Goodall: ‘My hope lies with the young people’
Sitting next to a gas fireplace at London’s Idlewyld Inn, she was noticeably distracted by the ceiling fan whirring above. It’s wasting electricity and it’s not necessary, she said. At that point, the world’s most renowned primatologist and conservationist got up,...
PhD research looks to make traditional knowledge accessible
Erin Huner wants to make the past accessible for one southwestern Ontario community. The Geography PhD student has long been intrigued by the idea of nation-building – giving autonomy back to communities from which it had been taken away. And through a collaborative...
Work relocates Alumni Hall bus stop Thursday, Friday
On Thursday and Friday, the London Transit Commission (LTC) bus stop normally located outside of Alumni Hall on Lambton Circle will temporary move to a location east on Lambton Drive. Due to external installation work being done on the front of Alumni Hall,...
Ceremony welcomes Education class into profession
John Szasz fell in love with teaching after years of donating his time to working with kids. “I was always a pretty active volunteer,” he said. “I worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters, in group homes, even at my old high school – I just loved connecting with people.”...
Four named as inaugural members of ‘The College’
Three Western professors, and one King’s University College professor, have been named among 91 inaugural members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Those named to the College represent the emerging generation of...
Western Continuing Studies classes cancelled for tonight
All Western Continuing Studies classes scheduled for tonight at the university’s downtown campus in Citi Plaza, 355 Wellington St., have been cancelled. Closure is due to an ongoing evacuation of the building by London Police Service. Details to follow.
Neuroscientists decode conscious experiences with Hitchcock film
Western researchers have extended their game-changing brain scanning techniques by showing that a short Alfred Hitchcock movie can be used to detect consciousness in vegetative state patients. The study included a Canadian participant who had been entirely...
Celebrate Postdoc Appreciation Week
Who doesn’t love a postdoctoral scholar? Well, now is your opportunity to show it. Next week, Sept. 14-19, marks National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, a celebration devoted to the contributions of postdoctoral scholars across Canada and the United...
Goodall eyes disconnect between human brain, human heart
In friendly chimpanzee-like chatter, Jane Goodall greeted a packed Alumni Hall Thursday night. Members of the London and campus communities came, stuffed monkeys and books in tow, to hear Goodall share stories and reflect on her experiences in the wild, as well as the...
All her world’s a stage, as alumna has played many parts
Offstage since day one, Anita Gaffney has played a role at the Stratford Festival for more than two decades. The Western grad and Stratford native started out selling ice cream to theatre-goers as a summer job. She’s also worked as a bookstore clerk, a waitress and...
Four to receive honorary degrees from Western
The incoming chairperson of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a former president of the Canadian Jewish Congress, one of Canada's most influential policy strategists and an award-winning Canadian author will receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its...
PMA president encouraging more voices to be heard
Chris Thompson is at the helm of a three decade-strong campus ship. And he couldn’t be more excited. An e-learning specialist with Continuing Studies, Thompson took up the post of president with Western’s Professional & Managerial Association (PMA) this summer,...
PhD student’s HIV research earns international praise
If you get a chance, ask Matthew Woods how his summer went. In July, Woods, a PhD student in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, presented his HIV research at the International AIDS Conference, in...
Goodall: ‘My hope lies with the young people’
Sitting next to a gas fireplace at London’s Idlewyld Inn, she was noticeably distracted by the ceiling fan whirring above. It’s wasting electricity and it’s not necessary, she said. At that point, the world’s most renowned primatologist and conservationist got up,...
PhD research looks to make traditional knowledge accessible
Erin Huner wants to make the past accessible for one southwestern Ontario community. The Geography PhD student has long been intrigued by the idea of nation-building – giving autonomy back to communities from which it had been taken away. And through a collaborative...
Work relocates Alumni Hall bus stop Thursday, Friday
On Thursday and Friday, the London Transit Commission (LTC) bus stop normally located outside of Alumni Hall on Lambton Circle will temporary move to a location east on Lambton Drive. Due to external installation work being done on the front of Alumni Hall,...
Ceremony welcomes Education class into profession
John Szasz fell in love with teaching after years of donating his time to working with kids. “I was always a pretty active volunteer,” he said. “I worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters, in group homes, even at my old high school – I just loved connecting with people.”...
Four named as inaugural members of ‘The College’
Three Western professors, and one King’s University College professor, have been named among 91 inaugural members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Those named to the College represent the emerging generation of...
Western Continuing Studies classes cancelled for tonight
All Western Continuing Studies classes scheduled for tonight at the university’s downtown campus in Citi Plaza, 355 Wellington St., have been cancelled. Closure is due to an ongoing evacuation of the building by London Police Service. Details to follow.
Neuroscientists decode conscious experiences with Hitchcock film
Western researchers have extended their game-changing brain scanning techniques by showing that a short Alfred Hitchcock movie can be used to detect consciousness in vegetative state patients. The study included a Canadian participant who had been entirely...
Celebrate Postdoc Appreciation Week
Who doesn’t love a postdoctoral scholar? Well, now is your opportunity to show it. Next week, Sept. 14-19, marks National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, a celebration devoted to the contributions of postdoctoral scholars across Canada and the United...
Goodall eyes disconnect between human brain, human heart
In friendly chimpanzee-like chatter, Jane Goodall greeted a packed Alumni Hall Thursday night. Members of the London and campus communities came, stuffed monkeys and books in tow, to hear Goodall share stories and reflect on her experiences in the wild, as well as the...