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Canada Post to pay tribute to Munro
Western alumna Alice Munro, DLitt’76, the recognized short story master and first Canadian woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, will be celebrated on a new stamp that pays homage to her life and work. Released July 10 to mark Munro’s birthday, the stamp...
President releases consultation update
The ‘Engaging the Campus Community – Progress Report’ highlights the actions underway to address the issues the president heard about from the university community during formal and informal discussions over the last several weeks.
El Naggar recognized for excellence in research
Western Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Hesham El Naggar recently received the Engineering Medal: Research and Development in recognition of his career and accomplishments. Presented by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OPSE) and...
Discovery Western celebrates 25 years of summer camp
Discovery Western recently celebrated 25 years of sharing the fun and interesting sides of science, engineering and...
Jiang earns nuclear industries honour
Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Jin Jiang was recently awarded the 2015 Harold A. Smith Outstanding Contribution Award, presented by the Canadian Nuclear Association and Canadian Nuclear Society, for his contributions in instrumentation and control for...
All’s ‘Fair’ for Hospitality Services this fall
Western’s Hospitality Services made a commitment two years ago that the university would be a Fair Trade Campus by September 2015. Mission accomplished. Although it meant changing the coffee being served in 15 different locations, including all residence dining areas,...
Team takes top prize at Surgical Robot Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIIPHNK8lNY A team of researchers from Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) and Western Engineering recently won the Best Innovation Prize at the Surgical Robot Challenge held during the 2015 Hamlyn Symposium...
Researchers earn Medical Devices paper award
A team of Western and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) researchers have received the 2014 Best Paper Award of the Journal of Medical Devices, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for their paper, A Dual-Arm 7-DOF...
Campbell appointed Vice-Provost
Karen Campbell has been appointed to a four-year term as Vice-Provost (Academic Planning, Policy & Faculty), starting July 1, 2016. She will begin Sept. 1 as Special Advisor to the Provost and Vice-Provost-Elect, working closely with Alan Weedon during the final year of his term.
PhD candidate eyes a bigger chance for little ones
Carlee White, a Western PhD candidate, always wanted a career that would help make a positive impact on people’s lives. Her research on early embryo development and genomic imprinting has brought her one step closer to her goal of giving people a second chance at...
Postdoctoral scholar combats blockbuster foe
A post-antibiotic era might sound like the recipe for a successful sci-fi blockbuster, but it’s not. It’s what Omar El-Halfawy, PhD, focuses on every day
Postdoctoral scholar looks to ease pain of millions
Amanda Ali doesn’t mince words when it comes to her work within the Faculty of Health Sciences. “The goal is to reduce the burden of osteoarthritis.”