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Lutz: Don’t blame Boomers, blame others
Western News editor Jason Winders, you’re exactly correct about Generation Why’s apathy/lack of energy (“Generation Why? Federal budget backs Boomers,” April 5). They must be tired out from all the partying and rioting they do; ever try to get into a bar or restaurant on a weekend in London?
Morrow: Guns and gals an interesting sight
I couldn’t believe my eyes, yesterday, when I was on campus in the Spoke Cafe – across the room from me was an arcade ‘game’ entitled Big Buck Hunter, Open Season.
Talbot: Ignoring research puts lives in the balance
I won’t forget Sean. I met him years ago, during my undergrad, while volunteering with a local not-for-profit organization helping homeless and at-risk youth in London’s core.
Peterson: What do we owe military veterans?
Andrew Peterson of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy explores support for veterans regardless of moral concerns about warfare.
Courting a superpower: Western attempts to stand out from the crowd
Led by Janice Deakin, provost and vice-president (academic), a 22-person delegation from Western University travels to China for the next 10 days on what many consider the university’s most ambitious internationalization trip yet. While a number of events are planned for across the country, success, all agree, rests in the number and quality of relationships built.
Big Blue’s gift to bring order to data
Computer Science professor Mark Daley said with terabytes of research information rolling in on a daily basis “everyone is drowning in data nowadays.” But a $65-million donation of analytics software from IBM Canada, announced Wednesday, might just be the life preserver data junkies need.
Budget rollout meets with Senate approval
In the wake of a provincial budget that, among widespread cuts, spared post-secondary education, and a federal budget that promises significant investment in research and development at Canadian universities, Western is modestly moving on to year two of its current four-year budget cycle.
Getting the fastest education on four wheels
Tyler Ouellet and Jordan Dil have put hundreds of hours into one particular extracurricular activity on campus this past year. There’s no pay, they get greasy and, at times, don’t get home until after midnight. And they wouldn’t change a thing.
Campus Digest, April 19
Western neuroscientist wins Grammy award While she didn’t share the stage with Bruce Springsteen or Adele at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, Jessica Grahn is now a Grammy winner. Grahn, a neuroscientist at Western, has been awarded a grant from the Grammy Foundation...
Solar innovations see the light thanks to NSERC grant
We could power the planet for a year if we managed to collect all of the solar power from one hour of sunshine on Earth. Admittedly, Chemistry professor Zhifeng Ding isn’t quite there yet. But thanks to a Strategic Project Grant of $517,255 over three years from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), his work to develop more practical solar cells got a major boost.
Head start, hard work pay off in Ivy League bid
Imagine being able to write your own academic ticket to an Ivy League school of your choice. That’s just what Emily Kress was able to do.
Professor unearths innovation shift to developing world
While home-based dialysis treatments are on the rise across the globe, developed countries seem to be opting for more hospital visits, which could place the developing world at the centre of research innovations surrounding kidney disease treatment, according to Western professor Arsh Jain.