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Here is the latest news about Western University.
Potential labour disruption by librarians and archivists
The University of Western Ontario has been in negotiations with
UWOFA-LA (Librarians and Archivists) since May working to renew the
group’s first contract, which ended July 1.
Men’s hockey team honoured first Walk of Fame inductees
In celebration of 45 years of men’s hockey at The University of
Western Ontario, the Mustangs men’s hockey team held the inaugural
Western Mustangs Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct.
24 at the Greek Canadian Club.
Faulds becomes CIS all-time passing leader
Western Mustangs quarterback Michael Faulds not only led his team
to a 47-0 win over the University of Toronto Saturday afternoon,
but also became the all-time CIS career passing leader.
Chakma has ‘unbridled optimism’ for Western’s future
As The University of Western Ontario’s 10th president, Amit Chakma
encourages graduates to carve a place in the world and be adaptable
to a changing environment and a broadening community.
Supporting social justice research
Research Western has introduced a new grant to support scholarly
research at the undergraduate level at Western in the areas of
human rights, social justice, genocide and related issues.
Building a culture of science, one student at a time
Harvard professor, Dr. Richard Losick, will give a free public
lecture on the biology of bacterium for the Gairdner Lecture on
Monday, Oct. 26 at The University of Western Ontario.
Knee expert encourages grads to eat from life’s buffet
Dr. Cecil Rorabeck encouraged University of Western Ontario
graduates to dig in to life’s buffet during his convocation address
on Friday, Oct. 23.
Nominate someone for the Award of Excellence
Nominations for the 2010 Western Award of Excellence are now open.
Employment equity reports available online
The university has published two new reports on employment equity,
one highlighting Western’s progress on equity-related issues during
the 2008-09 academic year, the other pointing the way forward to
improving employment equity on campus.
Student depression rises in December
As stress levels from exams and mid-terms increase in December, so
does the rate of university students experiencing symptoms of
depression, says scientist Paul Tremblay.
Herbert elected to Institute of Medicine
Dean Carol Herbert, of the Schulich School of Medicine &
Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario, has been elected to
Foreign Associate membership in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of
the National Academies.
Campus Digest
October 22, 2009
Human rights expert to speak
Supreme Court of Canada justice Rosalie Abella, one of Canada’s
foremost experts on human rights law, will deliver the 2009 Koskie
Minsky Lecture in Labour Law this week.
Potential labour disruption by librarians and archivists
The University of Western Ontario has been in negotiations with
UWOFA-LA (Librarians and Archivists) since May working to renew the
group’s first contract, which ended July 1.
Men’s hockey team honoured first Walk of Fame inductees
In celebration of 45 years of men’s hockey at The University of
Western Ontario, the Mustangs men’s hockey team held the inaugural
Western Mustangs Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct.
24 at the Greek Canadian Club.
Faulds becomes CIS all-time passing leader
Western Mustangs quarterback Michael Faulds not only led his team
to a 47-0 win over the University of Toronto Saturday afternoon,
but also became the all-time CIS career passing leader.
Chakma has ‘unbridled optimism’ for Western’s future
As The University of Western Ontario’s 10th president, Amit Chakma
encourages graduates to carve a place in the world and be adaptable
to a changing environment and a broadening community.
Supporting social justice research
Research Western has introduced a new grant to support scholarly
research at the undergraduate level at Western in the areas of
human rights, social justice, genocide and related issues.
Building a culture of science, one student at a time
Harvard professor, Dr. Richard Losick, will give a free public
lecture on the biology of bacterium for the Gairdner Lecture on
Monday, Oct. 26 at The University of Western Ontario.
Knee expert encourages grads to eat from life’s buffet
Dr. Cecil Rorabeck encouraged University of Western Ontario
graduates to dig in to life’s buffet during his convocation address
on Friday, Oct. 23.
Nominate someone for the Award of Excellence
Nominations for the 2010 Western Award of Excellence are now open.
Employment equity reports available online
The university has published two new reports on employment equity,
one highlighting Western’s progress on equity-related issues during
the 2008-09 academic year, the other pointing the way forward to
improving employment equity on campus.
Student depression rises in December
As stress levels from exams and mid-terms increase in December, so
does the rate of university students experiencing symptoms of
depression, says scientist Paul Tremblay.
Herbert elected to Institute of Medicine
Dean Carol Herbert, of the Schulich School of Medicine &
Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario, has been elected to
Foreign Associate membership in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of
the National Academies.