ALL NEWS

Team Western is teaming up once again to take on the RONA MS Bike
Tour July 25-26 and bring an end to multiple sclerosis.

Registration is open for the Summer Academic Writing Clinics for new
students.

When the Ontario government banned thousands of its employees from
using the social networking site Facebook during work a couple of
years ago, opponents of the move argued the workers were deprived
of a powerful tool.

The staff, faculty and students of the National Youth Orchestra of
Canada (NYOC) and the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western are on
the same page when it comes to being prepared, organized, working
together, offering the best program possible and having a good
time.

Helen Connell, Associate Vice-President, Communications and Public
Affairs, has been appointed Acting Vice-President, External, at The
University of Western Ontario.

Dash for Diabetes, an annual walk/run to raising funds to support
diabetes research at Robarts Research Institute, is scheduled or
Saturday (July 4) in Goderich.

An HIV/AIDS vaccine developed by University of Western Ontario
professor Chil-Yong Kang has reached “an important milestone” as it
pushes towards the first phase of human trials.

The flag will be at half-mast on Friday (July 3) in memory of
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Frank
Rutledge.

Online communication tools, such as Facebook, develop important
work skills according to recent research from a Richard Ivey School
of Business professor.

Faculty of Education professor Peter Jaffe, who holds cross
appointments in the departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, has
been named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

An HIV/AIDS vaccine developed at The University of Western Ontario
is set for the first phase of human trials.

The new 18-month contract for Professional and Managerial
Association (PMA)-eligible employees has been ratified by The
University of Western Ontario Board of Governors.