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Here is the latest news about Western University.
Sustainability ideas sprouting everywhere
Like any other 39-year-old facing the prospect of 40 candles, it is
time for the Earth Day movement to reflect on what has been
accomplished and what remains to be achieved.
Campus Initiatives – Grassroots interest driving change
The power of environmental sustainability initiatives championed by
individuals, departments and clubs at The University of Western
Ontario should not be underestimated.
Academics – How green is my course?
The volume and diversity of academic programs focusing on
environmental issues being offered or in development is almost
overwhelming.
Research – Environment invades every lab
If anyone knows what our garbage says about who we are as a society
it is Professor Kelly Wood of the Department of Visual Arts.
French language conference at Western
More than 200 secondary school students will spend the day at The
University of Western Ontario April 28 to participate in French for
the Future, a day of lectures and workshops that highlight the
advantages of being bilingual.
Students to learn the benefits of being bilingual
More than 200 secondary school students in immersion French will be
bused to The University of Western Ontario on Tuesday, April 28 to
participate in French for the Future, a day of lectures and
workshops highlighting the advantages of being bilingual.
The winner of London Reads is “Wonderfull”
William Neil Scott’s Wonderfull has been named the winner of the
2008-09 London Reads competition. The announcement comes in
celebration of international World Book and Copyright Day on
Thursday, April 23.
Community basketball coaching clinic offered
The Mustangs men’s and women’s basketball programs will offer an
evening coaching clinic for London-area players and coaches May 6
at Alumni Hall.
Distinguished professors offer public lectures
University of Western Ontario campus and community members are
invited the first of two public lectures by the 2009 Distinguished
University Professorship Award (DUP) recipients held Thursday,
April 23.
Young women in sport
Female high school students from across the region, looking for a
jump on life, are racing to The University of Western Ontario this
Friday for a special one-day event geared to those who play and
participate in sports and athletics.
Western hosts international conference on Ukraine communications
Around the world, the news media has often been credited as a
catalyst for change. A conference that gets under way Saturday,
April 25 at The University of Western Ontario is set to examine the
role that mass media and communications play in the larger
political, economic and social changes occurring in post communist
Ukraine.
Jewish and Muslim medical students explore common health issues
The Western Jewish Medical Club and the Muslim Medical Students’
Association have joined forces to present a panel discussion on
Tuesday, April 21 designed to explore health issues unique to
Muslim and Jewish patients.
Thinking green … literature
Joshua Schuster remembers being a nervous student in a philosophy
class taught by the great modern-day philosopher Jacques Derrida.
Sustainability ideas sprouting everywhere
Like any other 39-year-old facing the prospect of 40 candles, it is
time for the Earth Day movement to reflect on what has been
accomplished and what remains to be achieved.
Campus Initiatives – Grassroots interest driving change
The power of environmental sustainability initiatives championed by
individuals, departments and clubs at The University of Western
Ontario should not be underestimated.
Academics – How green is my course?
The volume and diversity of academic programs focusing on
environmental issues being offered or in development is almost
overwhelming.
Research – Environment invades every lab
If anyone knows what our garbage says about who we are as a society
it is Professor Kelly Wood of the Department of Visual Arts.
French language conference at Western
More than 200 secondary school students will spend the day at The
University of Western Ontario April 28 to participate in French for
the Future, a day of lectures and workshops that highlight the
advantages of being bilingual.
Students to learn the benefits of being bilingual
More than 200 secondary school students in immersion French will be
bused to The University of Western Ontario on Tuesday, April 28 to
participate in French for the Future, a day of lectures and
workshops highlighting the advantages of being bilingual.
The winner of London Reads is “Wonderfull”
William Neil Scott’s Wonderfull has been named the winner of the
2008-09 London Reads competition. The announcement comes in
celebration of international World Book and Copyright Day on
Thursday, April 23.
Community basketball coaching clinic offered
The Mustangs men’s and women’s basketball programs will offer an
evening coaching clinic for London-area players and coaches May 6
at Alumni Hall.
Distinguished professors offer public lectures
University of Western Ontario campus and community members are
invited the first of two public lectures by the 2009 Distinguished
University Professorship Award (DUP) recipients held Thursday,
April 23.
Young women in sport
Female high school students from across the region, looking for a
jump on life, are racing to The University of Western Ontario this
Friday for a special one-day event geared to those who play and
participate in sports and athletics.
Western hosts international conference on Ukraine communications
Around the world, the news media has often been credited as a
catalyst for change. A conference that gets under way Saturday,
April 25 at The University of Western Ontario is set to examine the
role that mass media and communications play in the larger
political, economic and social changes occurring in post communist
Ukraine.