Humanitarian and author will receive honorary doctorate at spring convocation
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Here is the latest news about Western University.
Help support student work in Tanzania
MedOutreach is holding a raffle to support its annual mission to
help improve access to primary health care and prevention
initiatives in Tanzania.
Medical Sciences tops recycling challenge
The results are in and separating paper and plastic from everyday
garbage has landed occupants of the Medical Sciences Building at
the top of The University of Western Ontario’s Recycling Challenge.
McMurtry honoured for career achievements
Dr. Robert McMurtry, Professor Emeritus in the Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario, has
been awarded the James H. Graham Award from the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizing his significant
career achievements.
‘I accomplished what I had hoped to’
The office door wide open, a determined, yet gentle wave of
encouragement is coalesced with the wide smile and bright eyes
Gerry Killan is synonymous for.
Former premier, celebrated singer among honorees
Former premier of Saskatchewan Roy Romanow, award-winning musician
and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie and philanthropic businessman
Joseph Rotman are among those selected to receive The University of
Western Ontario’s highest honour.
And Let there be (less) light
Using sensors to meter natural light and dim interior lighting
accordingly, a new pilot project in the Social Science Centre could
be the springboard to a significant reduction in campus energy
costs.
Students explore London’s vibrant 1960s art scene
The University of Western Ontario Visual Arts Department is talking
a walk down memory lane to visit the sights and sounds of
London’s artistic movement during the 1960s.
HIV/AIDS vaccine nears human testing
Work on the Western-developed HIV/AIDS vaccine has cleared its
latest hurdle with successful animal toxicology testing and opened
the way for the human toxicology phase.
Mental toughness and year-end exams
A recent study from University of Western Ontario researcher Tony
Vernon could shed some light on the mental toughness required of
students during stressful year-end exam time.
Women’s Studies thriving, adds PhD to program
Administrators within the Department of Women’s Studies and
Feminist Research (WSFR) at The University of Western Ontario say
their program has “really come of age” with the new
addition of a PhD program expected to begin in September.
Whalley, Feagan claim top Western research prize
While internal medicine and international trade may seem on
opposite sides of the spectrum, two of the top minds in these
fields will share the spotlight as winners of the 2009 Hellmuth
Prize for Achievement in Research.
Looking back and#8230; 3.5 billion years
New state-of-the-art equipment funded by the Canada Foundation for
Innovation (CFI) will allow researchers at The University of
Western Ontario to look back more than 3.5 billion years at the
chemistry of the planet’s crust.
Does grandmother know best?
By definition, psychology is the science of human behaviour. Albert
Katz, Chair of the Department of Psychology at The University of
Western Ontario, suggests for many that science is simply
‘grandmotherly advice.’
Help support student work in Tanzania
MedOutreach is holding a raffle to support its annual mission to
help improve access to primary health care and prevention
initiatives in Tanzania.
Medical Sciences tops recycling challenge
The results are in and separating paper and plastic from everyday
garbage has landed occupants of the Medical Sciences Building at
the top of The University of Western Ontario’s Recycling Challenge.
McMurtry honoured for career achievements
Dr. Robert McMurtry, Professor Emeritus in the Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario, has
been awarded the James H. Graham Award from the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizing his significant
career achievements.
‘I accomplished what I had hoped to’
The office door wide open, a determined, yet gentle wave of
encouragement is coalesced with the wide smile and bright eyes
Gerry Killan is synonymous for.
Former premier, celebrated singer among honorees
Former premier of Saskatchewan Roy Romanow, award-winning musician
and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie and philanthropic businessman
Joseph Rotman are among those selected to receive The University of
Western Ontario’s highest honour.
And Let there be (less) light
Using sensors to meter natural light and dim interior lighting
accordingly, a new pilot project in the Social Science Centre could
be the springboard to a significant reduction in campus energy
costs.
Students explore London’s vibrant 1960s art scene
The University of Western Ontario Visual Arts Department is talking
a walk down memory lane to visit the sights and sounds of
London’s artistic movement during the 1960s.
HIV/AIDS vaccine nears human testing
Work on the Western-developed HIV/AIDS vaccine has cleared its
latest hurdle with successful animal toxicology testing and opened
the way for the human toxicology phase.
Mental toughness and year-end exams
A recent study from University of Western Ontario researcher Tony
Vernon could shed some light on the mental toughness required of
students during stressful year-end exam time.
Women’s Studies thriving, adds PhD to program
Administrators within the Department of Women’s Studies and
Feminist Research (WSFR) at The University of Western Ontario say
their program has “really come of age” with the new
addition of a PhD program expected to begin in September.
Whalley, Feagan claim top Western research prize
While internal medicine and international trade may seem on
opposite sides of the spectrum, two of the top minds in these
fields will share the spotlight as winners of the 2009 Hellmuth
Prize for Achievement in Research.