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All over the world businesses are reacting to the difficult
financial climate with layoffs, hiring freezes, and curbed spending
habits, all of which are dampening people’s so-called “animal
spirits,” says world-renowned economist and author Robert Shiller.

A book on the autonomy of city-regions by a professor of political
science at The University of Western Ontario has been shortlisted
for the Donner Prize.

The all-star edition of London Reads comes to an end Wednesday,
April 1 with a debate that looks closely at each title read
throughout the year.

A Hong Kong business leader who has been a key driving force in
expanding the Cheung Kong Group into one of the biggest
multinational conglomerates in the world will receive an honorary
degree, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.), as The University of
Western Ontario celebrates its annual Hong Kong Convocation on May
24.

In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, The University of
Western Ontario is releasing an annual list of employees whose 2008
income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips.

A town hall meeting to discuss the university budget will be held
today.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to the book launch today
(March 30) of Seda’s Story, A Memoir, edited by classical studies
associate professor Bonnie MacLachlan.

France’s ambassador to Canada, Francois Delattre, will hold a
public lecture at The University of Western Ontario on Wednesday,
April 1 to discuss France’s role in the world today.

University of Western Ontario president Paul Davenport has donated
books from his private collection to add to the Western Foot
Patrol’s annual used book sale Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday,
April 1.

Students, remember the rush of adrenaline as you took part in your
very first university lecture at Western? Relive those feelings as
you take part in one of your last.

A second town hall meeting to discuss ongoing budgetary issues drew
several hundred staff, faculty and students Monday.

The University of Western Ontario Mustangs men’s hockey team showed
a wealth of heart, but fell short in their bid for the school’s
second CIS national championship with a 4-2 loss to the University
of New Brunswick Varsity Reds on March 29 at Thunder Bay’s Fort
William Garden.