Western cosmochemist finds early lunar crust had more water than previously estimated
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The Impresario tackles London’s Fringe Festival
The glamorous world of opera; where egos are abundant and profits
are plunging. What is an opera Impresario to do?
Western says goodbye to Garrard
The University of Western Ontario paid tribute to fundraising
leader Ted Garrard, who after 13 years at the university will be
assuming the role of President and CEO of Toronto’s SickKids
Foundation.
Floating butterflies may be stung by winter
New research by University of Western Ontario PhD student Caroline
Williams suggests that the effect of climate change may vary
between different species, even among those that are closely
related, such as two specific species of butterfly.
**UPDATE** Western-branded Greyhound bus involved in crash in Indiana
STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. – A Western-branded Greyhound bus carrying a
semi-pro football team from London crashed on I-69 in Steuben
County near Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sunday morning.
Chemistry professor wins Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award
Paul Ragogna, assistant professor of Inorganic Chemistry at The
University of Western Ontario, has been named the 2009 Petro-Canada
Young Innovator, an award promoting outstanding research by new
faculty.
Awards bring three projects closer to commercialization
The University of Western Ontario has given three research projects
a financial boost to expedite efforts towards commercialization
through the Western Innovation Fund.
H1N1 becoming more widespread in Middlesex-London
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting a more widespread
circulation of the H1N1 influenza virus in the community, with
seven laboratory-confirmed cases since May 6.
Senate briefs
Western’s Senate met June 19, passing a number of new programs,
including a new combined program with the University of Auckland in
New Zealand.
IN PROFILE: Charting the course of salmon conservation
When Yolanda Morbey took a summer job on an isolated island off the
north coast of Vancouver Island in 1991, it wasn’t living in a
lighthouse that excited her. Instead, it was the task of monitoring
the growth of chicks.
Western-branded Greyhound bus involved in crash in Indiana
STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. – News media reports say a bus carrying a
semi-pro football team from Canada crashed on I-69 in Steuben
County near Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the morning on June 21.
Western wins CAUBO award
The University of Western Ontario, in collaboration with the
Professional and Managerial Association (PMA), has earned a Quality
and Productivity Award from the Canadian Association of University
Business Officers (CAUBO).
Western to hit MMVA red carpet
The Western Mustang Band, the Dance Pack and the Mustang
Cheerleaders will be strutting, flipping and dancing along the red
carpet Sunday at the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto.