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Three University of Western Ontario professors are among the top 20
contenders for TVO’s 2009 Big Ideas Best Lecturer Competition.

Perth Hall residence is November’s campus champion at keeping
recyclables out of the trash.

Acrylic additives can improve the bonding and durability of
concrete and mortar mixes.

London Hydro is donating $50,000 for technology and the research
and development of alternative energy projects at the Claudette
MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion at The University of Western Ontario.

When Heather Snell arrived at Robarts Research Institute to deliver
a $50,000 cheque for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research
yesterday, she brought an entourage of her 30 closest friends.

The University of Western Ontario’s Faculty Association (UWOFA)
continues to support the academic achievements of undergraduate
students through a number of scholarships.

The University of Western Ontario honours its student-athletes who
achieved 80 per cent or better in the 2007-08 academic year at the
annual Academic Awards Luncheon today.

The flag will be at half-mast Saturday, Dec. 13 until 3 p.m. for
former Western Libraries staff member Elizabeth Shaw, who retired
in 2002 with 24 years of service.

The Western Mustangs cheerleading team returned to national glory
yesterday winning the national university title again for the 23rd
time in 24 years.

It has been 19 years since Marc Lepine went on a shooting rampage
in the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, killing 14 women, most of
them engineering students.

For years, Robarts Research Institute software developer Lori Gardi
has been focused on finding the order – and beauty – in
chaos.

By early December, most farmers are stowing away their equipment
and watching the market prices for the return on a fruitful season.