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Three Western professors among TVO’s Top 20 lecturers
Three University of Western Ontario professors are among the top 20
contenders for TVO’s 2009 Big Ideas Best Lecturer Competition.
Mustangs offensive lineman signs with Argos
Richard Zulys, offensive lineman for The University of Western
Ontario football team, has signed a contract with the Toronto
Argonauts Football Club through 2011.
Economic stimulus should address $5B maintenance backlog
The umbrella group for Canadian universities and colleges is
proposing the federal government include infrastructure on campuses
as part of any strategy to stimulate the economy.
In Memoriam
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.
Western honours student-athletes with high academic standing
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.
UWOFA scholarship recipients announced
The University of Western Ontario’s Faculty Association (UWOFA)
continues to support the academic achievements of undergraduate
students through a number of scholarships.
Hootenanny raises $50,000 for Lou Gehrig’s disease research
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.
Campaign raises $7,000 for cancer research
As a result of a campaign to raise money for breast cancer
research, The Book Store at Western will donate over $7,000 to the
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and Team Shan, a local
organization dedicated to educating young women that breast cancer
is more than a disease of older women.
Western experts sought out for commentary
The update from Yong Kang of Western’s Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry’s Department of Immunology and
Microbiology on his HIV/AIDS vaccine, and the announcement that
Western is one of four institutions under consideration to build an
HIV vaccine manufacturing facility, was carried in the National
Post, Globe & Mail, London Free Press, A-News, Rogers First
Local, and CKOT and CBC radio stations, as well as in Edmonton
Journal, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Saskatoon Star and
Macleans.ca
TRIBUTE Celebrating excellence on campus
Strong earns ALS award Robarts scientist and neurologist Mike
Strong has received the 2008 Forbes Norris Award from the
International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations.
Christmas services set
A number of Christmas week services have been scheduled. They
include:
‘Local’ and ‘organic’ growing part of diets
At a time when many people feel it is difficult to make farming a
full-time job, Cathy McGregor-Smith cannot keep up with the demand
for products from her organic farm.
Three Western professors among TVO’s Top 20 lecturers
Three University of Western Ontario professors are among the top 20
contenders for TVO’s 2009 Big Ideas Best Lecturer Competition.
Mustangs offensive lineman signs with Argos
Richard Zulys, offensive lineman for The University of Western
Ontario football team, has signed a contract with the Toronto
Argonauts Football Club through 2011.
Economic stimulus should address $5B maintenance backlog
The umbrella group for Canadian universities and colleges is
proposing the federal government include infrastructure on campuses
as part of any strategy to stimulate the economy.
In Memoriam
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.
Western honours student-athletes with high academic standing
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.
UWOFA scholarship recipients announced
The University of Western Ontario’s Faculty Association (UWOFA)
continues to support the academic achievements of undergraduate
students through a number of scholarships.
Hootenanny raises $50,000 for Lou Gehrig’s disease research
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.
Campaign raises $7,000 for cancer research
As a result of a campaign to raise money for breast cancer
research, The Book Store at Western will donate over $7,000 to the
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and Team Shan, a local
organization dedicated to educating young women that breast cancer
is more than a disease of older women.
Western experts sought out for commentary
The update from Yong Kang of Western’s Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry’s Department of Immunology and
Microbiology on his HIV/AIDS vaccine, and the announcement that
Western is one of four institutions under consideration to build an
HIV vaccine manufacturing facility, was carried in the National
Post, Globe & Mail, London Free Press, A-News, Rogers First
Local, and CKOT and CBC radio stations, as well as in Edmonton
Journal, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Saskatoon Star and
Macleans.ca
TRIBUTE Celebrating excellence on campus
Strong earns ALS award Robarts scientist and neurologist Mike
Strong has received the 2008 Forbes Norris Award from the
International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations.
Christmas services set
A number of Christmas week services have been scheduled. They
include:
‘Local’ and ‘organic’ growing part of diets
At a time when many people feel it is difficult to make farming a
full-time job, Cathy McGregor-Smith cannot keep up with the demand
for products from her organic farm.