Three Western professors, and one King’s University College professor, have been named among 91 inaugural members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Those named to the College represent the emerging generation of...
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Just how free is your speech?
Finding the right line between freedom of speech and the protection
of rights and equality in Canada is an ongoing exercise, according
to Western Law professor Grant Huscroft.
Science goes boldly into ‘inner’ space
The notion of injecting nano-structured materials into the human body to attack a tumour or performing surgery on individual cells sounds like futuristic fiction. However, these technological breakthroughs, and others, are closer than many would imagine and will be...
Tracking the universe for 40 years
David Gray likely wouldn’t mind being referred to as having
his head in the stars.
Desmond Tutu to visit London
Revered around the world as a moral voice on issues of inequality,
poverty and corruption, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu will
speak in London May 22 when the Nobel Prize winner takes the stage
at the Signature Speaker Series, hosted by St. Joseph’s
Health Care Foundation.
Dumpster to main stage for rescued sculpture
A centennial gift given to the McIntosh Gallery through the Ontario
Arts Council has returned to its original home after 41 years.
$35M recreation centre opening in January
The $35-million Western Student Recreation Centre at The University
of Western Ontario is on schedule to open when students return from
the holiday break.
Rare book display marks Milton’s 400th birthday
For English professor John Leonard, there is no place more
reassuring than in the bowels of the Archives and Research
Collections Centre with a first-edition of John Milton at his
ready.
Study and travel tips
Before sugarplums start dancing in their heads, University of
Western Ontario students will be cramming their brains with about
three and a half months worth of information to prepare for
first-term exams Dec. 6-17.
Western holds tight on undergrad enrolment
Despite losing millions of dollars in endowments due to the
economic downturn, The University of Western Ontario will not make
up the difference by boosting undergraduate enrolment.
Violence still an issue, 19 years after massacre
Nineteen years after a gunman stalked the halls of Montreal’s
l’
‘Spend, spend, spend,” says former PM
If there’s one person with an insider’s knowledge about
finance and current economic woes, it’s Paul Martin.
Sixty-second HIV testing program a success
Nearly 30 University of Western Ontario students were administered
the Rapid HIV Test last week as part of a three-day pilot program
offered by the University Students’ Council (USC) during AIDS
Awareness Week.
Just how free is your speech?
Finding the right line between freedom of speech and the protection
of rights and equality in Canada is an ongoing exercise, according
to Western Law professor Grant Huscroft.
Science goes boldly into ‘inner’ space
The notion of injecting nano-structured materials into the human body to attack a tumour or performing surgery on individual cells sounds like futuristic fiction. However, these technological breakthroughs, and others, are closer than many would imagine and will be...
Tracking the universe for 40 years
David Gray likely wouldn’t mind being referred to as having
his head in the stars.
Desmond Tutu to visit London
Revered around the world as a moral voice on issues of inequality,
poverty and corruption, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu will
speak in London May 22 when the Nobel Prize winner takes the stage
at the Signature Speaker Series, hosted by St. Joseph’s
Health Care Foundation.
Dumpster to main stage for rescued sculpture
A centennial gift given to the McIntosh Gallery through the Ontario
Arts Council has returned to its original home after 41 years.
$35M recreation centre opening in January
The $35-million Western Student Recreation Centre at The University
of Western Ontario is on schedule to open when students return from
the holiday break.
Rare book display marks Milton’s 400th birthday
For English professor John Leonard, there is no place more
reassuring than in the bowels of the Archives and Research
Collections Centre with a first-edition of John Milton at his
ready.
Study and travel tips
Before sugarplums start dancing in their heads, University of
Western Ontario students will be cramming their brains with about
three and a half months worth of information to prepare for
first-term exams Dec. 6-17.
Western holds tight on undergrad enrolment
Despite losing millions of dollars in endowments due to the
economic downturn, The University of Western Ontario will not make
up the difference by boosting undergraduate enrolment.
Violence still an issue, 19 years after massacre
Nineteen years after a gunman stalked the halls of Montreal’s
l’
‘Spend, spend, spend,” says former PM
If there’s one person with an insider’s knowledge about
finance and current economic woes, it’s Paul Martin.
Sixty-second HIV testing program a success
Nearly 30 University of Western Ontario students were administered
the Rapid HIV Test last week as part of a three-day pilot program
offered by the University Students’ Council (USC) during AIDS
Awareness Week.