Through the creation of the Jazz Aviation Pathway Program (APP), Jazz Aviation and Western are clearing the skies for brighter career possibilities for tomorrow’s pilots. “The calibre of Western’s Commercial Aviation Management program is a tremendous addition to the...
The most significant gift in its 102-year history, a $2-million endowment to St. Peter’s Seminary will strengthen its faculty with the creation of a new endowed chair.
Western postdoctoral scholars, are you interested in establishing interdisciplinary collaborations and expanding your professional network? If so, Western has the event for you.
In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, Western has released its annual list of employees whose 2013 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. Also outlined on the list are taxable benefits for the year 2013. The complete list is available at: https://www.uwo.ca/pvp/accountability/2013-University-of-Western-Ontario-Salaries-Benefits.pdf.
Western professor emeritus William Harper has been named the winner of the 2014 Patrick Suppes Prize in Philosophy of Science, the American Philosophical Society announced.
Multilevel Governance and Emergency Management in Canadian Municipalities Ed. Daniel Henstra McGill-Queen’s Press, 2013. 221 pages If tragedies such as the Alberta flood, or the Lac Megantic derailment, and other calamities that harm people and property are any...
The Ottawa Art Gallery will celebrate the lifework of Canadian artist Gerald Trottier (1925-2004) at an upcoming exhibition entitled, Perspective: Gerald Trottier, to be held in the Art Rental and Sales Gallery.
Western President Amit Chakma, along with five Western alumni, have been named finalist for the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award for 2014.
Fourteen distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 303rd Convocation this June. The ceremonies, featuring convocation addresses by the honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days:
Six winners from four faculties have been awarded Western’s highest honour for the “highest calling.”
As a child growing up in Holland, Auke van Holst watched as more than 10,000 skaters passed on the canal behind his home during the famous 200-kilometre Eleven Cities Skating Tour. Decades later, the former Western professor has combined his love of skating with his artistic talents, as a way to say ‘thank you’ to the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic.
Mother’s Day may still be more than a month away, but Mother Earth will still take centre stage during the month of April as Western joins the global celebration of Earth Month. Visit sustainability.uwo.ca for further event details and a full schedule. Among the upcoming events:
It’s all in a life’s – not a day’s – work for John Leonard.