Jocelyn Hadden knows what it’s like to have a seemingly small change upend your life completely. For her, it was a tick bite. She didn’t recognize the bull’s-eye rash, a telltale sign of Lyme disease. Hadden calls this her “butterfly effect …
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$1-million gift to support Lawrence Centre
A prominent London business leader known for his faith in the ‘virtuous cycle’ has put that belief into action by donating $1 million to the Ivey Business School which will support public policy and leadership education.
Heap: Four decades later, coup in Chile offers lessons
Aerial bombings, tanks in the streets, widespread terrorizing of civilians by soldiers and police: this was the horror unleashed on Sept. 11, 1973, by the military coup d’état in Chile. Led by Augusto Pinochet and other generals with U.S. backing, the coup overthrew President Salvador Allende’s democratically elected Popular Unity government, and brought in a brutal military dictatorship that lasted 17 years.
Winders: Advice from a non-advice guy
I’ll say it again: I’m not an advice-giving kind of guy.
Never too early for job search prep
September doesn’t just mark the start of classes, it also launches new graduate recruitment season. And the Student Success Centre is here to help.
HIV vaccine produces no adverse effects in trials
A Phase I clinical trial of a Western-led preventative HIV vaccine has been successfully completed with no adverse effects in all patients.
Mustangs win big in gridiron home opener
The Western Mustangs welcomed a new crop of students to campus with a dominating 71-4 win against the Carleton Ravens.
Campus Digest: Tech guru headlines education symposium
Internationally acclaimed education technology expert Michael Wesch headlines Making TIES @ Western, a day-long symposium Friday, March 8 in which more than 90 faculty, staff and students will demonstrate and share their innovations for teaching in higher education....
Western honours legendary squash coach Jack Fairs at dedication
Jack Fairs, legendary Western squash coach, sits with his wife, Peg, at a dedication ceremony held in his honour at the Western Student Recreation Centre Wednesday. The centre's squash courts were named after Fairs, who led the men's teams to dozens of Ontario...
Change to O-Week concert
The Sean Kingston performance at the Orientation Week concert, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, has been cancelled after Western learned that there is a civil court case in the United States in which Kingston is alleged to have been involved in the sexual assault of a woman.
Mustangs leave Toronto feeling ‘Blue,’ 50-14
TORONTO – Fourth-year receiver Brian Marshall caught two touchdown passes and racked up 160 yards receiving on seven receptions to help lead the Western Mustangs to a 50-14 victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Sunday afternoon at Varsity Stadium.
Study: Antibody treats Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis
An international clinical trial led by Western Epidemiology and Biostatistics professor Dr. Brian Feagan has found the antibody vedolizumab is an effective treatment for those suffering from ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Martin Sheen to headline Leaders in Innovation Dinner
Award-winning actor, social activist and humanitarian Martin Sheen will headline the annual Leaders in Innovation Dinner celebrating research excellence at Western’s Robarts Research Institute on Nov. 18 at the London Convention Centre.
$1-million gift to support Lawrence Centre
A prominent London business leader known for his faith in the ‘virtuous cycle’ has put that belief into action by donating $1 million to the Ivey Business School which will support public policy and leadership education.
Heap: Four decades later, coup in Chile offers lessons
Aerial bombings, tanks in the streets, widespread terrorizing of civilians by soldiers and police: this was the horror unleashed on Sept. 11, 1973, by the military coup d’état in Chile. Led by Augusto Pinochet and other generals with U.S. backing, the coup overthrew President Salvador Allende’s democratically elected Popular Unity government, and brought in a brutal military dictatorship that lasted 17 years.
Winders: Advice from a non-advice guy
I’ll say it again: I’m not an advice-giving kind of guy.
Never too early for job search prep
September doesn’t just mark the start of classes, it also launches new graduate recruitment season. And the Student Success Centre is here to help.
HIV vaccine produces no adverse effects in trials
A Phase I clinical trial of a Western-led preventative HIV vaccine has been successfully completed with no adverse effects in all patients.
Mustangs win big in gridiron home opener
The Western Mustangs welcomed a new crop of students to campus with a dominating 71-4 win against the Carleton Ravens.
Campus Digest: Tech guru headlines education symposium
Internationally acclaimed education technology expert Michael Wesch headlines Making TIES @ Western, a day-long symposium Friday, March 8 in which more than 90 faculty, staff and students will demonstrate and share their innovations for teaching in higher education....
Western honours legendary squash coach Jack Fairs at dedication
Jack Fairs, legendary Western squash coach, sits with his wife, Peg, at a dedication ceremony held in his honour at the Western Student Recreation Centre Wednesday. The centre's squash courts were named after Fairs, who led the men's teams to dozens of Ontario...
Change to O-Week concert
The Sean Kingston performance at the Orientation Week concert, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, has been cancelled after Western learned that there is a civil court case in the United States in which Kingston is alleged to have been involved in the sexual assault of a woman.
Mustangs leave Toronto feeling ‘Blue,’ 50-14
TORONTO – Fourth-year receiver Brian Marshall caught two touchdown passes and racked up 160 yards receiving on seven receptions to help lead the Western Mustangs to a 50-14 victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Sunday afternoon at Varsity Stadium.
Study: Antibody treats Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis
An international clinical trial led by Western Epidemiology and Biostatistics professor Dr. Brian Feagan has found the antibody vedolizumab is an effective treatment for those suffering from ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Martin Sheen to headline Leaders in Innovation Dinner
Award-winning actor, social activist and humanitarian Martin Sheen will headline the annual Leaders in Innovation Dinner celebrating research excellence at Western’s Robarts Research Institute on Nov. 18 at the London Convention Centre.