The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most spectacular images of deep space ever – and the imagination of millions around the world – but Western astrophysicists and partners (at home and work) Els Peeters and Jan Cami enjoyed a specia …
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Schulich team takes steps to help arthritis research
Team Bernier: Researchers in Motion from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry was honoured by the Arthritis Society as the city’s top fundraising group in the annual Walk to Fight Arthritis.
Smith remembered as one who ‘literally helped build Western’
As the London community mourns the death of local community leader Don Smith, co-founder of global construction giant EllisDon, the Western community remembers a man who, literally, helped build the university from the ground up. Smith died Tuesday at the age of 89.
COU launches MyCareerInfo.ca to translate skills into work
The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) has launched its career website, MyCareerInfo.ca. The site is designed to help students, graduates and entry-level workers access campus career services, build a strong portfolio, gain budgeting skills and find a job that fits with their education, skills and interests.
Student born into fight for mental health awareness
Deana Ruston calls herself a fighter. In fact, she is proudly sporting a new tattoo on her forearm these days, one that reads, “You’ve been a fighter since the beginning; keep fighting.”
Student app looks to drive healthy behaviours
Given the option of writing a term paper or designing a mobile application for Candace Gibson’s Health Information Management class last semester, six students picked the latter, perhaps more unconventional, option.
Western, Goodwill may expand clever collection push
Goodwill can’t wait until Western students move out each April.
Brown probes secrets of Russian meteor’s shock wave
Sometimes opportunity just falls out of the sky – especially if you’re Physics and Astronomy professor Peter Brown.
Mustang scores Russian journalism gig
Western Mustangs women’s basketball player Kelsey Wright has been selected as one of 12 students from around the world to participate in the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Young Reporters Program at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
Sprinkler repairs in UCC
The campus community is being advised there are a number of areas in the University Community Centre (UCC) under repair this morning (Tuesday) due to a broken sprinkler.
Western team wins brain mapping hackathon
A team of researchers, fuelled predominantly by Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, won top prize in the Hackathon at the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping last week in Washington.
Quigley named CIS president elect
Therese Quigley, Western’s director of sports and recreation services, has been named president of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), the national governing body of university sport in Canada.
Brescia dean sees ‘challenges as interesting opportunities’
The toughest interview questions for Donna Rogers came from students at Brescia University College.
Schulich team takes steps to help arthritis research
Team Bernier: Researchers in Motion from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry was honoured by the Arthritis Society as the city’s top fundraising group in the annual Walk to Fight Arthritis.
Smith remembered as one who ‘literally helped build Western’
As the London community mourns the death of local community leader Don Smith, co-founder of global construction giant EllisDon, the Western community remembers a man who, literally, helped build the university from the ground up. Smith died Tuesday at the age of 89.
COU launches MyCareerInfo.ca to translate skills into work
The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) has launched its career website, MyCareerInfo.ca. The site is designed to help students, graduates and entry-level workers access campus career services, build a strong portfolio, gain budgeting skills and find a job that fits with their education, skills and interests.
Student born into fight for mental health awareness
Deana Ruston calls herself a fighter. In fact, she is proudly sporting a new tattoo on her forearm these days, one that reads, “You’ve been a fighter since the beginning; keep fighting.”
Student app looks to drive healthy behaviours
Given the option of writing a term paper or designing a mobile application for Candace Gibson’s Health Information Management class last semester, six students picked the latter, perhaps more unconventional, option.
Western, Goodwill may expand clever collection push
Goodwill can’t wait until Western students move out each April.
Brown probes secrets of Russian meteor’s shock wave
Sometimes opportunity just falls out of the sky – especially if you’re Physics and Astronomy professor Peter Brown.
Mustang scores Russian journalism gig
Western Mustangs women’s basketball player Kelsey Wright has been selected as one of 12 students from around the world to participate in the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Young Reporters Program at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
Sprinkler repairs in UCC
The campus community is being advised there are a number of areas in the University Community Centre (UCC) under repair this morning (Tuesday) due to a broken sprinkler.
Western team wins brain mapping hackathon
A team of researchers, fuelled predominantly by Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, won top prize in the Hackathon at the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping last week in Washington.
Quigley named CIS president elect
Therese Quigley, Western’s director of sports and recreation services, has been named president of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), the national governing body of university sport in Canada.
Brescia dean sees ‘challenges as interesting opportunities’
The toughest interview questions for Donna Rogers came from students at Brescia University College.