A letter book kept by Mohawk leader John Brant during his term as resident superintendent of the Six Nations of the Grand River has returned to its rightful owners. The book, along with four letters dating back to Brant’s death in 1832, were previ …
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New duets dawn thanks to support
String quartets are a dime a dozen, or a quarter a quartet perhaps. The opportunity to hear violin and viola duets is a rarer experience. London audiences will have the chance 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in von Kuster Hall at Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music.
PhD candidates earn Africa research support
Western PhD students Riley Dillon and Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong were named among 10 Africa-based and 10 Canada-based graduate students receiving funding from the Africa Initiative Graduate Research to confront critical issues facing Africa.
Astrophysicist uncovers secret origin of brown dwarfs
In a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, Western’s Shantanu Basu and University of Vienna’s Eduard Vorobyov present a new model of brown dwarf formation that unites the best parts of existing theories and has far-reaching implications for understanding the population of low mass objects in the universe.
Gender and justice in the spotlight
This week, Western plays host to ‘Gender and Transitional Justice,’ an international conference discussing a number of gender-related issues pertaining to the kinds of extraordinary justice used in societies in the wake of serious violations of human rights.
Essex named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Applied Mathematics professor Chris Essex has been named a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for Fall 2012
Professor unearths innovation shift to developing world
While home-based dialysis treatments are on the rise across the globe, developed countries seem to be opting for more hospital visits, which could place the developing world at the centre of research innovations surrounding kidney disease treatment, according to Western professor Arsh Jain.
Head start, hard work pay off in Ivy League bid
Imagine being able to write your own academic ticket to an Ivy League school of your choice. That’s just what Emily Kress was able to do.
Campus Digest, April 19
Western neuroscientist wins Grammy award While she didn’t share the stage with Bruce Springsteen or Adele at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, Jessica Grahn is now a Grammy winner. Grahn, a neuroscientist at Western, has been awarded a grant from the Grammy Foundation...
Getting the fastest education on four wheels
Tyler Ouellet and Jordan Dil have put hundreds of hours into one particular extracurricular activity on campus this past year. There’s no pay, they get greasy and, at times, don’t get home until after midnight. And they wouldn’t change a thing.
Budget rollout meets with Senate approval
In the wake of a provincial budget that, among widespread cuts, spared post-secondary education, and a federal budget that promises significant investment in research and development at Canadian universities, Western is modestly moving on to year two of its current four-year budget cycle.
Big Blue’s gift to bring order to data
Computer Science professor Mark Daley said with terabytes of research information rolling in on a daily basis “everyone is drowning in data nowadays.” But a $65-million donation of analytics software from IBM Canada, announced Wednesday, might just be the life preserver data junkies need.
Courting a superpower: Western attempts to stand out from the crowd
Led by Janice Deakin, provost and vice-president (academic), a 22-person delegation from Western University travels to China for the next 10 days on what many consider the university’s most ambitious internationalization trip yet. While a number of events are planned for across the country, success, all agree, rests in the number and quality of relationships built.
New duets dawn thanks to support
String quartets are a dime a dozen, or a quarter a quartet perhaps. The opportunity to hear violin and viola duets is a rarer experience. London audiences will have the chance 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in von Kuster Hall at Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music.
PhD candidates earn Africa research support
Western PhD students Riley Dillon and Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong were named among 10 Africa-based and 10 Canada-based graduate students receiving funding from the Africa Initiative Graduate Research to confront critical issues facing Africa.
Astrophysicist uncovers secret origin of brown dwarfs
In a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, Western’s Shantanu Basu and University of Vienna’s Eduard Vorobyov present a new model of brown dwarf formation that unites the best parts of existing theories and has far-reaching implications for understanding the population of low mass objects in the universe.
Gender and justice in the spotlight
This week, Western plays host to ‘Gender and Transitional Justice,’ an international conference discussing a number of gender-related issues pertaining to the kinds of extraordinary justice used in societies in the wake of serious violations of human rights.
Essex named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Applied Mathematics professor Chris Essex has been named a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar for Fall 2012
Professor unearths innovation shift to developing world
While home-based dialysis treatments are on the rise across the globe, developed countries seem to be opting for more hospital visits, which could place the developing world at the centre of research innovations surrounding kidney disease treatment, according to Western professor Arsh Jain.
Head start, hard work pay off in Ivy League bid
Imagine being able to write your own academic ticket to an Ivy League school of your choice. That’s just what Emily Kress was able to do.
Campus Digest, April 19
Western neuroscientist wins Grammy award While she didn’t share the stage with Bruce Springsteen or Adele at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, Jessica Grahn is now a Grammy winner. Grahn, a neuroscientist at Western, has been awarded a grant from the Grammy Foundation...
Getting the fastest education on four wheels
Tyler Ouellet and Jordan Dil have put hundreds of hours into one particular extracurricular activity on campus this past year. There’s no pay, they get greasy and, at times, don’t get home until after midnight. And they wouldn’t change a thing.
Budget rollout meets with Senate approval
In the wake of a provincial budget that, among widespread cuts, spared post-secondary education, and a federal budget that promises significant investment in research and development at Canadian universities, Western is modestly moving on to year two of its current four-year budget cycle.
Big Blue’s gift to bring order to data
Computer Science professor Mark Daley said with terabytes of research information rolling in on a daily basis “everyone is drowning in data nowadays.” But a $65-million donation of analytics software from IBM Canada, announced Wednesday, might just be the life preserver data junkies need.
Courting a superpower: Western attempts to stand out from the crowd
Led by Janice Deakin, provost and vice-president (academic), a 22-person delegation from Western University travels to China for the next 10 days on what many consider the university’s most ambitious internationalization trip yet. While a number of events are planned for across the country, success, all agree, rests in the number and quality of relationships built.