Over four years in the bachelor of medical sciences program, Sitara Lewis has learned a lot. But a defining lesson in empathy – from her time spent distributing meals and essential supplies to people experiencing homelessness – is among those she’ …
Campus & Community
Abelson: Does 9-11 still trump everything?
Sept. 11, 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on American soil that left more than 3,000 people dead and reduced the iconic World Trade Center to rubble.
Tracey: A final farewel
Susan Poisson was a scholar and a long-time member of the university music library staff.
Brown-Swanton: Inspired by research
I enjoyed the news item today on CBC radio about how humour lends insight into vegetative state with University of Western Ontario neuroscientist Adrian Owen (“No laughing matter,” July 2011).
Davies: Minding the (salary) gap
I was a member of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) negotiating team for the librarian and archivist (L/A) bargaining unit until June 30. I am now on sabbatical and have no official involvement with UWOFA.
Cowan: PhD in four a matter of priority not possibility
The PhD students quoted in your story about doctoral candidates at Western (“Funding beyond year four?” June 23) implied two things that warrant being challenged.
Message from the provost on negotiations
On behalf of the Western community and particularly our students, I am appealing to UWOFA, the union representing the University’s Librarians and Archivists, to return to the bargaining table.
Librarians, archivists to commence strike
This afternoon, librarians and archivists at The University of Western Ontario announced they would commence strike action effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8
22 million droids and counting
A free public lecture by Canadian robotics scientist, professor, and inventor Mark W. Tilden is scheduled for tonight (Sept. 7) at Conron Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Ivey grows Asian business cases
The Richard Ivey School of Business has extended its lead as the world’s top producer of Asian business cases, with three winning entries among a new crop of cases on Indian companies announced recently at the 23rd Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) Convention in Bhubaneswar, India.
Bring your family to the big game
Tickets are now available for The University of Western Ontario’s 3rd Annual Mustangs Family Football Festival on Sept. 17.
Sessions focus on instrument care
Quentin Playfair and David Tamblyn will give a presentation Sept. 10 in the Don Wright Faculty of Music Building (Room 345) focusing on maintenance and repairs of string instruments and bows.
Continuing Studies celebrates 10 years downtown
Continuing Studies at Western’s role in fostering a creative city can be traced back to the foresight 10 years ago in establishing the department in the downtown London core, says director Carolyn Young.