Tara Hofbauer’s grandmother has inspired thousands of school children. For the second-year teacher candidate at Western, her grandmother’s story has also created closer connections to her family’s history and is influencing how she will teach in the …
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Students connect to history via small objects
It’s through remarkable stories about seemingly unremarkable objects that Huron University College History professor Amy Bell and her students have unraveled the anti-slavery stories of “small things.”
New registry to boost brain research participation
Launched this week, OurBrainsCAN is a central participant registry for cognitive research at Western with the goal to increase community involvement in these world-class brain studies.
Rockhounds chisel away at surplus minerals
Rockhounds of all sorts lined up Friday to examine and buy the minerals, which ranged from antimony to fluorite to zincite. Some were surplus samples from the Dana Minerals Collections, while others had been donations that couldn’t be incorporated into the collections because they were too small or were duplicates.
Funding backs unique shelter-to-housing plan
Abe Oudshoorn knows emergency shelters have the potential to transition into permanent housing.
Gifts, project open door wider to city history
A few taps on any smartphone can tell you that Eldon House, London’s oldest residence, was once home of the Harris Family, but it takes a collection like the Harris Family Fonds to gain a deeper understand of what that legacy means.
Investments shine new light on campus
A multi-million-dollar overhaul of Western’s exterior lighting – along roadways and paths, in parking lots and beside buildings – will brighten up and improve safety across the campus, university officials announced today.
Wiki project adds Western knowledge to mix
From the prosaic to the arcane, Wikipedia offers a world of factual tidbits, images and data about millions of people, places and things. Now a group of volunteers is looking to add Western-rich content to a number of entries in the crowd-sourced public database.
Partnership aligns area imaging expertise
A new multi-million dollar partnership in local medical imaging technology will be an opportunity to bring research findings to patient bedsides more rapidly and readily than ever before, according to university and hospital officials.
University Drive Bridge reopens to traffic March 8
University Drive Bridge will reopen to motorists on Friday, March 8 – just in time for the university to play host to its annual March Break Open House on March 9, Western officials announce today.
Playing games with the future of music
The future of music won’t be contained to the concert stage – it will be on screens in the games being played by millions around the globe. And if the music industry is going to thrive in the future, it needs to embrace this new performance arena, according to a Western professor.
Project gives kids new view of London art
Juan Bello is counting on the natural curiosity of kids, combined with their love of the latest tech, to spark an excitement for art inside of them.
‘Voices’ exhibit earns Heritage honour
A Museum London exhibit led by Anthropology PhD candidate Bimadoshka Pucan, showcasing Anishinaabeg songs, stories and prayers of Saugeen First Nation residents Robert and Eliza Thompson, has been awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation.
Students connect to history via small objects
It’s through remarkable stories about seemingly unremarkable objects that Huron University College History professor Amy Bell and her students have unraveled the anti-slavery stories of “small things.”
New registry to boost brain research participation
Launched this week, OurBrainsCAN is a central participant registry for cognitive research at Western with the goal to increase community involvement in these world-class brain studies.
Rockhounds chisel away at surplus minerals
Rockhounds of all sorts lined up Friday to examine and buy the minerals, which ranged from antimony to fluorite to zincite. Some were surplus samples from the Dana Minerals Collections, while others had been donations that couldn’t be incorporated into the collections because they were too small or were duplicates.
Funding backs unique shelter-to-housing plan
Abe Oudshoorn knows emergency shelters have the potential to transition into permanent housing.
Gifts, project open door wider to city history
A few taps on any smartphone can tell you that Eldon House, London’s oldest residence, was once home of the Harris Family, but it takes a collection like the Harris Family Fonds to gain a deeper understand of what that legacy means.
Investments shine new light on campus
A multi-million-dollar overhaul of Western’s exterior lighting – along roadways and paths, in parking lots and beside buildings – will brighten up and improve safety across the campus, university officials announced today.
Wiki project adds Western knowledge to mix
From the prosaic to the arcane, Wikipedia offers a world of factual tidbits, images and data about millions of people, places and things. Now a group of volunteers is looking to add Western-rich content to a number of entries in the crowd-sourced public database.
Partnership aligns area imaging expertise
A new multi-million dollar partnership in local medical imaging technology will be an opportunity to bring research findings to patient bedsides more rapidly and readily than ever before, according to university and hospital officials.
University Drive Bridge reopens to traffic March 8
University Drive Bridge will reopen to motorists on Friday, March 8 – just in time for the university to play host to its annual March Break Open House on March 9, Western officials announce today.
Playing games with the future of music
The future of music won’t be contained to the concert stage – it will be on screens in the games being played by millions around the globe. And if the music industry is going to thrive in the future, it needs to embrace this new performance arena, according to a Western professor.
Project gives kids new view of London art
Juan Bello is counting on the natural curiosity of kids, combined with their love of the latest tech, to spark an excitement for art inside of them.
‘Voices’ exhibit earns Heritage honour
A Museum London exhibit led by Anthropology PhD candidate Bimadoshka Pucan, showcasing Anishinaabeg songs, stories and prayers of Saugeen First Nation residents Robert and Eliza Thompson, has been awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation.