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Health Sciences
Stocking to deliver Ioannides Address
Western Classics professor Charles Stocking will deliver the 2014 Ioannides Address, How to Kill an Athlete: The Use and Abuse of Training Science in Antiquity, at 4:40 p.m. Thursday in HSB 236. The event is sponsored by Western’s International Centre for Olympic...
Class looks to make campus kindness contagious
Last week, students in Health Sciences professor Jennifer Irwin’s Health Promotions class went on an unusual field trip – one they asked for, planned and executed on their own. With a goal of spreading compassion across campus, the class – comprised of 350 second-year...
‘Maturity,’ ‘readiness’ led to cluster designation
From a pool of interesting and innovative ideas, one group of Western researchers – and their readiness for the “next level” of research collaboration – stood out for reviewers.
Musculoskeletal Health tapped as next Cluster of Research Excellence
Millions of bone-and-joint aliment sufferers across Canada, and around the world, will benefit from the collective capabilities of Western’s latest high-profile research investment, university officials said this week.
Roth Chair honours physician, athlete and proud member of Western family
A renowned physician. An inquisitive scientist. A tough athlete. And a proud Western alumnus. Jim Roth summed up everything it meant to be ‘purple and proud.’ And now, in honour of his legacy, Western has established the James Roth Research Chair in Musculoskeletal...
D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets
Despite its challenges, our world is one of unparalleled promise and opportunity, Thomas D’Aquino, lawyer, entrepreneur and educator, told graduates at the Friday morning session of Western’s 304th Convocation. D’Aquino spoke to graduates from the Faculty of Health...
Abella: Don’t let recent events muddy tolerant waters
Canada needs today’s graduates, their ideas and their contributions, to protect the country’s cultural mosaic, Irving Abella, eminent historian and president of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities of the Royal Society of Canada, told graduates at the Thursday...
Nursing thesis tops September downloads
According to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Western’s Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 38,534 full-text downloads and 162 new submissions posted in September. The five most popular theses were: Barriers to Education in Homeless...
Student’s passion for ‘We’ rewarded
Hard to believe Amilya Ladak is just getting started. Already known as a tireless volunteer and community activist in her hometown of North Vancouver, B.C., the 18-year-old first-year Western student takes her initial steps onto the national stage today when she is...
New program looks to ease university transitions
A program initially designed to aid first-year Health Sciences students may ease stress levels for students across all faculties as the program makes its campuswide debut this fall. Western 1010 is a universitywide pilot program designed to give all first-year...
Boyle, Finch named Mustangs Athletes of the Week
Western Mustangs soccer player Amanda Boyle and football player Will Finch have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 7. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, helped Western improve to 5-0 on the season with wins over...
Redefining anorexia may unlock new treatments, therapies
New findings from Western suggest characterizing anorexia as a ‘passion’ will yield immediate and practical results in terms of treatment and therapy. The study, led by Louis C. Charland of Western’s Rotman Institute of Philosophy, is novel in that philosophers have...
Stocking to deliver Ioannides Address
Western Classics professor Charles Stocking will deliver the 2014 Ioannides Address, How to Kill an Athlete: The Use and Abuse of Training Science in Antiquity, at 4:40 p.m. Thursday in HSB 236. The event is sponsored by Western’s International Centre for Olympic...
Class looks to make campus kindness contagious
Last week, students in Health Sciences professor Jennifer Irwin’s Health Promotions class went on an unusual field trip – one they asked for, planned and executed on their own. With a goal of spreading compassion across campus, the class – comprised of 350 second-year...
‘Maturity,’ ‘readiness’ led to cluster designation
From a pool of interesting and innovative ideas, one group of Western researchers – and their readiness for the “next level” of research collaboration – stood out for reviewers.
Musculoskeletal Health tapped as next Cluster of Research Excellence
Millions of bone-and-joint aliment sufferers across Canada, and around the world, will benefit from the collective capabilities of Western’s latest high-profile research investment, university officials said this week.
Roth Chair honours physician, athlete and proud member of Western family
A renowned physician. An inquisitive scientist. A tough athlete. And a proud Western alumnus. Jim Roth summed up everything it meant to be ‘purple and proud.’ And now, in honour of his legacy, Western has established the James Roth Research Chair in Musculoskeletal...
D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets
Despite its challenges, our world is one of unparalleled promise and opportunity, Thomas D’Aquino, lawyer, entrepreneur and educator, told graduates at the Friday morning session of Western’s 304th Convocation. D’Aquino spoke to graduates from the Faculty of Health...
Abella: Don’t let recent events muddy tolerant waters
Canada needs today’s graduates, their ideas and their contributions, to protect the country’s cultural mosaic, Irving Abella, eminent historian and president of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities of the Royal Society of Canada, told graduates at the Thursday...
Nursing thesis tops September downloads
According to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Western’s Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 38,534 full-text downloads and 162 new submissions posted in September. The five most popular theses were: Barriers to Education in Homeless...
Student’s passion for ‘We’ rewarded
Hard to believe Amilya Ladak is just getting started. Already known as a tireless volunteer and community activist in her hometown of North Vancouver, B.C., the 18-year-old first-year Western student takes her initial steps onto the national stage today when she is...
New program looks to ease university transitions
A program initially designed to aid first-year Health Sciences students may ease stress levels for students across all faculties as the program makes its campuswide debut this fall. Western 1010 is a universitywide pilot program designed to give all first-year...
Boyle, Finch named Mustangs Athletes of the Week
Western Mustangs soccer player Amanda Boyle and football player Will Finch have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 7. Boyle, a second-year Kinesiology student, helped Western improve to 5-0 on the season with wins over...
Redefining anorexia may unlock new treatments, therapies
New findings from Western suggest characterizing anorexia as a ‘passion’ will yield immediate and practical results in terms of treatment and therapy. The study, led by Louis C. Charland of Western’s Rotman Institute of Philosophy, is novel in that philosophers have...