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Health Sciences
USC celebrates Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Jennifer Irwin, Faculty of Health Sciences, M. J. Kidnie, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Anita Woods, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and Mitsume Fukui, not pictured, Arts & Humanities, were named as recipients of the University Students’ Council (USC) Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at the 22nd annual USC Award Ceremony. This ceremony celebrates the achievements of top students and faculty.
2013 Distinguished University Professorship
In the fields of medicine and law, Western’s latest Distinguished University Professorship (DUP) winners emulate the motivation behind why the award was created. In honouring faculty who have built a record of excellence in the areas of teaching, research and service over a substantial career at Western, this year’s recipients receive an award of $10,000 to support their scholarly activities and will deliver a public lecture at a future date. This year’s DUP winners are:
Campus Digest: Can a gold-plated micro-chip detect the growth of cancer?
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers, led by scientists in London and Toronto, is developing a simple tool that could one day make it easier to choose the best available cancer treatments for individual patients and improve their chances for survival.
UWOFA scholarships announced
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awarded 36 scholarships to students from 11 Western faculties. The awards, funded by the UWOFA membership, were handed out at an event on Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the Great Hall, Somerville House.
Competition no day at the beach for student
Winston Wing Hong To doesn’t hold anything back.
RIOT in the streets helps patients citywide
The Canadian Cancer Society thinks only a RIOT can get the public’s attention about cancer research. And Western students are leading the charge.
United Way offers student a lifeline
It’s safe to say the helping hand of a United Way of London & Middlesex-funded agency made a huge difference in the life of Western Nursing student Valerie Christie.
Future of childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is one of the major health threats of the 21st century. Some researchers predict that its prevalence will continue to rise in the coming decades; others have suggested the rate at which it is increasing may be slowing.
Service course wins Community Innovation award
Western’s Gerontology in Practice course was honoured recently at the 6th annual Pillar Community Innovation Awards at the London Convention Centre.
Program teams with community to address diabetes ‘epidemic’
“It’s an epidemic.” There’s really no other way Stewart Harris can describe the overwhelming prevalence of diabetes among Canada’s First Nation’s communities.
Wamsley: Adapt. Evaluate. Modify. Working toward de-stigmatizing mental health
Tonight, the Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes Margaret Trudeau to Alumni Hall for her talk, Exploring Mental Health Issues. This event is part of our ongoing commitment to raise campus awareness about mental health issues – an implicit promise to Eric Windeler, who spoke at Western in 2011 on behalf of The Jack Project, named for Eric’s son, Jack, who took his own life while at Queen’s University in 2010.
Student urges London to ‘get moving’
Kristen Roglasky, a master’s student in Kinesiology at Western, has partnered with Special Olympics London and fitness organizations, such as YMCA London and the Hutton House, to commemorate International Fitness Day on Oct. 13.
USC celebrates Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Jennifer Irwin, Faculty of Health Sciences, M. J. Kidnie, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Anita Woods, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and Mitsume Fukui, not pictured, Arts & Humanities, were named as recipients of the University Students’ Council (USC) Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at the 22nd annual USC Award Ceremony. This ceremony celebrates the achievements of top students and faculty.
2013 Distinguished University Professorship
In the fields of medicine and law, Western’s latest Distinguished University Professorship (DUP) winners emulate the motivation behind why the award was created. In honouring faculty who have built a record of excellence in the areas of teaching, research and service over a substantial career at Western, this year’s recipients receive an award of $10,000 to support their scholarly activities and will deliver a public lecture at a future date. This year’s DUP winners are:
Campus Digest: Can a gold-plated micro-chip detect the growth of cancer?
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers, led by scientists in London and Toronto, is developing a simple tool that could one day make it easier to choose the best available cancer treatments for individual patients and improve their chances for survival.
UWOFA scholarships announced
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) awarded 36 scholarships to students from 11 Western faculties. The awards, funded by the UWOFA membership, were handed out at an event on Wednesday, Dec. 5 in the Great Hall, Somerville House.
Competition no day at the beach for student
Winston Wing Hong To doesn’t hold anything back.
RIOT in the streets helps patients citywide
The Canadian Cancer Society thinks only a RIOT can get the public’s attention about cancer research. And Western students are leading the charge.
United Way offers student a lifeline
It’s safe to say the helping hand of a United Way of London & Middlesex-funded agency made a huge difference in the life of Western Nursing student Valerie Christie.
Future of childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is one of the major health threats of the 21st century. Some researchers predict that its prevalence will continue to rise in the coming decades; others have suggested the rate at which it is increasing may be slowing.
Service course wins Community Innovation award
Western’s Gerontology in Practice course was honoured recently at the 6th annual Pillar Community Innovation Awards at the London Convention Centre.
Program teams with community to address diabetes ‘epidemic’
“It’s an epidemic.” There’s really no other way Stewart Harris can describe the overwhelming prevalence of diabetes among Canada’s First Nation’s communities.
Wamsley: Adapt. Evaluate. Modify. Working toward de-stigmatizing mental health
Tonight, the Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes Margaret Trudeau to Alumni Hall for her talk, Exploring Mental Health Issues. This event is part of our ongoing commitment to raise campus awareness about mental health issues – an implicit promise to Eric Windeler, who spoke at Western in 2011 on behalf of The Jack Project, named for Eric’s son, Jack, who took his own life while at Queen’s University in 2010.
Student urges London to ‘get moving’
Kristen Roglasky, a master’s student in Kinesiology at Western, has partnered with Special Olympics London and fitness organizations, such as YMCA London and the Hutton House, to commemorate International Fitness Day on Oct. 13.