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Getting a charge out of a plug-in revolution

Getting a charge out of a plug-in revolution

In the mind of Murray Wu, there is always a better way. The fourth-year Economics student has applied that belief to a new way of looking at the traditional electric plug.

What a wonderful night for a moondance

What a wonderful night for a moondance

More than 1,000 sky-watchers turned out Sept. 27 at the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory to watch the Moon move completely into the Earth’s shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse. For southwestern Ontario, this was the last chance to observe a total lunar...

‘Supermoon Sunday’ rises at observatory

‘Supermoon Sunday’ rises at observatory

As the Moon slides completely into Earth’s shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse – this weekend, Western will host ‘Supermoon Sunday,’ a public viewing and information night during the eclipse, from 8-11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hume Cronyn Memorial...

For the Murrays, Western is a family affair

For the Murrays, Western is a family affair

All you have to do is count the number of degrees hanging up at Neil and Glenda Murray’s home and you’ll see Western is something of a tradition in the family. When Kimberly Murray, their youngest, graduated in June with a Bachelor of Education, she completed the...

Discovery Grant backs species diversity work

Discovery Grant backs species diversity work

For most, fruit flies are just a nuisance at a summer picnic. To Western’s Amanda Moehring, however, they offer the perfect model for shedding light on species formation. Most notably, they help her understand how species know with whom to, or not to, mate – a process...

Zitani and Thorn: Bananas do nothing for pollinators

Zitani and Thorn: Bananas do nothing for pollinators

It was recently Pollinator Week (June 15-21) and groups across North America are celebrating ways to improve much-needed habitat for pollinators. At Western, we have bananas. (And they’re not even pretty.) If you are unaware of the Plight of the Pollinators, you can...

Research teams backed with nearly $20 million

Research teams backed with nearly $20 million

Western and Lawson Health Research Institute researchers recently received a financial boost from the Government of Ontario as 20 projects are now being backed by the Ontario Research Fund (ORF).

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

“None of you can ever consider yourselves under privileged now that you have the great fortune of being a university graduate,” Robert Birgeneau, an internationally distinguished physicist, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

“Without sound knowledge, anatomy is like sailing a ship without knowledge of a navigator’s map,” Keith Moore, a distinguished anatomy researcher, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Getting a charge out of a plug-in revolution

Getting a charge out of a plug-in revolution

In the mind of Murray Wu, there is always a better way. The fourth-year Economics student has applied that belief to a new way of looking at the traditional electric plug.

What a wonderful night for a moondance

What a wonderful night for a moondance

More than 1,000 sky-watchers turned out Sept. 27 at the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory to watch the Moon move completely into the Earth’s shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse. For southwestern Ontario, this was the last chance to observe a total lunar...

‘Supermoon Sunday’ rises at observatory

‘Supermoon Sunday’ rises at observatory

As the Moon slides completely into Earth’s shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse – this weekend, Western will host ‘Supermoon Sunday,’ a public viewing and information night during the eclipse, from 8-11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hume Cronyn Memorial...

For the Murrays, Western is a family affair

For the Murrays, Western is a family affair

All you have to do is count the number of degrees hanging up at Neil and Glenda Murray’s home and you’ll see Western is something of a tradition in the family. When Kimberly Murray, their youngest, graduated in June with a Bachelor of Education, she completed the...

Discovery Grant backs species diversity work

Discovery Grant backs species diversity work

For most, fruit flies are just a nuisance at a summer picnic. To Western’s Amanda Moehring, however, they offer the perfect model for shedding light on species formation. Most notably, they help her understand how species know with whom to, or not to, mate – a process...

Zitani and Thorn: Bananas do nothing for pollinators

Zitani and Thorn: Bananas do nothing for pollinators

It was recently Pollinator Week (June 15-21) and groups across North America are celebrating ways to improve much-needed habitat for pollinators. At Western, we have bananas. (And they’re not even pretty.) If you are unaware of the Plight of the Pollinators, you can...

Research teams backed with nearly $20 million

Research teams backed with nearly $20 million

Western and Lawson Health Research Institute researchers recently received a financial boost from the Government of Ontario as 20 projects are now being backed by the Ontario Research Fund (ORF).

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

“None of you can ever consider yourselves under privileged now that you have the great fortune of being a university graduate,” Robert Birgeneau, an internationally distinguished physicist, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

“Without sound knowledge, anatomy is like sailing a ship without knowledge of a navigator’s map,” Keith Moore, a distinguished anatomy researcher, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.