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Mulroney: Think clearly about what defines you
“A university education makes learning habitual,” David Mulroney, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, told graduates at the Wednesday, June 10 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Science student named to China trade delegation
Western Science student Tony Ma has been named one of 30 young Canadian leaders to represent Canada on a Junior Team Canada trade mission to the Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Chongqing and Chengdu from Aug. 1-15. The mission looks to create meaningful partnerships...
Western establishes The Bone and Joint Institute
Western further buoyed its leadership in musculoskeletal health research with the formation of The Bone and Joint Institute, university research officials announced this week. “Bone and joint disorders are the leading cause of disability in Canada; hundreds of...
Future scientific minds converge at Western
What do you use to build a wind-powered elevator? Tape. Cardboard. Straws. And a string. Those were only the materials a Grade 6 student ever needed to make an elevator strong enough to lift a pair of earplugs...
Mercury buildup in birds sounds warning for all
Higher-than-normal mercury levels may be wiping out the endangered arctic ivory gull, but now Western researchers are warning other species – including humans – are at risk from this deadly neurotoxin. And we have only ourselves to blame.
Geneva scholar brings ‘star power’ to campus
The stars have aligned for Anahi Granada. The University of Geneva postdoctoral scholar, along with her husband Jorge German Rubino, a visiting geophysicist in Geology, will call London home for the next 18 months thanks to a $90,000 grant she received as an Advanced...
Chemistry colleagues celebrate ‘Pure Intelligence’ of friend
The saddest line of a wonderful career is this – he never held his academic life’s work. Mel Usselman came to Western’s campus in the 1960s. And never left. Here, he earned an Honors BSc in Chemistry in 1968, a PhD in Chemistry in 1973 and, after flirting with a new...
‘Tinkering club’ lets inquisitive spirits fly
Planetary Science PhD candidate Marianne Mader is opening up the world of creativity to kids and adults through her non-profit creation, STEAMLabs.
Competition puts student researchers ‘on the clock’
Western Science PhD student Jenna Butler will represent the university at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Ontario 2015 competition, hosted by Western on Thursday at the Ivey Business School.
Singh, Young earn 2015 Hellmuth Prize
The honour recognizes faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions in research – one of the defining hallmarks of a university.
Calculating a new version of pi(e)
Matthew Betti loves strawberry-rhubarb pie so much he’s devoted his PhD studies to protecting it. Narrow focus? Maybe. But the Applied Math PhD candidate is thinking about the rest of us, too. A convergence of factors is threatening once-healthy honeybee hives across...
Osinski earns Bucke, Young Scientist awards
Western professor Gordon Osinski, cross-appointed between Earth Sciences and Physics & Astronomy, has been named the recipient of both the Faculty of Science Florence Bucke Award, as well as the Mineralogical Association of Canada’s Young Scientist Award.
Mulroney: Think clearly about what defines you
“A university education makes learning habitual,” David Mulroney, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, told graduates at the Wednesday, June 10 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Science student named to China trade delegation
Western Science student Tony Ma has been named one of 30 young Canadian leaders to represent Canada on a Junior Team Canada trade mission to the Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Chongqing and Chengdu from Aug. 1-15. The mission looks to create meaningful partnerships...
Western establishes The Bone and Joint Institute
Western further buoyed its leadership in musculoskeletal health research with the formation of The Bone and Joint Institute, university research officials announced this week. “Bone and joint disorders are the leading cause of disability in Canada; hundreds of...
Future scientific minds converge at Western
What do you use to build a wind-powered elevator? Tape. Cardboard. Straws. And a string. Those were only the materials a Grade 6 student ever needed to make an elevator strong enough to lift a pair of earplugs...
Mercury buildup in birds sounds warning for all
Higher-than-normal mercury levels may be wiping out the endangered arctic ivory gull, but now Western researchers are warning other species – including humans – are at risk from this deadly neurotoxin. And we have only ourselves to blame.
Geneva scholar brings ‘star power’ to campus
The stars have aligned for Anahi Granada. The University of Geneva postdoctoral scholar, along with her husband Jorge German Rubino, a visiting geophysicist in Geology, will call London home for the next 18 months thanks to a $90,000 grant she received as an Advanced...
Chemistry colleagues celebrate ‘Pure Intelligence’ of friend
The saddest line of a wonderful career is this – he never held his academic life’s work. Mel Usselman came to Western’s campus in the 1960s. And never left. Here, he earned an Honors BSc in Chemistry in 1968, a PhD in Chemistry in 1973 and, after flirting with a new...
‘Tinkering club’ lets inquisitive spirits fly
Planetary Science PhD candidate Marianne Mader is opening up the world of creativity to kids and adults through her non-profit creation, STEAMLabs.
Competition puts student researchers ‘on the clock’
Western Science PhD student Jenna Butler will represent the university at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Ontario 2015 competition, hosted by Western on Thursday at the Ivey Business School.
Singh, Young earn 2015 Hellmuth Prize
The honour recognizes faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions in research – one of the defining hallmarks of a university.
Calculating a new version of pi(e)
Matthew Betti loves strawberry-rhubarb pie so much he’s devoted his PhD studies to protecting it. Narrow focus? Maybe. But the Applied Math PhD candidate is thinking about the rest of us, too. A convergence of factors is threatening once-healthy honeybee hives across...
Osinski earns Bucke, Young Scientist awards
Western professor Gordon Osinski, cross-appointed between Earth Sciences and Physics & Astronomy, has been named the recipient of both the Faculty of Science Florence Bucke Award, as well as the Mineralogical Association of Canada’s Young Scientist Award.