Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a nationally recognized authority on American political communication and rhetoric, and the discourse of presidential campaigns, will present "Implications of the Attack on Fact in Politics" at Western University's Centre for American Studies...
Month: March 2014
Google graphing tool co-creator headlines Big Data SSHRC event at Western
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) developed its Imagining Canada's Future initiative to identify future challenge areas for the country in an evolving global context that are likely to emerge in next five, 10 and 20 years. One of...
Engineering students compete for ‘best in Canada’ title
A countdown is typically the last thing uttered by a hospital patient before being sedated for a procedure. But finding a way for patients to communicate with doctors after the sedation takes hold is a challenge Western Engineering students took on as participants in...
Majority of transgender patients report negative experiences in Emergency Departments
A new study out of Western University has found the majority of transgender patients in Ontario have had a negative experience when it comes to receiving emergency department (ED) care.  The findings by first author Greta Bauer, PhD, is in press at the Annals...
Advocate for women in engineering to present Lynda Shaw lecture
Cristina Amon is known as a trailblazer and titan of engineering on both sides of the border. The Dean of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and Alumni Professor of Bioengineering in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering since...
Former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson to speak on human rights at Western
The Right Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, former Governor General of Canada, will deliver the 2014 Claude & Elaine Pensa Lecture on Human Rights at Western University on Wednesday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Rm. 38, Faculty of Law Building. Adrienne Clarkson, who has...
CIBC Centre suggests expansion of income-based repayment for student loans
With three-year student loan default rates of nearly 15 per cent in both the United States and Canada, concerns naturally arise that some students may be choosing not to repay their loans even when they are in a position to do so. At the same time, there are growing...
A day after NHL trade deadline, Brian Burke comes to Western University
Just one day after the NHL Trade Deadline, Brian Burke, President of Hockey Operations for the Calgary Flames, will be coming to London to speak to Western University students about working in the highly competitive sports industry. The event, scheduled for Thursday,...
Western celebrates 136th anniversary with Founder’s Day
Alumni from Western University will be celebrating Founder's Day around the world at 12 events on three continents – North America, Europe and Asia – and New Zealand this week.   Marking the 136th anniversary since Western's...
Western’s March Break Open House showcases the best student experience
Western University is hosting its annual March Break Open House this weekend, providing future students, their families and friends, an opportunity to explore Canada’s most beautiful campus and learn why an education at Western is one of the best investments...
Western-led study reveals new surface chemistry in electric vehicle batteries
While nobody has killed it, the electric car certainly has its challenges – namely safety, performance and cost. In an effort to better understand the challenges stalling the electric car, an international research team led by Western University has been investigating...
Vice-Chair of Mental Health Commission of Canada to speak at Western
Patrick Dion, Vice-Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, will deliver a lecture at Western University on Wednesday, March 5 about tackling the stigma of mental health issues, as well as courageously standing up against associated discrimination.The lecture,...