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Make an impact (crater) during free “cool science” day at Western

Make an impact (crater) during free “cool science” day at Western

Build a rocket, control a RoboRoach, pan for gold, see the Sun’s glowing hot gas and shoot gummy bears from a slingshot – all in one afternoon. Londoners can fill a free passport to discovery at Western University through Science Rendezvous, a national outreach event...

Three Western students name Martian craters

Three Western students name Martian craters

Not just anybody can name a crater. But if you are keenly interested in studying these planetary potholes, it’s easier than you might think, say three Western students who now have made their mark on the Mars map. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working...

Western University named among Canada’s greenest employers

Western University named among Canada’s greenest employers

Western University has been named one of the 2017 winners of Canada’s Greenest Employers competition. The annual award is organized by the Canada's Top 100 Employers project and acknowledges workplaces with noteworthy environmental programs and earth-friendly policies...

Medical students use teddy bears to teach kids about medicine

Medical students use teddy bears to teach kids about medicine

Using teddy bears as patients, Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry medical students will help teach elementary school children about health and medicine this week. As part of the Teddy Bear Hospital Project, medical students will be at...

Annual salary disclosure from Western University

Annual salary disclosure from Western University

In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, Western University is releasing an annual list of employees whose 2016 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. Also outlined on the list are taxable benefits for the year 2016. Most of...

Revenge of the big ‘bots comes to Western

Revenge of the big ‘bots comes to Western

More than 1,000 high school students on 36 teams — along with robots that they have built and programmed — will compete at Western University this weekend in an epic battle that combines sport, engineering, science, and teamwork . The Faculty of Engineering will be...

Wrong-way asteroid plays ‘chicken’ with Jupiter

Wrong-way asteroid plays ‘chicken’ with Jupiter

For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the “wrong” way around the sun has been playing a cosmic game of chicken with giant Jupiter and with about 6,000 other asteroids sharing the giant planet’s space, says a report published in the latest issue of Nature....