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Think earnings inequality is higher in North America than Europe? Think again
September 17, 2012
One year ago today, the Occupy Wall Street movement pushed earnings inequality to the forefront of global politics. With the protest still roaring, most studies suggest that earnings inequality is far greater in North America than in Europe, but is this really the case?
Major gift pushes Western Law to forefront of Canadian corporate law
September 12, 2012
The generous gift of $1.5 million from W. Geoff Beattie and Torys LLP has been matched by Western to create a $3-million fund to establish the W. Geoff Beattie Chair in Corporate Law and support the Torys LLP Corporate & Securities Law Forum.
CIDA backs Western graduate students’ research to improve infant health in Africa
September 10, 2012
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has backed research projects at Western University aimed at improving maternal and infant health in east Africa.
Western Law to announce major gift to enhance corporate law program
September 10, 2012
Western University will announce a major gift to Western Law, which will further enhance the faculty’s renowned research and teaching of corporate law, on Wednesday, September 12th.
Western heightens emergency preparedness with new weather siren
September 3, 2012
Western University has implemented a new preparedness tool to ensure students, staff, faculty and members of its greater community receive the earliest possible warning in case of an imminent weather emergency.
Queuing theorists tackle randomness of wait times at CanQueue 2012
August 31, 2012
Next week, many of Canada’s leading health care decision makers will team with cutting-edge queuing theorists (mathematicians studying waiting lines, or queues) at Western University in an effort to address this debilitating dilemma and reinvigorate the ascent to better health care service.
Ontario Shelter Research Project to deliver first findings
August 29, 2012
The first findings of a massive collaborative study into the role shelters truly play in the lives of abused women and their children will be released Thursday, August 30th at Western University.
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry welcomes 172 first year medical students
August 27, 2012
Western University welcomes 172 first year medical students to the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry with a White Coat Ceremony on Wednesday, August 29 in Room 145 of the Natural Sciences Building.
Expert available to discuss Republican convention and upcoming U.S. presidential election
August 27, 2012
As Republicans gather in Tampa, Florida to formally nominate Mitt Romney as the key opponent to Barack Obama’s presidential re-election efforts, Western University’s Don Abelson is available for media interviews.
Potential new treatment target identified for melanoma skin cancer
August 16, 2012
New research from Western University has identified a potential new target for the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest of all skin cancers.
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