Dr. John Noseworthy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mayo Clinic, and Dr. John Cheh, Vice Chair and Chief Executive Officer of “the world’s biggest shirt maker” Esquel, will receive honorary degrees from Western University at the 2012 convocations.
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Roméo Dallaire to deliver Pensa lecture in human rights
Senator Roméo Dallaire has seen the worst of humanity. Informed by experience, however, Dallaire brings lessons of hope as he delivers the 2012 Claude and Elaine Pensa Lecture in Human Rights at Western University.
Promoting the oil sands and advancing women in engineering
The following events in Western University’s Faculty of Engineering may be Of Interest.
Are communities partly to blame for our children’s health problems?
Research from Western University suggests that the way we have built communities in Canada the past few decades is partly to blame for rising rates of childhood obesity, respiratory problems and mental health issues.
Translating classroom knowledge into lifelong wellness
Watch Britney Spears perform and you can see how she developed musculoskeletal injuries. But how did her acrobatics affect her vocal performance? It is well known that participation in sports requires proper warm-ups and specific attention to technique and pacing to...
Western research showcase asks is Justin Bieber a more significant Canadian than David Suzuki?
Dozens of Western’s internationally recognized faculty members alongside post-doctoral fellows and graduate students will be on hand in the Great Hall (Somerville House) to discuss their findings with university colleagues, the media and the general public.
Western hosts international scholars and speakers at Islam and Democracy conference
Outspoken journalist and author Hadani Ditmars and Chair of Huron University College’s Islamic Studies Program Ingrid Mattson headline an internationally renowned collection of keynote speakers scheduled to appear at the Islam and Democracy Conference, hosted by Western University
Western launches new digital communication certificate program
Western University’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) is launching a new program.
New Canada Research Chair looks back 15,000 years to understandfuture climate change
A new Canada Research Chair (CRC) at Western University, Fred Longstaffe, hopes to find a key that opens the time capsule of climatic change in North America.
Western’s Brain and Mind Institute advances understanding of size perception
Neuroscientists from Western University have taken the all-important first step towards understanding the neural basis of size constancy or the ability to see an object as having the same size.
Western welcomes prospective students to campus open house
Western University will host an open house Saturday, March 10 to provide an opportunity for prospective students to learn more about the university and tour the campus.
Western hosts prominent U.S. gender equality and civil rights activist
Anita Hill, Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women’s Studies at Brandeis University will speak about “The Value of Belonging: Reimagining Equality in the 21st Century” as part of Western University’s Canada-U.S. Institute and its Visiting Fellows Program.