Western is taking steps in September towards becoming a campus free of plastic straws, even as Starbucks works to eliminate single-use plastic straws from all its locations by 2020.
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July 17, 2018

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Straws

Straw poll: Western chooses paper over plastic

Western is taking steps in September towards becoming a campus free of plastic straws, even as Starbucks works to eliminate single-use plastic straws from all its locations by 2020.

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Space

Faculty fund recipient developing Indigenous astronomy course

For Robert Cockcroft, now is the time to develop a course that blends western and Indigenous astronomy.

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Friesen

Keeping class connected earns professor honours

His Western course may be completely online, but Michael Friesen makes sure his students remain deeply connected.

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Books

Summer reading list: instructor favourites

If you’re looking to get a little more learning out of your summer reading this year, we’ve got you covered. See what top reads Western Continuing Studies instructors recommend for summer.

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Ansari

Book explores Cold War and American music

For American composers seeking a unique, American sound, the reverberations of the Cold War were palpable.

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Working at Western

Western Libraries

Course Readings Service

It’s time for faculty members to submit course readings to the Western Libraries Course Readings service. This service offers flexible options at no cost, letting you get back to what’s really important – your teaching and research.

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Hospitality Services

Farmers' Market

Western's Summer Farmers' Market is here again. Everything fresh and local, including produce, flowers, baked goods, honey, kettle corn, and much more.

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Social Highlights

Instagram

Pipes

Pipes on pipes on pallets on UC Hill. Work continues on the new walkway and outdoor seating in front of University College - scheduled to open with the new school year in September

Twitter

Faculty members and orthopaedic surgeons Drs. Alan Getgood and Robert Litchfield discuss anterior crucuate ligament (ACL) surgery and the recovery process for patients, including @LondonLightning player Julian Boyd.

Western in the Media

New statistical study shows how to rid hospitals of ‘hallway medicine’

David Stanford from Western University, his former PhD students Na Li and Azaz Sharif and two co-authors believe mathematics hold the answers to the national wait time epidemic.

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Why, unlike some people, Canadians don’t lose their minds over Supreme Court appointments

“The party of the appointing prime minister hasn’t been meaningfully diagnostic or predictive of judicial votes or decisions,” said Kate Glover Berger, a law professor at Western.

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Commentary

Baseball

Academic and cultural perspective on the Osuna case

In the latest episode of the SportsNet podcast At the Letters, Barb MacQuarrie, Community Director at the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children, joins the discussion of Blue Jays relief pitcher Roberto Osuna’s assault charge and subsequent MLB discipline.

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Endnotes

RWL

with Tricia Johnson

If you listen closely to Tricia Johnson’s suggestions, you’ll hear tales of mid-century printmakers, the rise and fall of civilizations and, perhaps, nothing at all.

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