Western celebrated its 311th Convocation alongside hundreds of freshly minted graduates and their families and friends. Come relive each celebration.
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June 19, 2018

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Words of wisdom from Convocation Spring 2018

Western celebrated its 311th Convocation alongside hundreds of freshly minted graduates and their families and friends. Come relive each celebration.

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Researcher unboxing Canada’s climate history

A decade has passed since Alan MacEachern found himself in the basement of Environment Canada’s headquarters, amidst aisles upon aisles of historical weather reports.

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Study: School cliques don’t always click

Psychology professor Lynne Zarbatany, along with colleagues, are exploring how peer groups of children shape the behaviour and personality of each individual member of the group.

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Tima

Ivey professor instils sustainable thinking

Ivey Business School professor Tima Bansal was recently recognized by the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program for her innovative approach to teaching sustainability, not as an elective or afterthought, but as an essential part of business decisions.

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Who cares when we get old?

Caregiving for the elderly is a hard job. Info nation and Media Studies professor Nicole Dalmer tells Gradcast about her work on elder care, policy and aging in place.

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Working at Western

Facilities Management

Landscape Services gets charge from new tools

This summer, Landscape Services takes its first foray into battery-powered equipment. Two grass trimmers, a push mower and two leaf blowers have been added to the team’s tool crib.

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Human Resources

Honouring a quarter-century of service

Western honoured its long-serving employees (both full- and part-time) at recent celebrations for faculty and staff who have been working at the university for 25 years or more.

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Social Highlights

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Just before the storm 🌤☔️ #ldnont #westernu #onstorm ‬

Twitter

Healthy planet, healthy people. @westernuEng will continue to lead the charge in mitigating the effects of #pollution on the environment and public health, thanks to a $1 million donation from The Salamander Foundation.

Commentary

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Starbucks and the impact of implicit bias training

More than 1,200 Starbucks in Canada closed for an afternoon to provide its staff with implicit bias training, two weeks after all of the coffee company’s outlets in the United States did the same thing.

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Endnotes

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Putting a region in the context of family history

English and Writing Studies professor emeritus Donald Hair’s latest book - a ‘family history with a context’ - places the lives of the author's parents, John Hair and Alice Runnalls, at the centre of the narrative that explores the history and culture of Southwestern Ontario.

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