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Four honoured with university’s top award for faculty
Western’s latest honorees of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) join a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are Helene Berman (Nursing, Health Sciences), Jin Jiang (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Dale Laird (Anatomy & Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry) and Patrick Mahon (Visual Arts, Arts & Humanities).
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COU highlights universities’ value heading into election
As Ontario heads to the polls this fall, candidates and voters alike must keep in mind the vital role universities play in the socioeconomic fabric of the province, said David Lindsay, President and CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU).
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Taking students deeper into a foreign language
A little conversation goes a long way. Just ask Meredith McGregor. She wants students studying abroad to be able to ask for more than directions to the grocery store in their destination country’s language.
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Funding to boost personalized medicine push in London
Dr. Richard Kim has high hopes. Not only does he want to see genetic testing become a routine part of prescribing certain medications, he hopes Western and London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) will soon be a “health-care innovation hub,” where this practice is perfected.
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Western International
Staff International Exchange Program
Two staff members are currently on international exchange. Keith Marnoch, Communications and Public Affairs, is visiting the Netherlands and Elan Paulson, Faculty of Education, is in New Zealand. Both travellers are blogging about their experiences.
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Living Well
New full body bootcamp
Looking for a free way to shape up and reduce your stress? Join the Living Well at Western group in a free 40-minute Full Body Bootcamp workout every Wednesday from 12:10-12:50 p.m. in Alumni Hall, room AH15.
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Instagram
#WesternU to honour @janegoodallinst with honorary degree. “The awarding of an honorary degree is the highest honour Western can bestow upon an individual and there is perhaps no greater living scientist in the world that deserves this honour more than Jane Goodall,” says Amit Chakma, Western President and Vice-Chancellor.⠀
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Commentary
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Do profs need social media insurance?
As a professor, social media has made me wish I could look away, turn off and detach, but for a new dad on leave, an iPhone is easier to hold on a bouncy ball than one of the Harvard Classics.
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Do you have an opinion?
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with Sharla Thompson
Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits – what one book or newspaper/magazine article is grabbing your attention; what one movie or television show has caught your eye; and what album/song, podcast or radio show are you lending an ear to.
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