Earth Sciences professor Gail Atkinson and History professor Maya Shatzmiller have been awarded the 2018 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. The honour recognizes faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions in research – one of the defining hallmarks of a university.
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May 1, 2018

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Hellmuth prize

Hellmuth Prize celebrates elite researchers

Earth Sciences professor Gail Atkinson and History professor Maya Shatzmiller have been awarded the 2018 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. The honour recognizes faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions in research – one of the defining hallmarks of a university.

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Henderson

Henderson named as FIMS new dean

University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Lisa Henderson has been appointed to a five-year term as Faculty of Information & Media Studies dean, starting Jan. 1, 2019.

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NSERC

NSERC taps Grieves, Gerhard for national honours

A pair of Western researchers have been honoured among the winners of six Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) national prizes.

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Goodall

Goodall: We must not let ourselves sink into apathy

What most separates humankind from the animal kingdom is an arrogance destroying our planet, famed British primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall told attendees at a special convocation ceremony last week.

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Provost

Engineering Dean Hrymak named new Provost

One of the university’s longest-serving deans has been tapped to lead the academic and budgetary affairs of the institution into the future.

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Working at Western

Human Resources

Western Award of Excellence Nominations

Still time to recognize a Western staff member (individuals or teams) for the 2018 Western Award of Excellence. Nominations being accepted until May 18.

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Wellness @ Western

Sign up now for Virgin Pulse Global Corporate Challenge

Take a 'step' in the right direction. Improve your health and wellness by joining the 2018 Virgin Pulse Global Challenge. Register soon, as places are limited to the first 200 teams at Western.

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Social Highlights

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Campus

It was a Middlesex year in the Distinctively #WesternU Photo Contest! Congratulations to these top 3 winners, and check out the Student Experience Facebook to see all winning photos.⠀

Twitter

First successfully acquired and processed full-colour image of #Mars by #CaSSIS was based off a location suggested by #WesternU’s own Livio L. Tornabene #purpleandproud

Western in the Media

Is the NHL doing enough to prevent concussions? Eric Lindros, others don't think so

Eric Lindros, the former Flyers captain, is intrigued by ongoing work at Western, where researchers have developed a blood test that can immediately detect a concussion and the degree of its severity.

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Tornado study reveals historic outbreak

Engineering professor Greg Kopp, the lead researcher for the Northern Tornadoes Project, comments on the risk of tornados in the northern regions of Canada.

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Commentary

commentary

Canada is bad at thinking big. Here’s how we can change that

When I was a university undergraduate studying business about a decade ago, I nearly took a path that’s become a kind of cliché among tech entrepreneurs: dropping out.

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Endnotes

Fit

How to keep fit in mind and body

Tracy Isaacs champions passion, joy, strength, and health on the printed page – and beyond.

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