After an historic 46-year run, Western News will publish its final print edition on June 21. Those aren’t the easiest words to write for those of us who love print in all its messy, costly, time-consuming glory.
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May 29, 2018

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Stop the presses. Start the future.

After an historic 46-year run, Western News will publish its final print edition on June 21. Those aren’t the easiest words to write for those of us who love print in all its messy, costly, time-consuming glory.

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Gregory

New curator looks to broaden gallery experience

Helen Gregory’s time at McIntosh Gallery made her most recent decision one of the easiest she ever had to make.

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Music

Music educator says arts need political champions

The plight of music teachers has fallen on Ontario politicians’ tone-deaf ears, a Western Music professor contends.

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Andy

Sun receives $4-million grant toward solid-state battery

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Professor Xueliang (Andy) Sun and his team have partnered with industry giants General Motors Canada, 3M and the China Automotive Battery Research Institute (CABRI) on the project.

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shakespeare

Professor follows Bard’s words in new directions

English and Writing Studies professor James Purkis’ book, ‘Shakespeare and Manuscript Drama: Canon, Collaboration and Text’, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Shakespeare’s Globe Book Award.

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Working at Western

Wellness @ Western

Reiki with Tracy

As part of Wellness Wednesdays with Tracy, take time to rest, relax and restore your well-being through reiki from 12:15-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, in the Wellness Education Centre, UCC 76.

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Teaching Support Centre

Learning Technology Round Table

Interested in an informal meeting to discuss eLearning at Western? Register today for the Learning Technology Round Table being held June 14. Join other Western faculty and staff engaged in discussing the innovations and barriers to making use of technology in program design or delivery.

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Social Highlights

Instagram

Rome

Our #ClassicalStudies students are exploring the archaeological sites and extraordinary museums in #Rome! Follow along with their travel instagram account @westerninrome #westernu #globalwesternu

Twitter

Researchers at @WesternU are using a unique MRI imaging method to reveal a new physiological biomarker in patients with #asthma.

Western in the Media

'Hear here': Unearth London's history -- with your cellphone

Western University students and researchers are partnering with the city to create the Hear, Here network, a program that links bite-size audio clips to historical and cultural sites around the city.

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Want to vote ‘none of the above’ in Ontario’s election? Here’s how you can

Laura Stephenson, a political scientist at Western, comments on how to use your ballet in a very specific way.

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Commentary

Mel

Memories from a lifetime of discovery

One Christmas, Mel Goodale’s parents gave him a small microscope. Who knew that one moment beneath the tree would unlock a lifetime of discovery? Read all about it as the latest issue of Current Biology explores a lifetime of pathways and passions of the Founding Director of the Brain and Mind Institute at Western.

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Endnotes

RWL

with Kelly Hatch

Find out why Kelly Hatch keeps her eyes on the stars and always has Saturday night plans.

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