Sharon Hodgson has had two constants in her life - family and change. She moved 14 times in her first 21 years, back and forth across Canada, even dipping down for two stints in The States. For this daughter of an Air Force father, Winnipeg came the closest to being a hometown. But even claiming that is a stretch. There were simply too many stops to call one home.
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New Ivey Dean embraces changing landscapes

Sharon Hodgson has had two constants in her life - family and change. She moved 14 times in her first 21 years, back and forth across Canada, even dipping down for two stints in The States. For this daughter of an Air Force father, Winnipeg came the closest to being a hometown. But even claiming that is a stretch. There were simply too many stops to call one home.

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space

Research has place in putting ‘final frontier’ first

Western leaders see the Lunar Gateway project as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Canadian universities to let their research expertise soar as Canada moved today to put ‘the final frontier’ first.

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bus

Project gives kids new view of London art

Juan Bello is counting on the natural curiosity of kids, combined with their love of the latest tech, to spark an excitement for art inside of them.

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gabo

CulturePlex explores global reach of ‘Gabo’

Years after his death, Gabriel García Márquez, the Nobel-winning, Colombian-born novelist, short story writer and journalist, remains a universal – and universally admired – literary figure.

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brain

Pre-frontal activity can be recipe for obesity

Finding it impossible to resist that craving for chocolate and potato chips? It may be all in your head ­- specifically in the part of your brain that controls self-regulation.

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Working at Western

Honorary Degrees

Nominations sought

Honorary degree nominations are welcome from all members of the #WesternU community. To be considered for Autumn Convocation 2019, nominations must be submitted by March 30.

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Western Libraries

Junos Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Want to help put Canadian music on the map? Drop in to the Junos edit-a-thon, where participants will work on ensuring the 2019 Juno nominees are represented on Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia. All skill levels are welcome.

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Bone and Joint Institute

MSK Innovation Competition

This initiative aims to cultivate skill sets that enable ideas to be successfully pitched to investors and promote entrepreneurial spirit. The competition is open to all London-based entrepreneurial MSK researchers.

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Living Well @ Western

KickFIT

Join this high-energy activity class. KickFIT combines kickboxing sequences with upper and lower body strengthening exercises.

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Social Highlights

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students

Our students can now go by their preferred/chosen name on everything from campus email, OWL, Student Center, class lists & grading and their Western ONECard student cards.

Twitter

“My goal is to contribute to the treatment of #Alzheimers, my dream is to find a cure for this deceptive and crippling disease," says researcher Vania Prado, PhD. She part of a collaborative effort at @WesternU to identify early changes in the brain.

Commentary

Khan

Finding good ‘Company’ in the written word

Awais Khan, BA’08 (Economics), Director of The Writing Institute (TWI), Pakistan’s largest Creative Writing Institution, he has taught more than 5,000 students through the Lahore-based institute, which also offers courses in Karachi and Islamabad. His book, In the Company of Strangers, explores the secrets and intrigues of the people of Lahore’s elite class and how they get embroiled in a terror plot.

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RWL

Brief inquiry into online questionnaires

Revealing himself to be a Manchester band kinda guy - and more - Peter White takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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