It was a launch in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that took more than their research vehicle to new heights. For a group of Western students, it was a continuing lesson in technology and teamwork.
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September 17, 2019

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Student team takes research to new heights

It was a launch in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that took more than their research vehicle to new heights. For a group of Western students, it was a continuing lesson in technology and teamwork.

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Western News

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Western to help launch Junior Astronauts

Thanks to a new $400,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Western is going to shape how Canada’s youth get engaged in the interstellar opportunities this mission provides.

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Alumnus targets public health via social media

As celebrity gossip and jokes long dominated social media in Tanzania, Sajjad Fazel, MPH’18, was convinced social media could be used for social good.

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Student research eyes probiotic food access

Non-dairy alternatives for the creation of a life-sustaining probiotic yogurt may offer a new affordable option to African communities that have come to depend on the product, all thanks to the work of a group of seven student researchers.

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Innovators, champions among honorary degrees

Life-saving and game-changing innovators, award-winning artists and international sporting champions stand among seven distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 314th Convocation this fall.

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Honorary degree nominations

Submit your nomination

Honorary degree nominations are welcome from all members of the Western community. Nominations to be considered for Spring Convocation 2020 must be submitted by Oct. 30.

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Poetry event with Jason Dickson and Emma Healey

Poetry London is proud to welcome Emma Healey and Jason Dickson - as well as our own Student Writer-in-Residence Gabrielle Drolet - to Landon Library for their first event of the season.

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Social Highlights

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50 years of Women's Rowing at #WesternU, one of the most formidable rowing forces in @Canada!

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Findings from a #WesternU study into lefties, righties offer clues toward helping kids who struggle with numerical and math skills.

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Vaping: As an imaging scientist, I fear the deadly impact on people’s lungs

Vaping causes severe illness in otherwise healthy young adults and teenagers. It causes a life-threatening, life-shortening and sometimes deadly lung toxicity and injury - with apparently irreversible damage.

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Endnotes

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Finding ways to share stories

From an early 20th-century businessman-turned-author, to a performer who will rock you, to a legendary country outlaw, Visiting Elder Myrna Kicknosway shares some favourite stories when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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