If asked to identify a Western team ranked among the best in North America, you might not immediately think of the one featuring fast-clicking strategists with nicknames like ‘Shorthop’ and ‘BlazedNova’. But this team is, in a word, Legendary.
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Jan. 31, 2020

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Legendary team starts season high atop rankings

If asked to identify a Western team ranked among the best in North America, you might not immediately think of the one featuring fast-clicking strategists with nicknames like ‘Shorthop’ and ‘BlazedNova’. But this team is, in a word, Legendary.

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Study gets up close with near-death experiences

Those who momentarily shuffled off this mortal coil returned with positive perceptions of what they discovered on the other side - a finding that encourages researchers to dig more deeply into the ways people describe near-death experiences.

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cycling

Alumnus touts ‘roller coaster’ at velodrome

For Craig Saari, BA’01 (Kinesiology), BEd’02, each day offers an exercise in time management.

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Listening sessions set for Anti-Racism Working Group

The campus community will have an opportunity to offer input into the university’s anti-racism efforts as part of a series of listening sessions scheduled for next month.

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The Prodger Lab: Fighting HIV

Today, 37.9 million people live with HIV. Jessica Prodger, PhD, is developing novel ways to prevent HIV transmission.

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Working at Western

Health & Wellness

Coronavirus information

Western continues to monitor the ongoing situation with Novel Coronavirus and has created a website with the most current information for the campus community.

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Bone and Joint Institute

Grant bolsters Western-led MSK network

Patients suffering the effects of musculoskeletal problems like arthritis, osteoporosis, back pain and more may find relief closer than ever thanks to a federal multi-million-dollar investment in a Western-led research network.

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University Students' Council

Campaign urges students to take #Five2Vote

Give them #Five - that is all University Students’ Council (USC) officials are asking. With USC elections slated for Monday and Tuesday, the #Five2Vote campaign is promoting student voter turnout across campus.

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Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Welcome Reception for Dr. John Yoo

Join Alan Shepard, President & Vice-Chancellor, and Andrew Hrymak, Provost & Vice-President (Academic), at a reception to welcome Dr. John Yoo as the new Dean, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.

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Events

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Opera at Western: The Mikado

A delightful satire and smart skewering of power, politics and personal relationships.

Commentary

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Reid: How you might benefit from probiotics

Probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, that can be consumed to offer health benefits. The ability of certain microbes to confer health benefits on their host was recognized more than 100 years ago. In 1904, Elie Metchnikoff, a scientist at the Pasteur Institute, claimed that Bulgarian peasants lived longer by eating yogurt made from bacteria that served to ferment the milk. Parisians rushed out to buy yogurt in response.

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Endnotes

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Professors Beyond Jobs

This week, Biology professor Marc-André Lachance joins host Aniruddho Chokroborty Hoque. This Radio Western podcast is the latest episode of PBnJ: Professors Beyond Jobs.

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