Are we alone in the universe?

Could life exist on other planets? Join Gordon "Oz" Osinski, Deputy Director of Western's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, for a voyage through the solar system and beyond as he discusses the prospects for finding evidence of life in upcoming space missions.

Lecturer: Gordon Osinski, Faculty of Science

Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and class begins at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Stevenson & Hunt, Central Branch, London Public Library, 251 Dundas Street.

This event is now sold out.

Our Children's Health: How Better Community Design Can Make a Difference?

New research suggests the way we have built our communities over the past few decades is partly to blame for rising rates of childhood obesity, respiratory problems, and mental health issues. Join geography, health sciences and paediatrics professor Jason Gilliland as he explores how community design can affect children's health.

Lecturer: Jason Gilliland, Faculty of Social Science

Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and class begins at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Stevenson & Hunt, Central Branch, London Public Library, 251 Dundas Street.

Registration: Please register for this session online.

Huffing and Puffing and Blowing it Down: Wind Research at Western

The Big, Bad Wolf blew down a straw house in the popular fairy tale, but brick houses can be damaged almost as easily by tornadoes or severe wind storms. Greg Kopp, Canada Research Chair in Wind Engineering, will discuss research at Western focused on extreme weather damage to homes in Canada and what we can do about it.

Lecturer: Greg Kopp, Canada Research Chair in Wind Engineering
Professor, Western Engineering

Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011

Music and Politics

How does music influence politics? During the Cold War, the U.S. government used music as a tool to promote democratic capitalism overseas. Emily Abrams Ansari, professor in Western's Don Wright Faculty of Music, will examine these efforts alongside other political appropriations of music during this period.

Lecturer: Emily Abrams Ansari, Don Wright Faculty of Music

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011

Location: London Music Club, 470 Colborne Street

Advertising: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

In today's consumer-driven culture, it seems the only place you can go to avoid advertising is...to sleep! This talk by Dante Pirouz, professor at Western's Richard Ivey School of Business, will explore how advertising and marketing affects our brains in both surprisingly useful and detrimental ways based on the latest research by consumer psychologists.

Lecturer: Dante Pirouz, Richard Ivey School of Business

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011

Location: Stevenson & Hunt Room, Central Branch, London Public Library, 251 Dundas Street

Chewing the Fat on Obesity

Exercise and healthy eating are critical in achieving optimal bodyweight. However, new research shows that for some, choosing whether or not to adopt these habits depends less on willpower and more on our relationships with ourselves. Jennifer Irwin, health studies professor at Western, will explore the important questions that need to be asked to get to the root of our bodyweight challenges.

Lecturer: Jennifer Irwin, Faculty of Health Sciences

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Location: Stevenson & Hunt, Central Branch, London Public Library, 251 Dundas Street