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HEGELE PART OF WORLDWIDE STUDY
Friday, September 3, 2010
Robarts Research Institute scientist and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Robert Hegele participated recently in a worldwide study involving the genetic testing of more than 100,000 people has identified the genes that control lipid levels, in particular LDL (bad cholesterol), HDL (good cholesterol) and triglycerides.
It found 95 genes associated with lipid levels, including 59 identified for the first time. The study by the Global Lipids Genetics Consortium, made up of more than 200 researchers worldwide and led by Sekar Kathiresan of Harvard Medical School is published in the August 2010 issue of Nature Genetics.
PURPLE BIKES TURN CAMPUS GREEN
Friday, September 3, 2010
Alison Fine wanted to fix the inner tube on her bicycle, but there was one problem. The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry student couldn’t find the bike co-op office at Western. That’s because there wasn’t one - until now.Welcome to Purple Bikes, where students, staff, faculty and the greater London community will get access to everything they need to know about cycling – from repairs to temporary use of a bike.
PRINCIPAL LUMPKIN TO LEAVE HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Friday, September 3, 2010
Ramona Lumpkin, Principal of Huron University College, will be leaving September 30 to assume the appointment of President and Vice-Chancellor of Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax.
Since July of 2001, Dr. Lumpkin has served as Principal of Huron, an undergraduate liberal arts institution affi liated with The University of Western Ontario, where she is the first woman leader in the College’s 147-year history.
NEW PROVOST, VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC) ‘SEASONED LEADER’
Friday, September 3, 2010
A Canadian expert in sport performance and authority on Ontario graduate programs is the new Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at The University of Western Ontario.Janice Deakin, formerly Associate Vice-Principal (Academic) and Dean of Graduate Studies at Queen’s University, assumed Western’s top academic position for a five-year term beginning August 1.
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