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Western welcomes more than 1,100 chemical engineers to London for international conference
Friday, October 21, 2011
An American researcher, who will receive the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama later today in a
White House ceremony, headlines the 61st Canadian Chemical Engineering
Conference (CSChE2011), which will be hosted by The University of
Western Ontario at the London Convention Centre from October 23rd to
26th.
Western hosts international traumatic stress conference
Thursday, October 20, 2011
It can be an occupational hazard: compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma experienced by psychiatrists, psychologists and other helping professionals. Françoise Mathieu is a leader in training professionals self-care, and will give the opening presentation tonight at 4:30 p.m. for a conference called “Brain, Mind & Body: Trauma, Neurobiology and The Healing Relationship,” at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre in London. Media is welcome to attend this event, or any of the sessions on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 21,22).
Weight of object not an issue when determining left or right-handedness
Thursday, October 20, 2011
More than 90 per cent of the world’s population exhibit a strong preference for using their right hand, as opposed to their left, for grasping and lifting everything from car keys to coffee mugs. The cause of this near-global singularity is poorly understood scientifically but new research from The University of Western Ontario proves the perceived weight of an object is not a deciding factor.
Western explores violence in the media with concussion expert and former NHL tough guy
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Canada’s
leading expert on concussions and a former NHL tough
guy-turned-politician headline a major conference on the portrayal of
violence in the media later this week at The University of Western
Ontario.
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Western revisits everything Baroque at international conference
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The
University of Western Ontario welcomes researchers from around the
world this weekend for “NeoBaroque Revisited,” an international and
interdisciplinary conference on the Baroque.
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