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Community sport researcher receives international awards
Thursday, May 17, 2012
In recognition of nearly 25 years of research in the field of sport management, particularly in the area of community sport organizations (CSOs), Western University kinesiology professor Alison Doherty will be receiving two awards from the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) at its annual conference, slated for May 22-26 in Seattle.
Western aviation professor launches new safety training mobile app
Thursday, May 17, 2012
In
general aviation, studies reveal 97 per cent of all accidents are
caused by pilot error. To prevent these accidents, some pilots complete
safety training courses in a classroom once a year.
McMullin named Western's first-ever Vice-Provost, International
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Award-winning
researcher Julie McMullin has been appointed to a five-year term as
Western University's first-ever Vice-Provost, International, commencing June 1, 2012.
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Western graduates 147 new doctors including Operation Green founders
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
One hundred and forty-seven graduates will receive their Doctor of Medicine degree from Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry this Friday, May 18th at Alumni Hall starting at 9:30 a.m. And while most medical students dream of making a difference once they have their own practice, three of this year’s graduates, Nathan Stall, Yoan Kagoma and Jen Bondy, have already left a lasting legacy by launching Operation Green, the first program of its kind in Canada.
Significant new gift advances mining law and finance
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Mining
has deep roots in Canada but the sky’s the limit for its future
economic potential. Now, a significant new gift from Stephen Dattels
(LLB’72) in the area of mining law and finance will help prepare Western
University law students to play a role in one of Canada's most vital
economic engines. This gift builds on Dattels’ previous gifts to Western
Law that have helped support the faculty’s January Term course in
mining law and finance and the Stephen Dattels Chair in Corporate
Finance Law.
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