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Western Road lane reductions planned

Friday, November 20, 2009

Traffic in and around the university will be slower than normal all next week as construction continues on the new Ivey building along Western Road. (Read more)

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Transit workers will not picket campus

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Director of Campus Community Police Service Elgin Austen says members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) - Local 741 have made a public statement they will not be holding information pickets on campus. (Read more)

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2009 Albert Taylor Distinguished Lecture

On Tuesday, November 17, 2009 The School of Kinesiology proudly held the 2nd annual Taylor lecture featuring Kerry S. Courneya, PhD. His discussion Physical activity interventions in cancer survivors: Quality of life and disease outcomes can be viewed below or by visiting the Western YouTube channel.

Click here for a copy of the PPT presentation.(3.42 MB)

 

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Public vaccination clinic on campus Friday

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The Middlesex-London Health Unit will be holding an on-campus H1N1 vaccination clinic on Friday, Nov. 20 at the Althouse Faculty of Education Building and it will be open to anyone who wants to be immunized. (Read more)

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Dr. Janis Cardy presented with donation from Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation

At a special ceremony on Saturday, October 31, 2009, Dr. Janis Cardy (School of Communication Sciences & Disorders) was presented a donation from the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation in support or her research entitled “Brain markers of auditory integration in autism spectrum and language disorders”. The Foundation has provided a $100K grant over 3 years.

The Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada is a private charitable Foundation, funded by donations and bequests from the 26,000 members of The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Canada. The Foundation concentrates its assistance in focused areas of research into the causes of intellectual impairment.

Visit Dr. Cardy's bio page

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Laschinger named Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing

Professor Heather Spence Laschinger, PhD, Distinguished University Professor and Arthur Labatt Family Nursing Research Chair in Human Resources Optimization at the University of Western Ontario has been named a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She was selected for her outstanding achievements in the nursing profession. Laschinger and 97 nurse leaders will be inducted Nov. 7, 2009 at the academy’s annual Awards Ceremony and Induction Banquet in Atlanta, Ga.

(Read more)

(Visit Professor Laschinger's bio page)

Heather Laschinger (right) is pictured with Judith Shamian RN, PhD (President and CEO of the Victorian Order of Nurses).

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Moodie presented with Paul Kuttner Pioneer Award

On Thursday the 29th October 2009 Professor Shane Moodie of the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders was presented with the Paul Kuttner
Pioneer Award at the Canadian Academy of Audiology Conference held in Toronto Ontario. The award is presented to an individual considered a pioneer in audiology in Canada and who has developed programs or procedures which have impacted audiology service delivery in our country.

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Wamsley part of Globe podcast series

What does history tell us about hosting the Olympic Games? This question is tackled by Western acting dean of Health Sciences and former director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies Kevin Wamsley as part of the Globe and Mail's Intellectual Muscle podcast series. (Read more)

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Prenatal Fitness - The Expert featuring Dr. Michelle Mottola

 

The University of Western Ontario's Dr. Michelle Mottola (Director, R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation - Exercise and Pregnancy Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences) has partnered with the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) on this exciting new project.  

In it, Mottola gives information about exercise during pregnancy. This segment is about being medically prescreened and speaking to your health care provider, being able to exercise safely, and use the PARmed-X for pregnancy.

While the information contained in the materials is believed to be accurate and true, no responsibility is assumed by MLHU for its use. 

Used with permission from the Middlesex-London Health Unit.

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Congratulations to FHS' Tony Vandervoort

Congratulations to Tony Vandervoort who has won the prestigious de Vries Award for 2010.

The Herbert A. DeVries Research Award is given by the Council on Aging and Adult Development, American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR).  AAPAR is an association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD). This is the twenty-first year for the DeVries Research Award.  It is awarded for distinguished research in the field of aging. Congratulations Tony!

This award will be officially presented during the 21st Annual Symposium on Research on Aging which will be held during the AAHPERD National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, March 18, 2010.

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FHS Researcher Profile

We are proud to introduce this new feature on the FHS website. The FHS Researcher Profile gives you an opportunity to get to know our renowned faculty, their research and even their interests outside of the University gates.

To kick off this new section, we feature Dr. Don Morrow from the Schools of Kinesiology and Health Studies. From his fascinating research to his love of motorcycles, get to know Dr. Morrow here!