Norton Rose Canada LLP Supports Student Experience
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Western Law students can enjoy a renovated space to gather and relax thanks to the generous support from the law firm Norton Rose Canada LLP. The $200,000 gift supports range of initiatives including significant upgrades to the student lounge, now named The Norton Rose Canada LLP Student Common Room. (Read more)
Parachin appears before Standing Committee on Finance
Monday, February 6, 2012
Western Law Professor Adam Parachin appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on February 2 to advise the Committee regarding its study of charitable donation incentives.
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Wilkinson lauded with Intellectual Freedom award
Friday, February 3, 2012
Western Law professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson has been awarded the Ontario Library Association's Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award.
The award recognizes "the courage shown by individuals and organizations in defending the rights of library patrons to full access to information." (Read more)
Coxford '77 welcomes 'opportunity to serve'
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Western University will never be Stephen Coxford's first love. But that doesn't mean the institution didn't play a key role in shaping the incoming chairman of Western University's Board of Governors. (Read more)
Western rolls out new branding
Thursday, January 26, 2012
In some ways, it's back to the future for Western University. Today, Western rolled out a new visual identity - and with it a 'new' name - top administrators say will project a more unified brand as well as better position the university on the global stage. (Read more)
Western's record gift to United Way
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
In a community with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, the demand for services offered by United Way of London & Middlesex is in high demand. Contributing toward the citywide campaign goal of $8.5 million, The University of Western Ontario announced today a record-breaking gift of $716,632 on behalf of its faculty, staff, retirees and students, making it the largest donation ever to the local United Way.
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New Student legal journal inspires scholarship
Friday, January 20, 2012
Western Law's first student-driven law review journal promises to stimulate new thinking on a variety of social and legal issues. The inaugural issue of The University of Western Ontario Journal of Legal Studies is now available online.
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WADA chief: Protect integrity of sport (Video)
Friday, January 20, 2012
As athletes become increasingly more sophisticated at cheating, David Howman believes science alone will not be able to stop them. The director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) laid out a series of challenges facing anti-doping in sport at a talk hosted by Western Law's Distinguished Speakers Committee on Jan. 18.
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