A $2.5-million gift from Hydro One Networks Inc. has created a powerful partnership with Western to increase the reliability and security of the electrical grid while promoting opportunities for greener sources of energy. [more]
Western's new Vice-President (External) smiles as he contemplates the notion that there is never a really good time to fundraise. [more]
Western family pays tribute to memory of loved ones
For the tight-knit family of the late John (Jack) Vitali, Western and education are family affairs. [more]
Divestco Inc. has donated $2.35 million in software to Western's Faculty of Science. This gift-in-kind supports the work of the Bell Chair in Petroleum Geology, Dr. Burns Cheadle, specifically for teaching and research purposes.
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Western has launched the only "think tank" in the country devoted exclusively to studying the relationship between Canada and the United States. [more]
Currently Western has eight donor-funded scholarships and awards for international students pursuing a degree at Western. One of those donor-funded scholarships came from Jane Plas (BA'71), who returns to campus every year to meet her recipient. [more]
Bill and Ruth Lardner have given Western $260,000 to establish an endowed graduate student award for professional engineers returning to school to study in the area of geotechnical/structural interface.
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Western will build a $23.6-million wind facility in London's newly established Advanced Manufacturing Park, located off campus near Highway 401.
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One of the world's foremost neuroscientists, Adrian Owen, has been recruited to Western as a Canada Excellence Research Chair. Awarded $10 million from the program, Owen will arrive January 1, 2011.
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Construction of the new $100-million Ivey building is well underway, as is donor support for the project.
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Thanks to funding support from Miller Thomson LLP and Hicks Morley, Western Law students learned from two of the brightest legal minds in New Zealand, without ever having to set a foot off campus.
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In the 2009/2010 fiscal year, Western raised approximately $54.8 million. [more]
Western has a proud tradition of honouring donors whose commitment reflects the vision and leadership of the University. Our recognition programs allow Western to maintain an ongoing relationship with our most generous contributors.
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