Upcoming Workshops News and Announcements

March 27, 2015
Edited by Jennifer Hope
Upcoming Workshops
Tuesday
March 31
Jacob Short (Western)
“TBA”
3:30-4:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Wednesday
April 1
Ken Wolpin (Rice University)
"Estimating a Coordination Game in the Classroom: Accounting
for Mathematics Performance of High School Students in Mexico"
(joint with Petra Todd)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Money/Macro
Applied Economics/
Econometrics
News and Announcements
Good Friday and Easter Monday – Office Hours
Western will be closed on Friday, April 3, 2015. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, April 6,
2015.
Professor Audra Bowlus Reappointed Chair
Congratulations to Professor Audra Bowlus on her appointment to a second term as Chair of Economics
at Western. Audra will take a well-deserved Study Leave in 2015-2016, returning in July, 2016. Her fouryear term ends July, 2019.
Professor Tim Conley 2015-2017 Faculty Scholar
Congratulations are extended to Professor Tim Conley, who has been named a 2015-2017 Social Science
Faculty Scholar. The award recognizes the complete scholar who has maintained an excellent record in
research and teaching, and who has achieved prominence recently in one of these two domains. In
2014, Conley was awarded the William G. Davis Chair in International Trade.
Reminder – Baby Shower for Nirav Mehta & Rachel Margolis
Nirav and Rachel’s baby shower takes place Tuesday, April 14, at 2:40 p.m., in the Faculty Lounge.
Coffee, tea and cake will be served. Please see your invitation for details.
Grimes Faculty Fellowship in Microeconomic Theory
Applications or nominations are invited for The Christopher J. Grimes Faculty Fellowship in
Microeconomic Theory. Please submit them, along with a current CV, to Professor Audra Bowlus,
Grimes Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee, Western Economics by Friday, April 10, 2015.
Western Law’s Business and Law Lecture – Myron S. Scholes
Myron S. Scholes, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics, will deliver Western Law’s Annual
Business and Law Lecture on The Costs of Constraints: Risk Management, Agency Theory and Asset
Prices. This free lecture takes place Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 12:30-2:00 p.m. in the Moot Court
Room of the Josephine Spencer Niblett Law Building (LB).
Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Peter Streufert will talk on Specifying Nodes as Sets of Choices at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium
on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Room 204, Middlesex College. All are welcome to attend.
Teaching Support Centre – Upcoming Event
This year’s Spring Perspectives on Teaching Conference, Realizing the University of the Future: An
Institution-wide Approach to Pedagogical Change, will take place on May 13, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., in Room 2050, Social Science Centre Room. The conference is free, but registration is
required.
WALS (Western Active Learning Space) for Summer Courses
The Teaching Support Centre is currently accepting applications to teach in WALS (Western Active
Learning Space) for the 2015 Spring, Summer, and Intersession terms. WALS is a collaborative,
technology-enhanced active learning space. WALS is open for booking by full- and part-time faculty
members in any department or unit.
The Undergraduate Awards (UA) – International Competition for Top Coursework
Faculty members are asked to promote The Undergraduate Awards to eligible students. The UA is an
international competition that recognizes top undergraduate scholars through their coursework. See
Julie McMullin’s memorandum for further details.
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Western Heads East – International Internship Opportunities
Western Heads East, a collaboration between Western staff, students, faculty and African partners using
probiotic food to contribute to health and sustainable development, has a number of internship
positions available for senior undergraduate and graduate students. The application deadline is March
30, 2015. Please share this information with students who may be interested.
Western's Annual Campus Clean-up
Western students, staff and faculty are encouraged to participate in Western's Annual Campus Clean-up
on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., or 12:30 p.m. There will be a free BBQ lunch after
each cleanup session. If interested, RSVP indicating your preferred timeslot. The clean-up meeting point
will be on the concrete beach (sunshine) or in the Mustang Lounge (rain).
Stony Brook Summer Festival on Game Theory – Call for Papers
The Stony Brook Center for Game Theory will hold the 26th International Conference on Game Theory
on July 20-24, 2015, in Stony Brook, NY. The conference will be followed by the Workshop on Stochastic
Games, Communication and Strategic Complexity, July 26-28, and the Workshop on Political Economy,
July 29-31, 2015. The submission deadline is April 15, 2015 for the Conference, and April 24, 2015 for
the Workshops.
Research Notices
There are no research notices this week.
Information about research funding can be found on the Intranet. Please contact Karin if you have
any questions about research grants.
Research Grant Applications – Department Procedures
Please submit a paper copy or email a pdf of all research grant applications (including contracts), internal and
external, to Karin for review and subsequent Chair approval/signature prior to submitting your application
electronically.
In addition, completion of the Faculty Facesheet and electronic submission of proposals via ROLA are
required by all applicants in order to obtain institutional approvals for research grant/contract applications.
Please see Karin if you need assistance.
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