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Fanshawe College will become smoke-free as of November 1, 2018.

Every October, Fanshawe holds an emergency preparedness exercise that simulates realistic emergencies to help test and train students and campus emergency first responders.

Make a nature-inspired winter arrangement for your porch, driveway or yard. By waiting until it’s freezing outside, your arrangement will maintain its colour all winter long. Your local nursery or florist is a great place to buy natural elements. Supply list Container (e.g. decorative urn, planter or container that will withstand the cold of winter) Sand, soil or wet floral foam Assortment of...

This time of year, it’s easy to hang up your health and fitness goals and say, “I’ll get back to it in the New Year.” However, this actually makes it ten times harder in January. You may say to yourself one of the following: “There’s no time”, “I can’t get to the gym”, “I’m not motivated”, “I’m too tired”, and “I’m stressed”. All of these statements are true! So how do you overcome this? 1. Make a...

Winter is a prime season to indulge in a good bowl of hot soup. The mellow flavour of minestrone soup, one of Italy’s best-known dishes, makes a wonderful addition to any menu. The greatest thing about this recipe is it tastes even better reheated the following day. This soup will keep for up to a week when stored in a tightly sealed container in the fridge.

Building and maintaining good exercise habits are important to staying strong and healthy year round. When the snow and cold air comes, many people have a hard time keeping the momentum going. Here are a few helpful tips to keep your workouts on track all winter long.

Michele Beaudoin, Vice-President, Student Services and the Reputation and Brand Management team have worked closely with Student Services managers and staff to create an awareness campaign that focuses on the many facilities and support services available to our students outside the classroom. Research in student engagement and persistence reinforces that a combination of academic challenge and a...

A milestone moment for Fanshawe College's Paramedic program took place in December as the first peer-reviewed publication from a student-led research project in the program was published. The study, by Lucy Kus, Cassidy Gosling and Taylor Wilson investigated empathy levels in paramedic students, was published in the latest issue of the journal 'International Paramedic Practice'. Faculty member...

Kayla Kok, a Fanshawe Respiratory Therapy student in her second year has just been published in the winter edition, January 2019 of the Ontario Respiratory Care Society publication Update on respiratory health, research and education. Kayla wrote a comprehensive and well-written review of the article Human Airway Branch Variation and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Kayla’s article is...

January 19 is national popcorn day! Chef Erin Circelli-Russell, head chef at Fanshawe’s The Chef’s Table shares her recipe for gourmet popcorn. Here's what you need 5 tbsp duck fat, DIVIDED 7 sprigs thyme, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1/2 tbsp orange zest 1 tbsp canola oil 1/3 C popping corn kernels 1 tbsp smoked paprika To taste salt & pepper Garnish orange zest, freshly grated Step 1...