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Mars discovery adds life to further exploration

Mars discovery adds life to further exploration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0gsz8EHiNc Mars may not be alive, but it’s not dead either. Curiosity rover has detected traces of methane at the planet’s surface, as well as organic molecules in powdered rock samples drilled from about five centimetres below the...

Western joins push for welcoming, inclusive city

Western joins push for welcoming, inclusive city

Their message is simple – All are welcome in the Forest City. Under a program of that same name, a desire to amplify that message has brought together a number of local groups and organizations – including the International Student Centre, Equity and Human Rights...

Martin advocates for doctor-patient ties

Martin advocates for doctor-patient ties

Dr. Danielle Martin knows her inspiration for changing the health-care system inside and out. ‘Abida’ was in her early 60s when she first became a patient of Martin, MD’03, in 2006. She had immigrated to Canada years earlier, the product of an arranged marriage to a...

Recording rediscovery brings past to life

Recording rediscovery brings past to life

Bimadoshka Pucan feels she was chosen to find the long-forgotten voices silenced in the basement of Museum London. “It came at a time when I was questioning my identity as a Saugeen person, my personal growth and how I looked at the world,” said Pucan, a Saugeen First...

Program, community help new grad find new hope

Program, community help new grad find new hope

Life was far from easy for Lisa Pierce. And then, she broke her back. She was 32 and in an abusive relationship, raising three children while working as a heavy-equipment operator. After breaking her back in a workplace accident, the medication she was prescribed...

Morse tapped to lead campus entrepreneurship efforts

Morse tapped to lead campus entrepreneurship efforts

Entrepreneurs have always been Eric Morse’s kind of people. Today, Morse now finds himself charged with fueling entrepreneurial success across the entire campus after being named Special Advisor to the President and Director of Entrepreneurship at Western for a three-year term.

‘Hear, Here’ dials up history around city

‘Hear, Here’ dials up history around city

For Michelle Hamilton, public history wields a special kind of power. It preserves the past, informs the present and has the potential to influence the future. This is the driving force behind her latest project.

Western celebrates 311th Convocation

Western celebrates 311th Convocation

Western continues to celebrate its 311th Convocation alongside hundreds of freshly minted graduates and their families and friends this week. Ceremonies, featuring addresses by the following honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days.

Mars discovery adds life to further exploration

Mars discovery adds life to further exploration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0gsz8EHiNc Mars may not be alive, but it’s not dead either. Curiosity rover has detected traces of methane at the planet’s surface, as well as organic molecules in powdered rock samples drilled from about five centimetres below the...

Western joins push for welcoming, inclusive city

Western joins push for welcoming, inclusive city

Their message is simple – All are welcome in the Forest City. Under a program of that same name, a desire to amplify that message has brought together a number of local groups and organizations – including the International Student Centre, Equity and Human Rights...

Martin advocates for doctor-patient ties

Martin advocates for doctor-patient ties

Dr. Danielle Martin knows her inspiration for changing the health-care system inside and out. ‘Abida’ was in her early 60s when she first became a patient of Martin, MD’03, in 2006. She had immigrated to Canada years earlier, the product of an arranged marriage to a...

Recording rediscovery brings past to life

Recording rediscovery brings past to life

Bimadoshka Pucan feels she was chosen to find the long-forgotten voices silenced in the basement of Museum London. “It came at a time when I was questioning my identity as a Saugeen person, my personal growth and how I looked at the world,” said Pucan, a Saugeen First...

Program, community help new grad find new hope

Program, community help new grad find new hope

Life was far from easy for Lisa Pierce. And then, she broke her back. She was 32 and in an abusive relationship, raising three children while working as a heavy-equipment operator. After breaking her back in a workplace accident, the medication she was prescribed...

Morse tapped to lead campus entrepreneurship efforts

Morse tapped to lead campus entrepreneurship efforts

Entrepreneurs have always been Eric Morse’s kind of people. Today, Morse now finds himself charged with fueling entrepreneurial success across the entire campus after being named Special Advisor to the President and Director of Entrepreneurship at Western for a three-year term.

‘Hear, Here’ dials up history around city

‘Hear, Here’ dials up history around city

For Michelle Hamilton, public history wields a special kind of power. It preserves the past, informs the present and has the potential to influence the future. This is the driving force behind her latest project.

Western celebrates 311th Convocation

Western celebrates 311th Convocation

Western continues to celebrate its 311th Convocation alongside hundreds of freshly minted graduates and their families and friends this week. Ceremonies, featuring addresses by the following honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days.