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Nursing grad shifts perspective on past, finds hope for future

Nursing grad shifts perspective on past, finds hope for future

Demo Kaltabanis stared in awe as he stepped inside his residence room at Saugeen-Maitland Hall four years ago. “For the first time in my life, I had access to my own bed, my own desk and a quiet space,” he said. The room stood in vast contrast to …

Western running on normal schedule today

Western running on normal schedule today

Western is running on a normal schedule today, meaning all exams and activities remain as scheduled. Western will be monitoring conditions throughout the day. Updates will be posted as necessary.

Dan backs namesake department with $5-million gift

Dan backs namesake department with $5-million gift

The DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies announced a $5-million donation today from the department’s namesake, Aubrey Dan – his second $5-million donation to Western in a little more than a decade.

Study explores ‘imposter syndrome’ in physicians

Study explores ‘imposter syndrome’ in physicians

Even the most seasoned and successful physicians experience ‘imposter syndrome’ – that nagging feeling of self-doubt in so many of us – during times of personal struggle or when confronted by an error, according to a new study from the Centre for Education Research...

Compliance role keeps researchers on track

Compliance role keeps researchers on track

To ensure Western’s research environment promotes integrity, accountability and public trust, a new role assessing any compliance gaps and risks could soon lead to the creation of the university’s first research compliance office. Grace Kelly, Western’s new Research...

University key to keeping immigrant brain power

University key to keeping immigrant brain power

Like Canada, London is seeing a large influx of highly educated immigrants. But if the Forest City has any hope of retaining its foreign-born population, Western needs to be a big piece of the effort, according to one Western researcher. Data collected for the 2016...

Moderate delays safe in treating colon cancer

Moderate delays safe in treating colon cancer

Despite longer treatment wait times from diagnosis to surgery for patients with colon cancer – some even exceeding the 28-day recommendation by an additional two months – there seems to be no adverse impact on survival rates, according to a Western-led study. Along...

Resident finds a new voice for his advocacy

Resident finds a new voice for his advocacy

Dr. Adam Kassam didn’t set out to be an advocate. But a commitment to diversity, and a firm belief in speaking up, drove the Chief Resident in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry to his computer...

Garden still planting history across campus

Garden still planting history across campus

It is hard to believe, but Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG) is 23 years old next year. It began when I, newly retired from my job at Western, decided to live near some type of public garden in order to do volunteer gardening. I didn’t want to move away from my...

Western running on normal schedule today

Western running on normal schedule today

Western is running on a normal schedule today, meaning all exams and activities remain as scheduled. Western will be monitoring conditions throughout the day. Updates will be posted as necessary.

Dan backs namesake department with $5-million gift

Dan backs namesake department with $5-million gift

The DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies announced a $5-million donation today from the department’s namesake, Aubrey Dan – his second $5-million donation to Western in a little more than a decade.

Study explores ‘imposter syndrome’ in physicians

Study explores ‘imposter syndrome’ in physicians

Even the most seasoned and successful physicians experience ‘imposter syndrome’ – that nagging feeling of self-doubt in so many of us – during times of personal struggle or when confronted by an error, according to a new study from the Centre for Education Research...

Compliance role keeps researchers on track

Compliance role keeps researchers on track

To ensure Western’s research environment promotes integrity, accountability and public trust, a new role assessing any compliance gaps and risks could soon lead to the creation of the university’s first research compliance office. Grace Kelly, Western’s new Research...

University key to keeping immigrant brain power

University key to keeping immigrant brain power

Like Canada, London is seeing a large influx of highly educated immigrants. But if the Forest City has any hope of retaining its foreign-born population, Western needs to be a big piece of the effort, according to one Western researcher. Data collected for the 2016...

Moderate delays safe in treating colon cancer

Moderate delays safe in treating colon cancer

Despite longer treatment wait times from diagnosis to surgery for patients with colon cancer – some even exceeding the 28-day recommendation by an additional two months – there seems to be no adverse impact on survival rates, according to a Western-led study. Along...

Resident finds a new voice for his advocacy

Resident finds a new voice for his advocacy

Dr. Adam Kassam didn’t set out to be an advocate. But a commitment to diversity, and a firm belief in speaking up, drove the Chief Resident in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry to his computer...

Garden still planting history across campus

Garden still planting history across campus

It is hard to believe, but Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG) is 23 years old next year. It began when I, newly retired from my job at Western, decided to live near some type of public garden in order to do volunteer gardening. I didn’t want to move away from my...