Western is home to a Queer Caucus, a group that links 2SLGBTQIA+ faculty members, staff and graduate students both academically and socially. Co-founder Susan Knabe, professor and associate dean in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, spoke with W …
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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
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
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
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
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
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...
Archives, alumni bring London’s past to page
From the Vault: A Photo History of London, curated and published by Western alumni, features 1,000-plus black-and-white photographs from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives at Western Archives.
Experiential learning gets provincial boost
Experiential learning at Western is getting a welcome boost from the provincial government, support officials said will strengthen an already strategic priority on campus. In response to a proposal developed by Western administrators, the Ontario Ministry of Education...
Halifax Explosion still resonates a century later
Ken Cuthbertson, MA’75 (Journalism), returned to the stories of his youth in his newest book with an exploration of one of the most catastrophic man-made disasters of the 20th Century.
Quinn tapped to lead RSC College
Just two years after Joanna Quinn was named to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the Western Political Science professor will move into the organization’s top post. Quinn was recently named President-Elect of the...
Chasing a portrait of the past
When former Western staffer Alan Noon started to wonder about the disappearance of an iconic London photographer, he had no idea the hunt for that story would last the better part of half a century.
Coffee leads to award-winning collaboration
At 10:30 a.m. on weekday mornings, Robarts Research Institute trainees come together for coffee and conversation. While it is an informal social opportunity, given the environment, science and collaboration often come up. And it was such a chance encounter over coffee...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Archives, alumni bring London’s past to page
From the Vault: A Photo History of London, curated and published by Western alumni, features 1,000-plus black-and-white photographs from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives at Western Archives.
Experiential learning gets provincial boost
Experiential learning at Western is getting a welcome boost from the provincial government, support officials said will strengthen an already strategic priority on campus. In response to a proposal developed by Western administrators, the Ontario Ministry of Education...
Halifax Explosion still resonates a century later
Ken Cuthbertson, MA’75 (Journalism), returned to the stories of his youth in his newest book with an exploration of one of the most catastrophic man-made disasters of the 20th Century.
Quinn tapped to lead RSC College
Just two years after Joanna Quinn was named to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the Western Political Science professor will move into the organization’s top post. Quinn was recently named President-Elect of the...
Chasing a portrait of the past
When former Western staffer Alan Noon started to wonder about the disappearance of an iconic London photographer, he had no idea the hunt for that story would last the better part of half a century.
Coffee leads to award-winning collaboration
At 10:30 a.m. on weekday mornings, Robarts Research Institute trainees come together for coffee and conversation. While it is an informal social opportunity, given the environment, science and collaboration often come up. And it was such a chance encounter over coffee...