Western alum James McInnes has taken his love of vegan food to the next level with a planned 50,000-sq.-ft. vegan food manufacturing plant in London, Ont. The City of London and City Council approved the purchase of the 5.5-acre land, where the new …
Western student entrepreneurs won’t be lounging on the beach all summer long, thanks to efforts by Propel, the university’s campus business incubator. On Thursday, Propel – previously BizInc – launched the Propel Summer Incubator (PSI) program via a tradeshow format...
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared in University Affairs on April 8. It was published as the 10th – and final – installment of the magazine’s Student Voices series, all written by the 10 Canadian postsecondary students who were named 2014 3M National...
Planetary Science PhD candidate Marianne Mader is opening up the world of creativity to kids and adults through her non-profit creation, STEAMLabs.
GamerLink, a technology startup aiming to improve online gaming experiences, received $5,000 to grow their idea into a reality after winning the 4th annual Seed Your Startup event. Hosted by Western's business incubator Propel at Western, along with LEAP Junction at...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClZcG5KOnbw Textbooks for Change, a not-for-profit co-founded by Ivey Business School grad Chris Janssen, recently launched a One Million Textbooks to Africa campaign on Indiegogo, in order to fund a trip to Ethiopia and Kenya to...
Not everybody gets an equal shot at seeing their dreams materialize. But an Ivey Business School micro-lending program, in association with the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, looks to do just that for people with addictions and mental health...
From a direct lending platform to connecting businesses to retirees, four Western students are part of a group of just 38 students from across Canada chosen to take their entrepreneurial ideas to the next level.
A wave of purple pride washed over the 2015 Women of Excellence announcement Tuesday morning as six of eight winners of the biennial award were members of the Western community.
Controversial author, entrepreneur and media magnate, ex-Canadian Conrad Black appeared at Western this past Sunday to discuss the current state and importance of capitalism in the modern world. The Social Science Students’ Council (SSSC) held its academic conference,...
Four Western students now stand among 38 members of the fifth The Next 36 cohort, Canada’s most selective program for young entrepreneurs, following the organization’s annual National Selection Weekend. James Crocker, Engineering; Evan Ferguson, Engineering; Aishi...
Starting next month, one Western faculty member will begin a cooperative program to bring a North American practice for improving mental health to the African Republic of Kenya. Dr. Arlene MacDougall, a psychiatrist and researcher with Western’s Department of...
Shyra Barberstock has created a social network that is all business. Barberstock, a fourth-year First Nations Studies and Health/Environmental Geography student, and her husband, Rye Barberstock, recently launched the Okwaho Network, a social-networking site dedicated...
Western student entrepreneurs won’t be lounging on the beach all summer long, thanks to efforts by Propel, the university’s campus business incubator. On Thursday, Propel – previously BizInc – launched the Propel Summer Incubator (PSI) program via a tradeshow format...
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared in University Affairs on April 8. It was published as the 10th – and final – installment of the magazine’s Student Voices series, all written by the 10 Canadian postsecondary students who were named 2014 3M National...
Planetary Science PhD candidate Marianne Mader is opening up the world of creativity to kids and adults through her non-profit creation, STEAMLabs.
GamerLink, a technology startup aiming to improve online gaming experiences, received $5,000 to grow their idea into a reality after winning the 4th annual Seed Your Startup event. Hosted by Western's business incubator Propel at Western, along with LEAP Junction at...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClZcG5KOnbw Textbooks for Change, a not-for-profit co-founded by Ivey Business School grad Chris Janssen, recently launched a One Million Textbooks to Africa campaign on Indiegogo, in order to fund a trip to Ethiopia and Kenya to...
Not everybody gets an equal shot at seeing their dreams materialize. But an Ivey Business School micro-lending program, in association with the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, looks to do just that for people with addictions and mental health...
From a direct lending platform to connecting businesses to retirees, four Western students are part of a group of just 38 students from across Canada chosen to take their entrepreneurial ideas to the next level.
A wave of purple pride washed over the 2015 Women of Excellence announcement Tuesday morning as six of eight winners of the biennial award were members of the Western community.
Controversial author, entrepreneur and media magnate, ex-Canadian Conrad Black appeared at Western this past Sunday to discuss the current state and importance of capitalism in the modern world. The Social Science Students’ Council (SSSC) held its academic conference,...
Four Western students now stand among 38 members of the fifth The Next 36 cohort, Canada’s most selective program for young entrepreneurs, following the organization’s annual National Selection Weekend. James Crocker, Engineering; Evan Ferguson, Engineering; Aishi...
Starting next month, one Western faculty member will begin a cooperative program to bring a North American practice for improving mental health to the African Republic of Kenya. Dr. Arlene MacDougall, a psychiatrist and researcher with Western’s Department of...
Shyra Barberstock has created a social network that is all business. Barberstock, a fourth-year First Nations Studies and Health/Environmental Geography student, and her husband, Rye Barberstock, recently launched the Okwaho Network, a social-networking site dedicated...