A new interdisciplinary initiative at Western is putting a human-interest twist on artificial intelligence (AI). Three postdoctoral associates are bringing their unique backgrounds and research interests to the classroom this year to help students bette …
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Western Law professor at centre of doping report
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) independent commission recently released a scathing report accusing many of Russia’s top track and field athletes of participating in a systematic doping program. Along with the athletes, the report said coaches, trainers, doctors...
Western Law professor at centre of Russian doping report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=306v-aDQ4w8 Western Law professor Richard McLaren has co-authored an explosive report that accuses the Russian government of complicity in widespread doping and cover-ups by its track and field athletes. McLaren was part of the...
Jamieson: All things, all people have a role
Today’s graduates have great potential to realize a collective responsibility and leave a legacy of hope for future Canadians, said Rebecca Jamieson, President and CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic.
Catalyst gift to augment insolvency law, restructuring expertise
The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. has committed up to $2.5 million to support a program at Western Law in insolvency law and corporate and financial restructuring. This is part of a $10-million program being developed by Catalyst dedicated to this area of research and...
Journal of Legal Studies, SGPS partner on special issue
As the Western Journal of Legal Studies approaches 30,000 downloads, the journal's editorial board has collaborated with Western’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to produce its latest special issue, Law: Helping Hand or Iron Fist. The issue is a...
Law professor named to Georgian Defence post
Western Law professor Anna Dolidze has been appointed Deputy Minister for Defence of the Republic of Georgia in the former Soviet Union. Dolidze will take a leave of absence from Western Law while she serves in this position. “This position provides a unique...
Sugiyama: Remember, it’s not always about you
“Hubris and dogma are the enemies of professionalism. Avoid both, if possible,” Constance Sugiyama, president of ConMark Strategy Inc., told graduates at the Wednesday, June 17, afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Petrella: Presidential presence could answer many questions
It’s been a few weeks since the ‘double-payment’ controversy. Those standing by President Chakma, and those clamoring for his resignation, have made their positions well-known. Professors have expressed their opinions; alumni have weighed in. However, one of Chakma’s...
Western Journal of Legal Studies hits milestone
Western Journal of Legal Studies (WJLS) recently released its largest-ever issue, which arrives as the student-run journal surpassed a milestone 25,000 downloads. Western Law students were featured prominently in the issue. Susana C. Mijares Peña’s The Global Fight...
Senate readies for non-confidence debates
Western President Amit Chakma continues to push forward on his announced 100-Day Plan, even as the university Senate prepares to debate a motion of non-confidence in his leadership on Friday. The president has spent the better part of his post-Senate meeting week...
Nobel laureate on ‘Costs of Constraints’
Nobel Prize-winning economist Myron Scholes delivered the 6th annual Western Law Business and Law Lecture, part of Western Law’s Torys LLP Corporate and Securities Law Forum, last week. Originally from Timmins, raised in Hamilton, Scholes was awarded the Nobel Prize...
Humanitarian Awards: Reaching out into the world
Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Jack Scott has been named the 2015 Western Humanitarian Award winner – so honoured for his First Nation Hearing Health program.
Western Law professor at centre of doping report
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) independent commission recently released a scathing report accusing many of Russia’s top track and field athletes of participating in a systematic doping program. Along with the athletes, the report said coaches, trainers, doctors...
Western Law professor at centre of Russian doping report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=306v-aDQ4w8 Western Law professor Richard McLaren has co-authored an explosive report that accuses the Russian government of complicity in widespread doping and cover-ups by its track and field athletes. McLaren was part of the...
Jamieson: All things, all people have a role
Today’s graduates have great potential to realize a collective responsibility and leave a legacy of hope for future Canadians, said Rebecca Jamieson, President and CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic.
Catalyst gift to augment insolvency law, restructuring expertise
The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. has committed up to $2.5 million to support a program at Western Law in insolvency law and corporate and financial restructuring. This is part of a $10-million program being developed by Catalyst dedicated to this area of research and...
Journal of Legal Studies, SGPS partner on special issue
As the Western Journal of Legal Studies approaches 30,000 downloads, the journal's editorial board has collaborated with Western’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to produce its latest special issue, Law: Helping Hand or Iron Fist. The issue is a...
Law professor named to Georgian Defence post
Western Law professor Anna Dolidze has been appointed Deputy Minister for Defence of the Republic of Georgia in the former Soviet Union. Dolidze will take a leave of absence from Western Law while she serves in this position. “This position provides a unique...
Sugiyama: Remember, it’s not always about you
“Hubris and dogma are the enemies of professionalism. Avoid both, if possible,” Constance Sugiyama, president of ConMark Strategy Inc., told graduates at the Wednesday, June 17, afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Petrella: Presidential presence could answer many questions
It’s been a few weeks since the ‘double-payment’ controversy. Those standing by President Chakma, and those clamoring for his resignation, have made their positions well-known. Professors have expressed their opinions; alumni have weighed in. However, one of Chakma’s...
Western Journal of Legal Studies hits milestone
Western Journal of Legal Studies (WJLS) recently released its largest-ever issue, which arrives as the student-run journal surpassed a milestone 25,000 downloads. Western Law students were featured prominently in the issue. Susana C. Mijares Peña’s The Global Fight...
Senate readies for non-confidence debates
Western President Amit Chakma continues to push forward on his announced 100-Day Plan, even as the university Senate prepares to debate a motion of non-confidence in his leadership on Friday. The president has spent the better part of his post-Senate meeting week...
Nobel laureate on ‘Costs of Constraints’
Nobel Prize-winning economist Myron Scholes delivered the 6th annual Western Law Business and Law Lecture, part of Western Law’s Torys LLP Corporate and Securities Law Forum, last week. Originally from Timmins, raised in Hamilton, Scholes was awarded the Nobel Prize...
Humanitarian Awards: Reaching out into the world
Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Jack Scott has been named the 2015 Western Humanitarian Award winner – so honoured for his First Nation Hearing Health program.