Graduates of Ontario’s undergraduate university programs have higher employment rates and higher incomes than those with any other level of education, the latest provincial government survey showed. Of 2010 undergraduates, 92.2 per cent were employed tw …
Year: 2013
Unique assignment inspires Indspire to act
Chantelle Richmond was looking to give her students a fun assignment to wrap up her second-year Indigenous Environment class. Little did she know it would take on a life of its own.
No one way to the top of the charts
The times may be a-changin’, but the recipe for a Top 40 hit, however, has always remained the same, according to Popular Music Studies professor Robert Toft.
Carson steps into top campus police post
For John Carson, it was, quite frankly, an easy decision to make.
We Speak evolves into We Act
We have spoken. So, what now?
Campus Digest: Institute builds statistical mechanics foundations
Each year, the Rotman Summer Institute brings graduate students together with exceptional faculty from around the world to focus on a topic of special interest. The institute will take place Sunday, July 14-Saturday, July 20, on the shores of Lake Huron.
Giving dance its due review in research
When Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) opened in Paris in 1913, the ballet nearly caused a riot. Now, a century later, Don Wright Faculty of Music lecturer Miranda Wickett’s paper, Spring in Wartime: The Post-War Effects on Bausch’s Le Sacre du Printemps, is causing a similar stir amongst dance researchers.
Competition puts students’ research on the clock
Their research may have taken years to form, but Western graduate students had a mere three minutes to distill the complexities and significance of their work at the second annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Western targets funds on Clusters of Research Excellence
Western officials see a new initiative as a way of bringing the university’s best minds together.
Music Issue: Finding a better fit on a different stage
“If Bob Dylan did it, I could do it.” Western Music professor Jay Hodgson knew a modest voice was not going to stop him from pursuing a career in music.
Mustangs’ Trung named among OUA’s Women of Influence
HAMILTON – Western Mustangs swimmer Jennifer Trung has been named one of Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Women of Influence for 2013. The award, now in its 10th year, honours female student-athletes who have excelled in their chosen sports and fields of study.
Music Issue: Playing, studying the world around her
Playing with other musicians and instruments in her spare time inspires Music Education professor Kari Veblen’s academic life. Every Wednesday, Veblen and a group of friends get together to share their love of music.
Meyer: Exploring the science of work engagement
If you have ever ‘gotten lost in your work,’ you know what it feels like to be engaged.
Unique assignment inspires Indspire to act
Chantelle Richmond was looking to give her students a fun assignment to wrap up her second-year Indigenous Environment class. Little did she know it would take on a life of its own.
No one way to the top of the charts
The times may be a-changin’, but the recipe for a Top 40 hit, however, has always remained the same, according to Popular Music Studies professor Robert Toft.
Carson steps into top campus police post
For John Carson, it was, quite frankly, an easy decision to make.
We Speak evolves into We Act
We have spoken. So, what now?
Campus Digest: Institute builds statistical mechanics foundations
Each year, the Rotman Summer Institute brings graduate students together with exceptional faculty from around the world to focus on a topic of special interest. The institute will take place Sunday, July 14-Saturday, July 20, on the shores of Lake Huron.
Giving dance its due review in research
When Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) opened in Paris in 1913, the ballet nearly caused a riot. Now, a century later, Don Wright Faculty of Music lecturer Miranda Wickett’s paper, Spring in Wartime: The Post-War Effects on Bausch’s Le Sacre du Printemps, is causing a similar stir amongst dance researchers.
Competition puts students’ research on the clock
Their research may have taken years to form, but Western graduate students had a mere three minutes to distill the complexities and significance of their work at the second annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Western targets funds on Clusters of Research Excellence
Western officials see a new initiative as a way of bringing the university’s best minds together.
Music Issue: Finding a better fit on a different stage
“If Bob Dylan did it, I could do it.” Western Music professor Jay Hodgson knew a modest voice was not going to stop him from pursuing a career in music.
Mustangs’ Trung named among OUA’s Women of Influence
HAMILTON – Western Mustangs swimmer Jennifer Trung has been named one of Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Women of Influence for 2013. The award, now in its 10th year, honours female student-athletes who have excelled in their chosen sports and fields of study.
Music Issue: Playing, studying the world around her
Playing with other musicians and instruments in her spare time inspires Music Education professor Kari Veblen’s academic life. Every Wednesday, Veblen and a group of friends get together to share their love of music.
Meyer: Exploring the science of work engagement
If you have ever ‘gotten lost in your work,’ you know what it feels like to be engaged.