Ali Tavallaei lives “an engineer’s worst nightmare” every single day at Western. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. After completing his undergraduate and master’s degrees in electrical engineering in Iran, Tavallaei came to Canada in 2009. …
Month: February 2014
Report: Medical faculties injecting family doctors into system
Ontario’s six family medicine programs have graduated 1,900 more family doctors in the last decade, transforming family medicine and improving access for patients, according to a new report released today by the faculties of medicine.
Study: University grads top labour market outcomes
Ontario university graduates earned more, were more likely to be working in jobs related to their studies and had experienced the highest employment growth of any group of students over the last 10 years, according to a Council of Ontario Universities (COU) report issued Tuesday.
David Black Weldon, former chancellor, dies at 89
The Western community is mourning the death of David Black Weldon, HBA’47, LLD’89, a former university chancellor, who died Monday, Feb. 24. He was 89.
International team images Earth’s oldest crystal
Utilizing a new instrument that takes 3D images of individual atoms within a crystal, an international team of investigators has proved a rare sample of zircon is the oldest piece of Earth yet discovered at 4.4 billion years old.
Bell: Why I’ll be watching, even though I shouldn’t be
For me, the Academy Awards are like that family member who always lets you down. You try to speak highly of them, you do your best to ignore their faults, but when it comes down to it, they never come through for you.
Pearson: More than failing a test, Hollywood failing women
I suspect by now most people have heard of the Bechdel Test, although few of them will be familiar with the cartoon series, Dykes to Watch Out For!, by Alison Bechdel, in which it originated.
Western welcomes Berlin Quintet, Tafelmusik
The Don Wright Faculty of Music welcomes two of the world’s best to its stages and classrooms next week as the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet and Tafelmusik pay Western a visit.
Primatologist teams with international group to save lemurs
Lemurs, the most endangered mammal group on Earth, represent more than 20 per cent of the world’s primates. Native only to Madagascar, more than 90 per cent of the species is threatened with extinction.
Services set for Engineering student
The Western community is mourning the death of Taylor Ogram, 20, an Engineering student, who died Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Symposium to tackle access to justice
More and more Canadians are facing legal problems but cannot afford to hire a lawyer to represent them. In response, Western’s Faculty of Law is bringing together key stakeholders to discuss solutions to this growing issue of equal access to justice.
Campus invited to watch events in Western’s ‘Olympic House’
Western is opening the doors to its ‘Olympic House’ this week.
Ivey initiative ships business knowledge worldwide
In just six weeks, one African university has fast-forwarded decades, thanks to the Ivey Business School’s 39 Country Initiative.
Report: Medical faculties injecting family doctors into system
Ontario’s six family medicine programs have graduated 1,900 more family doctors in the last decade, transforming family medicine and improving access for patients, according to a new report released today by the faculties of medicine.
Study: University grads top labour market outcomes
Ontario university graduates earned more, were more likely to be working in jobs related to their studies and had experienced the highest employment growth of any group of students over the last 10 years, according to a Council of Ontario Universities (COU) report issued Tuesday.
David Black Weldon, former chancellor, dies at 89
The Western community is mourning the death of David Black Weldon, HBA’47, LLD’89, a former university chancellor, who died Monday, Feb. 24. He was 89.
International team images Earth’s oldest crystal
Utilizing a new instrument that takes 3D images of individual atoms within a crystal, an international team of investigators has proved a rare sample of zircon is the oldest piece of Earth yet discovered at 4.4 billion years old.
Bell: Why I’ll be watching, even though I shouldn’t be
For me, the Academy Awards are like that family member who always lets you down. You try to speak highly of them, you do your best to ignore their faults, but when it comes down to it, they never come through for you.
Pearson: More than failing a test, Hollywood failing women
I suspect by now most people have heard of the Bechdel Test, although few of them will be familiar with the cartoon series, Dykes to Watch Out For!, by Alison Bechdel, in which it originated.
Western welcomes Berlin Quintet, Tafelmusik
The Don Wright Faculty of Music welcomes two of the world’s best to its stages and classrooms next week as the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet and Tafelmusik pay Western a visit.
Primatologist teams with international group to save lemurs
Lemurs, the most endangered mammal group on Earth, represent more than 20 per cent of the world’s primates. Native only to Madagascar, more than 90 per cent of the species is threatened with extinction.
Services set for Engineering student
The Western community is mourning the death of Taylor Ogram, 20, an Engineering student, who died Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Symposium to tackle access to justice
More and more Canadians are facing legal problems but cannot afford to hire a lawyer to represent them. In response, Western’s Faculty of Law is bringing together key stakeholders to discuss solutions to this growing issue of equal access to justice.
Campus invited to watch events in Western’s ‘Olympic House’
Western is opening the doors to its ‘Olympic House’ this week.
Ivey initiative ships business knowledge worldwide
In just six weeks, one African university has fast-forwarded decades, thanks to the Ivey Business School’s 39 Country Initiative.