Western’s Research Parks have been ranked No. 22 in the world by Swedish research company UBI Index in its Global Top 25 University Business Incubators 2014. Western Research Parks performed well compared to UBI’s global benchmark on post-incubation performance...
Just wanted to say how pleased I was to see the university award the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service to Jan Van Fleet, former secretary to the Senate and Board (Van Fleet awarded President’s Medal for Distinguished Service, June 5).
Graduates must celebrate their roots and capitalize on all they can from their heritage, Robert Barney, one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Olympic Games, told graduates at the Tuesday, June 17 afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Be mindful...
Western Biochemical Engineering student Joseph Donohue has won the top prize at Canada’s National 3-Minute Thesis competition (3MT), a research communication competition where graduate students have three minutes or less to present their research and its impact to a...
Gender parity is not a women’s issue – it is an economic issue that impacts Canada’s competitiveness and prosperity, businesswoman Stacey Allaster, BA’85, MBA’00, told graduates at the Monday, June 16, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Our country is...
A solid background in the arts can prepare a person for success in life, Supreme Court judge Madam Justice Elaine Adair, BMus’73, MMus’78, told graduates at the Monday, June 16, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. Her studies in music and philosophy at...
Music Research and Composition professor James Grier has been named a recipient of the Margaret Wage Labarge Prize for his book, Ademari Cabannensis, Opera Liturgica et Poetica: Musica cum Textibus, by the Canadian Society of Medievalists.
There are endless opportunities for today’s graduates, comedian Rick Mercer told graduates from the Faculty of Education and the School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies at the Friday, June 13, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “At this point in...
As you enter your career, do not forget to cast your eyes toward helping others, University College London professor emeritus Lord Julian Hunt told graduates at the Friday, June 13, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Although you are young and fit...
First-year university enrolment projections for the 2014 academic year released today demonstrate a growing number of top students are attracted by the exceptional learning experience provided by Western. Ontario Universities’ Application Centre statistics show that...
As today’s graduates face challenges far different than those of the last century, they must meet them with a collective drive, desire and determination for change, scientist Sir David King told graduates at the Thursday, June 12, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd...
If graduates choose to pursue their passions instead of money, almost anything is possible, Robert Langer, one of the world’s most important biotechnology engineers, told graduates at the Thursday, June 12, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Try to dream...
Success comes from an openness and willingness to adapt to new opportunities, business leader Sylvia Chrominska told graduates at the Wednesday, June 11, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “While it might appear as if I had a career or life plan, I wasn’t...
Just wanted to say how pleased I was to see the university award the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service to Jan Van Fleet, former secretary to the Senate and Board (Van Fleet awarded President’s Medal for Distinguished Service, June 5).
Graduates must celebrate their roots and capitalize on all they can from their heritage, Robert Barney, one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Olympic Games, told graduates at the Tuesday, June 17 afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Be mindful...
Western Biochemical Engineering student Joseph Donohue has won the top prize at Canada’s National 3-Minute Thesis competition (3MT), a research communication competition where graduate students have three minutes or less to present their research and its impact to a...
Gender parity is not a women’s issue – it is an economic issue that impacts Canada’s competitiveness and prosperity, businesswoman Stacey Allaster, BA’85, MBA’00, told graduates at the Monday, June 16, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Our country is...
A solid background in the arts can prepare a person for success in life, Supreme Court judge Madam Justice Elaine Adair, BMus’73, MMus’78, told graduates at the Monday, June 16, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. Her studies in music and philosophy at...
Music Research and Composition professor James Grier has been named a recipient of the Margaret Wage Labarge Prize for his book, Ademari Cabannensis, Opera Liturgica et Poetica: Musica cum Textibus, by the Canadian Society of Medievalists.
There are endless opportunities for today’s graduates, comedian Rick Mercer told graduates from the Faculty of Education and the School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies at the Friday, June 13, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “At this point in...
As you enter your career, do not forget to cast your eyes toward helping others, University College London professor emeritus Lord Julian Hunt told graduates at the Friday, June 13, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Although you are young and fit...
First-year university enrolment projections for the 2014 academic year released today demonstrate a growing number of top students are attracted by the exceptional learning experience provided by Western. Ontario Universities’ Application Centre statistics show that...
As today’s graduates face challenges far different than those of the last century, they must meet them with a collective drive, desire and determination for change, scientist Sir David King told graduates at the Thursday, June 12, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd...
If graduates choose to pursue their passions instead of money, almost anything is possible, Robert Langer, one of the world’s most important biotechnology engineers, told graduates at the Thursday, June 12, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Try to dream...
Success comes from an openness and willingness to adapt to new opportunities, business leader Sylvia Chrominska told graduates at the Wednesday, June 11, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “While it might appear as if I had a career or life plan, I wasn’t...