For iconic Canadian actor Victor Garber, right, Alzheimer’s disease hits very close to home, having supported both of his parents through their struggles with the disease. The star of film, television and stage recently got an up-close look at Alzheimer’s research...
After graduating from Western this past April, Justin Bansal found it difficult to find a job. It’s now November, and the search continues. “I didn’t know how bad the situation was until I graduated. I don’t think anyone can really understand all the things we have to...
Research led by Biology PhD student Ben Laufer, under the supervision of Biology professor Shiva Singh, has confirmed earlier findings that exposure to even low levels of alcohol during pregnancy impacts gene expression in the brains of newborns.
Microbiology and Immunology professor Gregor Reid wants to revolutionize the way Western Heads East delivers its life-saving yogurt to the people who need it most. Since 2004, Western Heads East has been a grassroots Western-based program focusing on health and...
A recent mission to China provided a backdrop for Western to sign a handful of deals for commercializing technologies developed in Canada. Western’s delegation created a new company with Sinobioway Group to bring to market results of several joint projects. “I believe...
For Tammy Defoe, life is all about fitness and wellness. As a certified personal trainer, and Brescia University College student, she looks to share her healthy lifestyle and improve the lives of others with a new self-published calendar. Defoe said lifestyle-related...
For more than eight decades, Western and the people of Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, have been engaged in a partnership in language education. The Trois-Pistoles French Immersion School brings a range of degree-credit language courses, from elementary to advanced, and a...
Hockey player Kendra Broad and basketball player Greg Morrow have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Broad, a first-year Sports Management masters student from Petrolia, had a goal and two assists in games against Toronto and Ryerson this past...
A collaborative effort between the University Students’ Council (USC) and the university, involving realignment of space in the University Community Centre (UCC), through minor renovations, will result in improved support and services to Western students. The...
Recent Medical Sciences graduate Milani Sivapragasam, along with 11 Western colleagues, are joining dozens of the brightest minds from around the globe this week at the Undergraduate Awards Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland. Through The Undergraduate Awards, a...
Western and the Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) reached a tentative four-year agreement Wednesday. Details of the agreement will remain confidential until ratified by PMA membership and Western’s Board of Governors. PMA members are expected to have...
Editor’s note: In celebration of National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 15, Western News features the story of one student who benefited from one donor, a story repeated thousands of times across this campus. Talk to Dr. Alison Fine, MD’13, and it’s no wonder she’s humbled...
It was – literally – a day at the spa for Western President Amit Chakma last week. As a kick-off to the Shine the Light on Women’s Abuse month-long awareness campaign, Artistic Esthetic Spa’s Jodey Delaney gave Chakma the perfect purple manicure. Purple is seen as a...
After graduating from Western this past April, Justin Bansal found it difficult to find a job. It’s now November, and the search continues. “I didn’t know how bad the situation was until I graduated. I don’t think anyone can really understand all the things we have to...
Research led by Biology PhD student Ben Laufer, under the supervision of Biology professor Shiva Singh, has confirmed earlier findings that exposure to even low levels of alcohol during pregnancy impacts gene expression in the brains of newborns.
Microbiology and Immunology professor Gregor Reid wants to revolutionize the way Western Heads East delivers its life-saving yogurt to the people who need it most. Since 2004, Western Heads East has been a grassroots Western-based program focusing on health and...
A recent mission to China provided a backdrop for Western to sign a handful of deals for commercializing technologies developed in Canada. Western’s delegation created a new company with Sinobioway Group to bring to market results of several joint projects. “I believe...
For Tammy Defoe, life is all about fitness and wellness. As a certified personal trainer, and Brescia University College student, she looks to share her healthy lifestyle and improve the lives of others with a new self-published calendar. Defoe said lifestyle-related...
For more than eight decades, Western and the people of Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, have been engaged in a partnership in language education. The Trois-Pistoles French Immersion School brings a range of degree-credit language courses, from elementary to advanced, and a...
Hockey player Kendra Broad and basketball player Greg Morrow have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Broad, a first-year Sports Management masters student from Petrolia, had a goal and two assists in games against Toronto and Ryerson this past...
A collaborative effort between the University Students’ Council (USC) and the university, involving realignment of space in the University Community Centre (UCC), through minor renovations, will result in improved support and services to Western students. The...
Recent Medical Sciences graduate Milani Sivapragasam, along with 11 Western colleagues, are joining dozens of the brightest minds from around the globe this week at the Undergraduate Awards Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland. Through The Undergraduate Awards, a...
Western and the Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) reached a tentative four-year agreement Wednesday. Details of the agreement will remain confidential until ratified by PMA membership and Western’s Board of Governors. PMA members are expected to have...
Editor’s note: In celebration of National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 15, Western News features the story of one student who benefited from one donor, a story repeated thousands of times across this campus. Talk to Dr. Alison Fine, MD’13, and it’s no wonder she’s humbled...
It was – literally – a day at the spa for Western President Amit Chakma last week. As a kick-off to the Shine the Light on Women’s Abuse month-long awareness campaign, Artistic Esthetic Spa’s Jodey Delaney gave Chakma the perfect purple manicure. Purple is seen as a...