David Saint-Jacques calls it the perfect training scenario. This year was the fourth consecutive year Western’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) worked with the Canadian Space Agency to provide training in field geology – not only to students, but...
Changes announced last week to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act will further extinguish smoking in many public places across the province. And while Western smokers won’t see much difference from current restrictions, changes in the law should serve as an opportunity to...
On Tuesday, University Students’ Council president Matt Helfand delivered the annual State of the USC Address during which he identified three major areas the student government has prioritized during its term – community relations, student wellness and transparency...
Western’s Community Legal Services (CLS) recently received $303,000 in funding from Legal Aid Ontario to reestablish its family law practice, which provides representation for low-income London area clients.
For nearly a century, ‘Justine’ lay dormant in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). But last month, thanks to Western researcher Andrew Nelson, the Egyptian mummy came to life – as a singer named Nefret-Mut. “When we work with a mummy or skeleton, we are interested in...
This week, Western hosts the North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) annual conference, bringing in nearly 350 scholars from around the world together under the theme Victorian Classes and Classifications. Established in 2002, NAVSA provides a continental...
Almost overnight, and totally unexpectedly, four Western students have turned a project meant to streamline the 40-hour volunteer requirement for high school students into a successful enterprise. Pod is an online organization tool for clubs, causes and teams, created...
“I defy anybody to look through any random newspaper these days without reading something to do about migration, immigration or integration. It’s a daily lived experience.” For Stephanie Bangarth, director of Western’s Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration and...
New Western-led research showing probiotic yogurt’s ability to reduce the uptake of certain heavy metals and environmental toxins could significantly reduce the risk for developmental issues in children. Western graduate student Jordan Bisanz said the study provides...
Western nudged up one spot, landing at No. 8 in the 24th annual Maclean’s University Rankings issue, released Nov. 10. For the 10th year in a row, the self-professed “holy book for anyone planning their education in Canada” ranked McGill University first in the...
Stephen Poloz understands the problem. He just didn’t articulate the solution well. Last week, the Governor of the Bank of Canada sparked his first public kerfuffle when he suggested recent university grads struggling to find full-time employment in their field should...
Hockey player Greg Dodds and soccer player Tori Edgar have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending on Nov. 9. Dodds, a second-year Social Sciences student from Wingham, Ont., was brilliant against the McGill Redmen on Saturday night,...
Communication Sciences and Disorders faculty member Danielle Ivey popped by on her lunch hour earlier this week to receive her influenza immunization from Occupational Health nurse Kristine Brown. Workplace Health and the Staff/Faculty Family Practice Clinic are...
Changes announced last week to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act will further extinguish smoking in many public places across the province. And while Western smokers won’t see much difference from current restrictions, changes in the law should serve as an opportunity to...
On Tuesday, University Students’ Council president Matt Helfand delivered the annual State of the USC Address during which he identified three major areas the student government has prioritized during its term – community relations, student wellness and transparency...
Western’s Community Legal Services (CLS) recently received $303,000 in funding from Legal Aid Ontario to reestablish its family law practice, which provides representation for low-income London area clients.
For nearly a century, ‘Justine’ lay dormant in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). But last month, thanks to Western researcher Andrew Nelson, the Egyptian mummy came to life – as a singer named Nefret-Mut. “When we work with a mummy or skeleton, we are interested in...
This week, Western hosts the North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) annual conference, bringing in nearly 350 scholars from around the world together under the theme Victorian Classes and Classifications. Established in 2002, NAVSA provides a continental...
Almost overnight, and totally unexpectedly, four Western students have turned a project meant to streamline the 40-hour volunteer requirement for high school students into a successful enterprise. Pod is an online organization tool for clubs, causes and teams, created...
“I defy anybody to look through any random newspaper these days without reading something to do about migration, immigration or integration. It’s a daily lived experience.” For Stephanie Bangarth, director of Western’s Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration and...
New Western-led research showing probiotic yogurt’s ability to reduce the uptake of certain heavy metals and environmental toxins could significantly reduce the risk for developmental issues in children. Western graduate student Jordan Bisanz said the study provides...
Western nudged up one spot, landing at No. 8 in the 24th annual Maclean’s University Rankings issue, released Nov. 10. For the 10th year in a row, the self-professed “holy book for anyone planning their education in Canada” ranked McGill University first in the...
Stephen Poloz understands the problem. He just didn’t articulate the solution well. Last week, the Governor of the Bank of Canada sparked his first public kerfuffle when he suggested recent university grads struggling to find full-time employment in their field should...
Hockey player Greg Dodds and soccer player Tori Edgar have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending on Nov. 9. Dodds, a second-year Social Sciences student from Wingham, Ont., was brilliant against the McGill Redmen on Saturday night,...
Communication Sciences and Disorders faculty member Danielle Ivey popped by on her lunch hour earlier this week to receive her influenza immunization from Occupational Health nurse Kristine Brown. Workplace Health and the Staff/Faculty Family Practice Clinic are...