Educating students about sexual violence is a topic Western refuses to shy away from – instead, university officials say, they confront the topic from Day One. “We start right away. Our demographics are such that we feel we need to provide a lot of education and...
You may think they’re funny. Or witty. Or maybe, you think they’re a plague of today’s online culture. It’s also possible you don’t know what an ‘Internet meme’ even is.
Alisha Gabriel doesn’t mind logging a few kilometers to further her education.
Kamilo Beach is, arguably, the world’s dirtiest beach. Located on the southeastern coast on the island of Hawaii, the beach’s sands are littered with marine debris – most of it plastic waste washed up from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Established in 2011, the Western Humanitarian Award recognizes faculty, staff and students who are engaged in a range of efforts directed toward improving the quality of life for individuals and communities around the world.
Earth Sciences professor Cameron Tsujita has been recognized by 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) as a 3M National Teaching Fellow, widely seen as the top national award for teaching leadership at the postsecondary level. Tsujita is one of 10 fellows named for 2014, and the 24th in Western’s history.
Western President Amit Chakma applauded the Canadian government for creating a $1.5 billion plan to bolster innovative research at Canada’s universities as part of the 2014 federal budget.
The Western community is mourning the death of Peter Desbarats, former dean of Western’s Graduate School of Journalism from 1981-97, who died Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Western nabbed two of nine honours last week at the Don Smith Commercial Building Awards.
Nominations are now being sought for the Western Green Awards to recognize contributions to sustainability on campus.
Bonnie Brooks, MBA’08, vice-chair Hudson’s Bay Company, has been named the winner of the Ivey Business Leader Award. Brooks, the first woman to receive award, will address Canada’s most prominent business leaders on Oct. 30 at a gala dinner in Toronto.
In 2008, I had a meeting at the Environment Canada headquarters in Downsview, Ont. Other visitors probably get to see where they make the weather, but because I’m a historian, they showed me the old stuff.
Windermere Manor Hotel has been awarded the 2014 Consumer Choice Award as the top wedding venue in London. The hotel and conference centre is operated by Hospitality Services at Western, a division of Housing and Ancillary Services.