Western’s United Way campaign hit a major milestone as this year’s fundraising total of $745,014, announced Tuesday, pushed the university’s cumulative total over the $10-million mark since organized campaigns began in the 1990s. Western has consistently been one of...
Joni Baechler, the former Mayor of the City of London, has joined Western University as the first-ever Distinguished Practitioner in Residence for its Local Government Program. Before being appointed the Mayor of London by City Council on June 24, 2014, Baechler...
Four Western students now stand among 38 members of the fifth The Next 36 cohort, Canada’s most selective program for young entrepreneurs, following the organization’s annual National Selection Weekend. James Crocker, Engineering; Evan Ferguson, Engineering; Aishi...
Guess they weren’t that excited to “get to know us” after all. Target introduced itself into the Canadian marketplace via a Super Bowl ad in 2013 featuring its bull terrier mascot, Bullseye, riding in a motorcycle sidecar across the country. Not only was it the first...
Sanchi Parulkar, a first-year Foods & Nutrition student, organizes shirts at Western’s first clothing swap, which took place on the second floor of the University Community Centre last weekend. Organized by fourth-year student Jeremy De Mello and Jennifer Hao, his...
For many, ginseng remains a basic herb, used as a simple supplement to boost immune systems or battle fatigue. But Western researcher Ed Lui is showing therapeutic uses for the traditional plant may reach much further – including treating cardiovascular ailments and...
Technology has always played a prominent role in Gavan Watson’s world. He remembers his first laptop in 1996, and being immediately drawn to what he could accomplish with the tool. As a PhD student at York University, he created an online learning management tool for...
Starting next month, one Western faculty member will begin a cooperative program to bring a North American practice for improving mental health to the African Republic of Kenya. Dr. Arlene MacDougall, a psychiatrist and researcher with Western’s Department of...
The same spark that gives cancer cells their advantage may be the key to unlocking the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease for Western Biology professor Robert Cumming.
Trista Walker couldn’t be happier to see the resurrection of Western Reads. The campus book club started as a way to celebrate Western’s 125th anniversary in 2003, as a means to creatively engage alumni and the local community, encouraging readership of works by...
Stephanie Marley’s words may have sounded familiar. But the sentiment was all her’s. “Help the weak when you are strong,” Marley, BA’99 (Psychology), told a crowd in attendance in the University Community Centre’s McKellar Theatre on Friday. The line was, of course,...
French Studies professor Servanne Woodward takes her act out of the classroom and onto the stage as she is set to direct two upcoming plays in the London community. De Mal en Pis (From Bad to Worse), written by Mariel Ouellette Mauvia, is an improvisational comedy in...
Molly Schoo suffered in silence for almost a decade, only discussing her personal pain with her parents, siblings, medical professionals and a handful of teachers. Even her closest friends barely knew she was battling an eating disorder and depression, despite...
Joni Baechler, the former Mayor of the City of London, has joined Western University as the first-ever Distinguished Practitioner in Residence for its Local Government Program. Before being appointed the Mayor of London by City Council on June 24, 2014, Baechler...
Four Western students now stand among 38 members of the fifth The Next 36 cohort, Canada’s most selective program for young entrepreneurs, following the organization’s annual National Selection Weekend. James Crocker, Engineering; Evan Ferguson, Engineering; Aishi...
Guess they weren’t that excited to “get to know us” after all. Target introduced itself into the Canadian marketplace via a Super Bowl ad in 2013 featuring its bull terrier mascot, Bullseye, riding in a motorcycle sidecar across the country. Not only was it the first...
Sanchi Parulkar, a first-year Foods & Nutrition student, organizes shirts at Western’s first clothing swap, which took place on the second floor of the University Community Centre last weekend. Organized by fourth-year student Jeremy De Mello and Jennifer Hao, his...
For many, ginseng remains a basic herb, used as a simple supplement to boost immune systems or battle fatigue. But Western researcher Ed Lui is showing therapeutic uses for the traditional plant may reach much further – including treating cardiovascular ailments and...
Technology has always played a prominent role in Gavan Watson’s world. He remembers his first laptop in 1996, and being immediately drawn to what he could accomplish with the tool. As a PhD student at York University, he created an online learning management tool for...
Starting next month, one Western faculty member will begin a cooperative program to bring a North American practice for improving mental health to the African Republic of Kenya. Dr. Arlene MacDougall, a psychiatrist and researcher with Western’s Department of...
The same spark that gives cancer cells their advantage may be the key to unlocking the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease for Western Biology professor Robert Cumming.
Trista Walker couldn’t be happier to see the resurrection of Western Reads. The campus book club started as a way to celebrate Western’s 125th anniversary in 2003, as a means to creatively engage alumni and the local community, encouraging readership of works by...
Stephanie Marley’s words may have sounded familiar. But the sentiment was all her’s. “Help the weak when you are strong,” Marley, BA’99 (Psychology), told a crowd in attendance in the University Community Centre’s McKellar Theatre on Friday. The line was, of course,...
French Studies professor Servanne Woodward takes her act out of the classroom and onto the stage as she is set to direct two upcoming plays in the London community. De Mal en Pis (From Bad to Worse), written by Mariel Ouellette Mauvia, is an improvisational comedy in...
Molly Schoo suffered in silence for almost a decade, only discussing her personal pain with her parents, siblings, medical professionals and a handful of teachers. Even her closest friends barely knew she was battling an eating disorder and depression, despite...