A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And that first step could simply be the walk to campus for lunch. Starting today, 455 Western employees, making up 65 teams, will participate in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC), a workplace fitness program...
Researchers at Western’s Bone and Joint Institute received a major financial boost today as the interuniversity CONNECT training program was awarded $1.65 million in funding from NSERC through its Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) initiative.
Western student entrepreneurs won’t be lounging on the beach all summer long, thanks to efforts by Propel, the university’s campus business incubator. On Thursday, Propel – previously BizInc – launched the Propel Summer Incubator (PSI) program via a tradeshow format...
Harmony 10, Western’s annual emergency exercise, gets underway at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and runs through noon. Exercise activities will be centred at locations around campus. Be aware the exercise will also include testing communication tools. These include mass emails,...
A pair of Western deans, whose terms come to an end this summer, will be honoured at separate events over the next few weeks. A reception for Social Sciences Dean Brian Timney has been set for 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, June 5 in The Great Hall, Somerville House. Timney...
Western joined British Columbia, Calgary, Victoria and Windsor as the only five Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. In this sixth edition of the guide, The Princeton Review profiled 353 schools in the United...
Western Mustangs defensive lineman Daryl Waud is trading in his Purple and White uniform for one in burgundy and gold after signing a National Football League contract with Washington this past weekend.
Former Western Mustangs Glynn Leyshon and Jude St. John have been named among the London Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2015, the London Sports Council announced today. Six individuals and one team will be honoured at induction ceremonies in November. Born in Hamilton...
Western President Amit Chakma said his initial meetings with groups and individuals, part of his Listening Tour to engage the campus community, have been filled with “tone and substance” and he remains “very optimistic” about the ability to resolve the challenges...
Western further buoyed its leadership in musculoskeletal health research with the formation of The Bone and Joint Institute, university research officials announced this week. “Bone and joint disorders are the leading cause of disability in Canada; hundreds of...
The annual Spring Perspectives on Teaching Conference, a day of workshops for faculty, graduate students, librarians, postdoctoral scholars and staff, is scheduled Wednesday, May 13, in the Social Science Centre. Mathew Ouellett, associate provost and director of the...
What do you use to build a wind-powered elevator? Tape. Cardboard. Straws. And a string. Those were only the materials a Grade 6 student ever needed to make an elevator strong enough to lift a pair of earplugs...
Western Journal of Legal Studies (WJLS) recently released its largest-ever issue, which arrives as the student-run journal surpassed a milestone 25,000 downloads. Western Law students were featured prominently in the issue. Susana C. Mijares Peña’s The Global Fight...
Researchers at Western’s Bone and Joint Institute received a major financial boost today as the interuniversity CONNECT training program was awarded $1.65 million in funding from NSERC through its Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) initiative.
Western student entrepreneurs won’t be lounging on the beach all summer long, thanks to efforts by Propel, the university’s campus business incubator. On Thursday, Propel – previously BizInc – launched the Propel Summer Incubator (PSI) program via a tradeshow format...
Harmony 10, Western’s annual emergency exercise, gets underway at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and runs through noon. Exercise activities will be centred at locations around campus. Be aware the exercise will also include testing communication tools. These include mass emails,...
A pair of Western deans, whose terms come to an end this summer, will be honoured at separate events over the next few weeks. A reception for Social Sciences Dean Brian Timney has been set for 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, June 5 in The Great Hall, Somerville House. Timney...
Western joined British Columbia, Calgary, Victoria and Windsor as the only five Canadian universities profiled in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. In this sixth edition of the guide, The Princeton Review profiled 353 schools in the United...
Western Mustangs defensive lineman Daryl Waud is trading in his Purple and White uniform for one in burgundy and gold after signing a National Football League contract with Washington this past weekend.
Former Western Mustangs Glynn Leyshon and Jude St. John have been named among the London Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2015, the London Sports Council announced today. Six individuals and one team will be honoured at induction ceremonies in November. Born in Hamilton...
Western President Amit Chakma said his initial meetings with groups and individuals, part of his Listening Tour to engage the campus community, have been filled with “tone and substance” and he remains “very optimistic” about the ability to resolve the challenges...
Western further buoyed its leadership in musculoskeletal health research with the formation of The Bone and Joint Institute, university research officials announced this week. “Bone and joint disorders are the leading cause of disability in Canada; hundreds of...
The annual Spring Perspectives on Teaching Conference, a day of workshops for faculty, graduate students, librarians, postdoctoral scholars and staff, is scheduled Wednesday, May 13, in the Social Science Centre. Mathew Ouellett, associate provost and director of the...
What do you use to build a wind-powered elevator? Tape. Cardboard. Straws. And a string. Those were only the materials a Grade 6 student ever needed to make an elevator strong enough to lift a pair of earplugs...
Western Journal of Legal Studies (WJLS) recently released its largest-ever issue, which arrives as the student-run journal surpassed a milestone 25,000 downloads. Western Law students were featured prominently in the issue. Susana C. Mijares Peña’s The Global Fight...