As the Moon slides completely into Earth’s shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse – this weekend, Western will host ‘Supermoon Sunday,’ a public viewing and information night during the eclipse, from 8-11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hume Cronyn Memorial...
Western professor Victoria Esses stressed that our nature is to help. “People want to do something, but they need a solution,” said the Director of Western’s Centre for Research on Migration and Ethnic Relations. “Sometimes, if you’re bombarded with information and,...
As an actor, Tanis Rideout was used to rejection. It came with the professional territory, and to some degree, it was expected and accepted. But the charm of acting eventually wore off for the Canadian author, who trained, performed and even had a talent agent in...
Students, consider it an opportunity to have a private conversation in what should feel as comfortable as a friend’s living room. Western’s new Peer Support Centre, under the purview of the University Students’ Council (USC), opens later this month. As of Sept. 29, it...
Presenting the winners of the 2015 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.
For Seifan Istefan, seeing his 2-year-old son Zenos giggle and roll around in the grass of King’s University College is beyond words. Just two weeks ago, a moment like that seemed impossible.
If you’re reading this, Melissa Ostrowski wants you to know, now is your chance. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) has been a Western tradition for more than a decade, seeing thousands of students, staff and faculty roll up their sleeves and engage in community-oriented...
Family and friends of former Western staff member Jane Baldwin will celebrate her life this weekend in the best way possible – through music. Baldwin began her career at Western Libraries as a cataloguer in the Music Library, then became the Music Reference Librarian....
The Western Formula Racing Team earned a sixth-place finish, out of 75 teams, in the Formula Student Germany Competition, held at the Hockenheimring race track last month. Western was ranked as the top team from Canada, and the second-best team from North America. The...
Canadian universities tumbled in the in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings, released Tuesday, with its eight Top 200 institutions dropping a cumulative 121 spots. McMaster University and the University of Montreal led the fall by dropping 36 and...
You can say that ‘The Force’ is strong in this team. Vader’s Legion, a group of Facilities Management co-workers, took the top spot among Western’s teams in the recent Global Corporate Challenge (GCC). Made of up of grounds workers Marc Vanden Heuvel, Phill Scott,...
Let’s play Spot The Problem with a recent email that landed in our in-boxes from, supposedly, Western President Amit Chakma: From: Amit Chakma e.achakmaa@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 11:20 AM To: peluchok@uwo.ca Subject: Dear Faculty/Staff (IMPORTANT...
It’s a double homecoming, of sorts, for new Social Science Dean Bob Andersen. He is returning to the Forest City, where he was born and raised. Actually, he never left, as he has commuted to his last job as Distinguished Professor of Social Science and chair of the...
Western professor Victoria Esses stressed that our nature is to help. “People want to do something, but they need a solution,” said the Director of Western’s Centre for Research on Migration and Ethnic Relations. “Sometimes, if you’re bombarded with information and,...
As an actor, Tanis Rideout was used to rejection. It came with the professional territory, and to some degree, it was expected and accepted. But the charm of acting eventually wore off for the Canadian author, who trained, performed and even had a talent agent in...
Students, consider it an opportunity to have a private conversation in what should feel as comfortable as a friend’s living room. Western’s new Peer Support Centre, under the purview of the University Students’ Council (USC), opens later this month. As of Sept. 29, it...
Presenting the winners of the 2015 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.
For Seifan Istefan, seeing his 2-year-old son Zenos giggle and roll around in the grass of King’s University College is beyond words. Just two weeks ago, a moment like that seemed impossible.
If you’re reading this, Melissa Ostrowski wants you to know, now is your chance. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) has been a Western tradition for more than a decade, seeing thousands of students, staff and faculty roll up their sleeves and engage in community-oriented...
Family and friends of former Western staff member Jane Baldwin will celebrate her life this weekend in the best way possible – through music. Baldwin began her career at Western Libraries as a cataloguer in the Music Library, then became the Music Reference Librarian....
The Western Formula Racing Team earned a sixth-place finish, out of 75 teams, in the Formula Student Germany Competition, held at the Hockenheimring race track last month. Western was ranked as the top team from Canada, and the second-best team from North America. The...
Canadian universities tumbled in the in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings, released Tuesday, with its eight Top 200 institutions dropping a cumulative 121 spots. McMaster University and the University of Montreal led the fall by dropping 36 and...
You can say that ‘The Force’ is strong in this team. Vader’s Legion, a group of Facilities Management co-workers, took the top spot among Western’s teams in the recent Global Corporate Challenge (GCC). Made of up of grounds workers Marc Vanden Heuvel, Phill Scott,...
Let’s play Spot The Problem with a recent email that landed in our in-boxes from, supposedly, Western President Amit Chakma: From: Amit Chakma e.achakmaa@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 11:20 AM To: peluchok@uwo.ca Subject: Dear Faculty/Staff (IMPORTANT...
It’s a double homecoming, of sorts, for new Social Science Dean Bob Andersen. He is returning to the Forest City, where he was born and raised. Actually, he never left, as he has commuted to his last job as Distinguished Professor of Social Science and chair of the...