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Month: May 2016

Team Canada’s Olympic designers are a problem

Team Canada’s Olympic designers are a problem

Is the Canadian Olympic Team on its way to a fashion ‘Dbacle’ in Brazil? The team is slated to wear offerings styled by a fashion label that has recently produced a clothing line themed ‘Dsquaw.’ Dsquaw is the brainchild of high-end designer Dsquared2, founded and...

Book visually explores making of a modern city

Book visually explores making of a modern city

The black-and-white image of a freckled Mary Goss starring from behind an oversized picture book overwhelming her small lap offers a window into the life of the 2-year-old Toronto resident at the turn of the century. Mary was the daughter of Arthur Goss, the official...

Book Reviews, May 12

Book Reviews, May 12

Intelligent Leaders - Let Me Know When You Find One By Wayne Townsend, BEd’77 Yet another book on leadership. No, I am not trying to be glib. Wayne Townsend knows all too well there are probably enough volumes on the subject enough to be stacked to the moon. However,...

Making the pitch for information security

Making the pitch for information security

They may not be super heroes donning masks and capes, but Jeff Gardiner and his Information Security team are trying to protect the university from an onslaught of online attacks every day.

Journalism alumna named to FASPE

Journalism alumna named to FASPE

Katrina Clarke, MA’13 (Journalism), currently a reporter at the Toronto Star, is one of 12 journalism students and young journalists chosen by Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) to participate in a two-week program in Europe this...

Campus encouraged to support fire victims

Campus encouraged to support fire victims

As the tally of damage from the devastating Alberta fires becomes more apparent, Western officials are encouraging university community members to consider supporting recovery efforts through the Red Cross Emergency Fires Appeal. "Our thoughts are with all Albertans,...

USC, SOGS seek nominations for sport fields names

USC, SOGS seek nominations for sport fields names

The University Students’ Council (USC) and Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) are looking to honour student contributions to the university by naming three cross-fields of the Western Outdoor Sports Complex after past student leaders. And they are looking to you for...

Gift to fuel influence in central banking

Gift to fuel influence in central banking

Western is poised to move to the forefront of central banking teaching and research in Canada, thanks to a recent generous donation from The Jarislowsky Foundation announced Monday.

Coyotes name alumnus Chayka as new GM

Coyotes name alumnus Chayka as new GM

The Arizona Coyotes named John Chayka, HBA’14, as the organization’s new general manager at a news conference this afternoon. The 26-year-old Chayka is the youngest GM in NHL history.

Schulich brings mental-health expertise to Owen Sound

Schulich brings mental-health expertise to Owen Sound

Faculty at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry are working to bring information and resources about geriatric mental health to rural regions in southwestern Ontario. In many of these communities the geriatric population is high, but access to experts in...

Western recognized for water efficiency

Western recognized for water efficiency

Western received the 2016 Water Efficiency Award, recognizing excellence in water conservation and strategic action, at the annual Ontario Water Works Association conference on May 3 in Windsor. “We are honoured,” said Saher Fazilat, Executive Director (Facilities...

Breaking down views of Drake on Twitter

Breaking down views of Drake on Twitter

During the four days following the release of Drake’s Views on April 29, Twitter has been flooded with the fans’ excitement about the new album.There were 3,828,931 tweets around Views in that period, most of them original tweets, not retweets, in what seems to be an...

Exploring the diffusion of Drake

Exploring the diffusion of Drake

‘Views’ is a cultural epidemic that has infected millions in just weeks, thanks to the power of Internet and the fact billions of people around the world are connected. Drake knows the laws that govern it.

Book visually explores making of a modern city

Book visually explores making of a modern city

The black-and-white image of a freckled Mary Goss starring from behind an oversized picture book overwhelming her small lap offers a window into the life of the 2-year-old Toronto resident at the turn of the century. Mary was the daughter of Arthur Goss, the official...

Book Reviews, May 12

Book Reviews, May 12

Intelligent Leaders - Let Me Know When You Find One By Wayne Townsend, BEd’77 Yet another book on leadership. No, I am not trying to be glib. Wayne Townsend knows all too well there are probably enough volumes on the subject enough to be stacked to the moon. However,...

Making the pitch for information security

Making the pitch for information security

They may not be super heroes donning masks and capes, but Jeff Gardiner and his Information Security team are trying to protect the university from an onslaught of online attacks every day.

Journalism alumna named to FASPE

Journalism alumna named to FASPE

Katrina Clarke, MA’13 (Journalism), currently a reporter at the Toronto Star, is one of 12 journalism students and young journalists chosen by Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) to participate in a two-week program in Europe this...

Campus encouraged to support fire victims

Campus encouraged to support fire victims

As the tally of damage from the devastating Alberta fires becomes more apparent, Western officials are encouraging university community members to consider supporting recovery efforts through the Red Cross Emergency Fires Appeal. "Our thoughts are with all Albertans,...

USC, SOGS seek nominations for sport fields names

USC, SOGS seek nominations for sport fields names

The University Students’ Council (USC) and Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) are looking to honour student contributions to the university by naming three cross-fields of the Western Outdoor Sports Complex after past student leaders. And they are looking to you for...

Gift to fuel influence in central banking

Gift to fuel influence in central banking

Western is poised to move to the forefront of central banking teaching and research in Canada, thanks to a recent generous donation from The Jarislowsky Foundation announced Monday.

Coyotes name alumnus Chayka as new GM

Coyotes name alumnus Chayka as new GM

The Arizona Coyotes named John Chayka, HBA’14, as the organization’s new general manager at a news conference this afternoon. The 26-year-old Chayka is the youngest GM in NHL history.

Schulich brings mental-health expertise to Owen Sound

Schulich brings mental-health expertise to Owen Sound

Faculty at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry are working to bring information and resources about geriatric mental health to rural regions in southwestern Ontario. In many of these communities the geriatric population is high, but access to experts in...

Western recognized for water efficiency

Western recognized for water efficiency

Western received the 2016 Water Efficiency Award, recognizing excellence in water conservation and strategic action, at the annual Ontario Water Works Association conference on May 3 in Windsor. “We are honoured,” said Saher Fazilat, Executive Director (Facilities...

Breaking down views of Drake on Twitter

Breaking down views of Drake on Twitter

During the four days following the release of Drake’s Views on April 29, Twitter has been flooded with the fans’ excitement about the new album.There were 3,828,931 tweets around Views in that period, most of them original tweets, not retweets, in what seems to be an...

Exploring the diffusion of Drake

Exploring the diffusion of Drake

‘Views’ is a cultural epidemic that has infected millions in just weeks, thanks to the power of Internet and the fact billions of people around the world are connected. Drake knows the laws that govern it.