For Barb MacQuarrie, universities and colleges are “a big ship to turn” when it comes to how they address issues of sexual violence and harassment. “Ignoring it doesn’t make it go way; it makes it worse. We need to deal with it in an open way, …
Month: September 2016
Winders: Draw out the fainting couch
A new academic year is upon us and with that comes one of my favourite rites of the season – the arrival of the What’s Wrong With Universities Today? newspaper column. Ah, yes, draw out the fainting couch because there is no sign of autumn quite like when aging...
Wang earns top undergrad honours
When the call came, Mary Wang wasn’t even interested in answering it. Wang, a fourth-year Medical Sciences student, was recently named one of 25 Global Winners in the Undergraduate Awards (UA) competition, an academic awards program that celebrates the world’s...
Smith: Are you suffering from academic attention deficit disorder?
At conferences, I sit at the back of the room. I’m a people-watcher. From the back, I can observe the spectators as well as the speaker. I like to see what the audience members are up to. Are they captivated by the presentation? Are they taking a nap? Are they jotting...
Chakma: Make the world our students’ classroom
Six months into their mandate following October’s federal election, the Liberal government has sent some encouraging signals that it understands the potential for international education to become a more significant driver of economic development and prosperity in...
Mustangs coach helps build an Olympic champion
You cannot blame Damian Warner for finally taking it easy. Since his return from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – from which he took home a bronze medal – the 26-year-old London decathlete has been doing “a whole lot of nothing.” And rightly so.
‘Win-win’ project leaves no stone unturned
Stroll through Woodland Cemetery in London’s west end and you’ll come across some familiar names. Labatt. Cronyn. Weldon. Considered an historic site – one that dates back to 1879 – the cemetery is the final resting place for many individuals who helped establish both...
Awards of Excellence celebrate our own
The Western Award of Excellence has welcomed six more individuals and one team to Western’s highest level of recognition for staff members.
New discovery shatters beliefs about Earth’s origin
A new study led by Western all-star cosmochemist Audrey Bouvier proves the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins – a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades. The...
Campus smoking changes further clear the air
Western community members will be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to a recent expansion of the university’s smoke-free zones. However, don’t look for a totally smoke-free campus any time soon. This week, Western expanded its smoke-free zones, known as Clear Air...
Gift builds ‘bridge’ to the future
Joyce Garnett believes change is good. Now, thanks to a $1-million legacy gift to establish the Joyce C. Garnett Innovation Fund, the University Librarian Emeritus will inspire future development and growth in Western Libraries. Serving as University Librarian from...
Shrubsole tapped for top spot
Geography professor Dan Shrubsole was recently named President of the Canadian Association of Geographers for a two-year term at its Annual Meeting held in Halifax.
New business fits Western to a ‘tea’
Andrea Gittens knows everything there is to know about tea. After all, the supervisor of Western’s latest café, Argo Tea, did go to Argo UniversiTea to learn the ins and outs of the tea business. Located in the D. B. Weldon Library (in the former home of Quotes Café),...
Winders: Draw out the fainting couch
A new academic year is upon us and with that comes one of my favourite rites of the season – the arrival of the What’s Wrong With Universities Today? newspaper column. Ah, yes, draw out the fainting couch because there is no sign of autumn quite like when aging...
Wang earns top undergrad honours
When the call came, Mary Wang wasn’t even interested in answering it. Wang, a fourth-year Medical Sciences student, was recently named one of 25 Global Winners in the Undergraduate Awards (UA) competition, an academic awards program that celebrates the world’s...
Smith: Are you suffering from academic attention deficit disorder?
At conferences, I sit at the back of the room. I’m a people-watcher. From the back, I can observe the spectators as well as the speaker. I like to see what the audience members are up to. Are they captivated by the presentation? Are they taking a nap? Are they jotting...
Chakma: Make the world our students’ classroom
Six months into their mandate following October’s federal election, the Liberal government has sent some encouraging signals that it understands the potential for international education to become a more significant driver of economic development and prosperity in...
Mustangs coach helps build an Olympic champion
You cannot blame Damian Warner for finally taking it easy. Since his return from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – from which he took home a bronze medal – the 26-year-old London decathlete has been doing “a whole lot of nothing.” And rightly so.
‘Win-win’ project leaves no stone unturned
Stroll through Woodland Cemetery in London’s west end and you’ll come across some familiar names. Labatt. Cronyn. Weldon. Considered an historic site – one that dates back to 1879 – the cemetery is the final resting place for many individuals who helped establish both...
Awards of Excellence celebrate our own
The Western Award of Excellence has welcomed six more individuals and one team to Western’s highest level of recognition for staff members.
New discovery shatters beliefs about Earth’s origin
A new study led by Western all-star cosmochemist Audrey Bouvier proves the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins – a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades. The...
Campus smoking changes further clear the air
Western community members will be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to a recent expansion of the university’s smoke-free zones. However, don’t look for a totally smoke-free campus any time soon. This week, Western expanded its smoke-free zones, known as Clear Air...
Gift builds ‘bridge’ to the future
Joyce Garnett believes change is good. Now, thanks to a $1-million legacy gift to establish the Joyce C. Garnett Innovation Fund, the University Librarian Emeritus will inspire future development and growth in Western Libraries. Serving as University Librarian from...
Shrubsole tapped for top spot
Geography professor Dan Shrubsole was recently named President of the Canadian Association of Geographers for a two-year term at its Annual Meeting held in Halifax.
New business fits Western to a ‘tea’
Andrea Gittens knows everything there is to know about tea. After all, the supervisor of Western’s latest café, Argo Tea, did go to Argo UniversiTea to learn the ins and outs of the tea business. Located in the D. B. Weldon Library (in the former home of Quotes Café),...