His colleagues at Western call him a “true Renaissance man,” but bring this up in conversation, and Pierangelo Gobbo will try to politely laugh it off. He’s a talented artist. A musician. A highly ranked judoka. But Gobbo is also an accomplished academic, most...
Month: October 2016
In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Jim Collard
Editor’s Note: Western News publishes submitted In Memoriam pieces on members of the Western community. For information, or to submit and article, contact Jason Winders, Western News editor, at jason.winders@uwo.ca. On Sept. 23, the world lost an amazing man, and...
Western mourning death of Social Science student
The Western community is mourning the death of Jennifer Lynn McKinnon, 20, a third-year Social Science student from Sarnia, Ont., who died Wednesday, Oct. 5, at her London residence. Family and friends will be received at Smith Family Funeral Home, 1576 London Line,...
Fireball lights up the sky, screen for researchers
Western researchers have released footage of a basketball-sized fireball widely seen by observers throughout southern Ontario early Friday morning, Oct. 7.
Fairmount backs Wellness Centre with gift
Western students now have a safe, central and supportive space to access health-and-wellness resources thanks to a $1-million donation from the...
Robinson: Hey, Facebook, #DontBanMyBody
Seven years ago, I started my first Tumblr blog. I was a hobby photographer and wanted a place to share my work and follow the work of others. I started out with lifestyle and portraiture, gravitating towards artistic nudity over time. I was captivated by the human...
Brawn: Lessons from lecture fresh as headlines
Fresh from attending the Electoral Reform Town Hall at King’s University College where the influence of the media on the electoral process was one of the focuses in the break-out group in which I participated, imagine how pleased I was to see an example of an aspect...
Raycraft: Journalism needs to return to substance
I read something interesting recently. Well, I shouldn’t say that. I clicked on something that promised to be wildly interesting – and important, and useful – but it didn’t really deliver. I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, and an article from The Atlantic...
Program to connect around Indigenous cultures
The upcoming Winter School in Indigenous Cultural Competency is not about telling people ‘this is how it’s going to be.’ Rather, it will be about building new and lasting relationships.
Study points to postsecondary mental health
A recent Ontario University and College Health Association (OUCHA) report isn’t news to those working to improve student mental-health services at postsecondary institutions. But it is a catalyst to improving mental-health supports for university students across the...
‘Brain for science’ makes ‘History’
Stephen Ingram may have taken piano lessons since he was 5 years old, but he was never really “into music” until high school. Even still, the fourth-year Music student contemplated switching to Science in his second year at university, perhaps a nod to his parents,...
Preparing a world for the Digital Age
Carolyn Wilson envisions a world filled with engaged and informed citizens. “It’s important,” said Wilson, Program Coordinator at Western Education’s International Office. “We need people around the globe who know how to access information, evaluate what they’re being...
‘Survival’ takes a ‘painful’ look at research failure
Lorne Brandes, MD’68, doesn’t mind sharing the ugly stuff. “It had to be that way. I was trying to chronicle in the most honest – some might say most painful – way possible as to how things did or...
In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Jim Collard
Editor’s Note: Western News publishes submitted In Memoriam pieces on members of the Western community. For information, or to submit and article, contact Jason Winders, Western News editor, at jason.winders@uwo.ca. On Sept. 23, the world lost an amazing man, and...
Western mourning death of Social Science student
The Western community is mourning the death of Jennifer Lynn McKinnon, 20, a third-year Social Science student from Sarnia, Ont., who died Wednesday, Oct. 5, at her London residence. Family and friends will be received at Smith Family Funeral Home, 1576 London Line,...
Fireball lights up the sky, screen for researchers
Western researchers have released footage of a basketball-sized fireball widely seen by observers throughout southern Ontario early Friday morning, Oct. 7.
Fairmount backs Wellness Centre with gift
Western students now have a safe, central and supportive space to access health-and-wellness resources thanks to a $1-million donation from the...
Robinson: Hey, Facebook, #DontBanMyBody
Seven years ago, I started my first Tumblr blog. I was a hobby photographer and wanted a place to share my work and follow the work of others. I started out with lifestyle and portraiture, gravitating towards artistic nudity over time. I was captivated by the human...
Brawn: Lessons from lecture fresh as headlines
Fresh from attending the Electoral Reform Town Hall at King’s University College where the influence of the media on the electoral process was one of the focuses in the break-out group in which I participated, imagine how pleased I was to see an example of an aspect...
Raycraft: Journalism needs to return to substance
I read something interesting recently. Well, I shouldn’t say that. I clicked on something that promised to be wildly interesting – and important, and useful – but it didn’t really deliver. I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, and an article from The Atlantic...
Program to connect around Indigenous cultures
The upcoming Winter School in Indigenous Cultural Competency is not about telling people ‘this is how it’s going to be.’ Rather, it will be about building new and lasting relationships.
Study points to postsecondary mental health
A recent Ontario University and College Health Association (OUCHA) report isn’t news to those working to improve student mental-health services at postsecondary institutions. But it is a catalyst to improving mental-health supports for university students across the...
‘Brain for science’ makes ‘History’
Stephen Ingram may have taken piano lessons since he was 5 years old, but he was never really “into music” until high school. Even still, the fourth-year Music student contemplated switching to Science in his second year at university, perhaps a nod to his parents,...
Preparing a world for the Digital Age
Carolyn Wilson envisions a world filled with engaged and informed citizens. “It’s important,” said Wilson, Program Coordinator at Western Education’s International Office. “We need people around the globe who know how to access information, evaluate what they’re being...
‘Survival’ takes a ‘painful’ look at research failure
Lorne Brandes, MD’68, doesn’t mind sharing the ugly stuff. “It had to be that way. I was trying to chronicle in the most honest – some might say most painful – way possible as to how things did or...