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Month: October 2016

Governor General taps trio for top PhD honours

Governor General taps trio for top PhD honours

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...

In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Jim Collard

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

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,...

Robinson: Hey, Facebook, #DontBanMyBody

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

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

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

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

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’

‘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

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...

In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Jim Collard

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

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,...

Robinson: Hey, Facebook, #DontBanMyBody

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

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

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

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

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’

‘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

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...