In recognition of her dedication to social justice, Nonie Brennan, CEO of All Chicago Making Homelessness History, was awarded an honorary Doctor of...
Month: October 2017
Charpentier: Be open to new perspectives
Renowned molecular biologist Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 310th Convocation.
New clinic to support mental health in kids
The numbers aren’t pretty, but the future may be brighter for families with children experiencing learning or mental-health issues, thanks to a new initiative led by Western Education. According to Children’s Mental Health Ontario, as many as 1-in-5 children and youth...
Lazaridis: Education conquers fear
For his accomplished career in business, Michael Lazaridis, founder of Blackberry, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws,...
The Walrus talked; London listened
Powerful, thought provoking and just a little bit teary. On Oct. 17, Western Alumni and the Faculty of Arts & Humanities welcomed the community to a packed London Music Hall for The Walrus Talks: Belonging. As the unofficial kick-off to a full weekend of...
Hachinski gets the call from the Hall
World-renowned neurologist Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, who has transformed the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the two greatest threats to the brain – stroke and dementia – has been named one of six physicians to be inducted into the Canadian Medical...
Let’s move what we know forward
Reconciliation is defined in many sources as an act of healing through bringing parties together after adverse actions. On Oct. 4, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Western Law partnered to present an afternoon education session for students, focused...
Mustang football tradition now a family affair
It wasn’t a hard decision for Bruce Lamb, HBA’85, and his daughter Tori, HBA’14, when the idea was floated: Come out to all the Mustangs home football games and, while you’re at it, why not bring along your horses?
Study: Aging alone could strain individual, system
As more and more adults face old age alone, society needs to rethink its approach to health and elder care before this demographic shift puts further strain on an already taxed system, according to one Western researcher. For most of human history, adults have...
Database eyes human role in earthquakes
A new database showcasing hundreds of examples of human-triggered earthquakes should shake up policy-makers, regulators and industry executives looking to mitigate these unacceptable hazards caused by our own actions, according to a Western Earth Sciences professor....
New UWOFA president ready to serve
The timing wasn’t right when Stephen Pitel was first asked to serve as President of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA). Approaching a sabbatical, he was unable to dedicate the three consecutive years the bargaining unit requires for its...
Once star finds magic at Western
Jeff Hamacher recalls strolling into his San Jose, Calif., music class as a 9-year-old, wondering what instrument he was going to choose. The guitar. The drums. Maybe the saxophone. Nope. How about that cello? “I cannot explain it very well. I recall grabbing a bow...
Watsa named Huron’s first-ever chancellor
Canadian business icon Prem Watsa, MBA’74, LLD’12, has been named the first-ever Chancellor of Huron University College. The Chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd. was selected by Huron’s Board of Governors last month.
Charpentier: Be open to new perspectives
Renowned molecular biologist Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 310th Convocation.
New clinic to support mental health in kids
The numbers aren’t pretty, but the future may be brighter for families with children experiencing learning or mental-health issues, thanks to a new initiative led by Western Education. According to Children’s Mental Health Ontario, as many as 1-in-5 children and youth...
Lazaridis: Education conquers fear
For his accomplished career in business, Michael Lazaridis, founder of Blackberry, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws,...
The Walrus talked; London listened
Powerful, thought provoking and just a little bit teary. On Oct. 17, Western Alumni and the Faculty of Arts & Humanities welcomed the community to a packed London Music Hall for The Walrus Talks: Belonging. As the unofficial kick-off to a full weekend of...
Hachinski gets the call from the Hall
World-renowned neurologist Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, who has transformed the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the two greatest threats to the brain – stroke and dementia – has been named one of six physicians to be inducted into the Canadian Medical...
Let’s move what we know forward
Reconciliation is defined in many sources as an act of healing through bringing parties together after adverse actions. On Oct. 4, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Western Law partnered to present an afternoon education session for students, focused...
Mustang football tradition now a family affair
It wasn’t a hard decision for Bruce Lamb, HBA’85, and his daughter Tori, HBA’14, when the idea was floated: Come out to all the Mustangs home football games and, while you’re at it, why not bring along your horses?
Study: Aging alone could strain individual, system
As more and more adults face old age alone, society needs to rethink its approach to health and elder care before this demographic shift puts further strain on an already taxed system, according to one Western researcher. For most of human history, adults have...
Database eyes human role in earthquakes
A new database showcasing hundreds of examples of human-triggered earthquakes should shake up policy-makers, regulators and industry executives looking to mitigate these unacceptable hazards caused by our own actions, according to a Western Earth Sciences professor....
New UWOFA president ready to serve
The timing wasn’t right when Stephen Pitel was first asked to serve as President of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA). Approaching a sabbatical, he was unable to dedicate the three consecutive years the bargaining unit requires for its...
Once star finds magic at Western
Jeff Hamacher recalls strolling into his San Jose, Calif., music class as a 9-year-old, wondering what instrument he was going to choose. The guitar. The drums. Maybe the saxophone. Nope. How about that cello? “I cannot explain it very well. I recall grabbing a bow...
Watsa named Huron’s first-ever chancellor
Canadian business icon Prem Watsa, MBA’74, LLD’12, has been named the first-ever Chancellor of Huron University College. The Chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd. was selected by Huron’s Board of Governors last month.