https://youtu.be/G-AiaWTPTa0 In recognition of his distinguished career in engineering, and his dedication to innovation, Gilles Patry, former President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the...
Month: October 2017
FNS, university efforts gaining momentum
As she considers the future of Western’s First Nations Studies program, Janice Forsyth is most excited by the momentum and institutional support generated by the university’s Indigenous Strategic Plan. “The program has been around for more than a decade and is...
Caregiver support, training at heart of initiative
Marie Savundranayagam wants to dispel the notion that ‘person-centered care’ is merely a patient-focused approach. In health-care settings, she stressed, both the patient and their caregiver must figure into the equation. And it’s this patient-caregiver relationship...
Fruit fly offers insight into human ‘space issues’
The need for ‘personal space’ among fruit flies has Biology professor Anne Simon buzzing when it comes to potentially learning more about individuals with autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia. “How does the brain decide there is another individual of the same...
Legal landscape on concussion may be shifting
It seems as though almost weekly, we receive newly published information or reported decisions that appear to confirm how very little we know about the true impact of head injuries within a sport context. Amateur and professional athletes who have suffered a...
Hero student honoured for life-saving actions
Looking back on that dark, chilly, snow-covered evening in February, Timothy Wiechers only has one regret. “Thinking about it now, I probably should have brought my coat and gloves with me,” joked the Geography graduate student. Wiechers was recently honoured by the...
New program a chip off the Oxford block
As of next year, Western undergraduate students will have the opportunity to enroll in a program inspired by what The Guardian and BBC once dubbed “the degree that runs Britain.” Oxford University’s PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) program – which makes up a...
Honouring our own with Awards of Excellence
Demonstrating dedication from dining halls to administrative offices, here are the winners of the 2017 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.
FNS, university efforts gaining momentum
As she considers the future of Western’s First Nations Studies program, Janice Forsyth is most excited by the momentum and institutional support generated by the university’s Indigenous Strategic Plan. “The program has been around for more than a decade and is...
Caregiver support, training at heart of initiative
Marie Savundranayagam wants to dispel the notion that ‘person-centered care’ is merely a patient-focused approach. In health-care settings, she stressed, both the patient and their caregiver must figure into the equation. And it’s this patient-caregiver relationship...
Fruit fly offers insight into human ‘space issues’
The need for ‘personal space’ among fruit flies has Biology professor Anne Simon buzzing when it comes to potentially learning more about individuals with autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia. “How does the brain decide there is another individual of the same...
Legal landscape on concussion may be shifting
It seems as though almost weekly, we receive newly published information or reported decisions that appear to confirm how very little we know about the true impact of head injuries within a sport context. Amateur and professional athletes who have suffered a...
Hero student honoured for life-saving actions
Looking back on that dark, chilly, snow-covered evening in February, Timothy Wiechers only has one regret. “Thinking about it now, I probably should have brought my coat and gloves with me,” joked the Geography graduate student. Wiechers was recently honoured by the...
New program a chip off the Oxford block
As of next year, Western undergraduate students will have the opportunity to enroll in a program inspired by what The Guardian and BBC once dubbed “the degree that runs Britain.” Oxford University’s PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) program – which makes up a...
Honouring our own with Awards of Excellence
Demonstrating dedication from dining halls to administrative offices, here are the winners of the 2017 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.