It is hard to believe, but Western’s Friends of the Gardens (FOG) is 23 years old next year. It began when I, newly retired from my job at Western, decided to live near some type of public garden in order to do volunteer gardening. I didn’t want to move away from my...
Year: 2017
Three Western subjects named among global elite
Three Western subjects, including one newcomer, now count themselves among the Top 50 programs in the world, according to the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today. Sports-related Subjects (No. 30), Psychology (No. 38) and Philosophy (No. 47)...
King’s to host International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the London Status of Women Action Group (LSWAG), the London Women’s History Project (LWHP), and the Voices of Change Project are hosting a rally to take action towards equality at King’s University College. The...
Western researchers get $3.3 million funding boost
A Western researcher is giving tiny Atlantic salmon fry a fighting chance to make it to maturity in vast Lake Ontario, more than a century after over-fishing and habitat loss caused its disappearance from the lake. A team led by Bryan Neff, a professor in the...
Chamberlain appointed new Law dean
It didn’t take long for Erika Chamberlain to settle on a career path. “I pretty much knew I wanted to be an academic,” said Chamberlain, who on May 1 will begin a five-year term as Dean in Western’s Faculty of Law, replacing Iain Scott, whose five-year term ends this...
CEO alumnus boasts a career of connectivity
Don’t try to keep up with Ysni Semsedini on his fast track. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., he was president of his hometown’s chapter of the Canadian Red Cross at 19. During both of his master’s degree programs – the first in Electrical Engineering at Western,...
Study: Narcissism leads to social media deception
High levels of narcissism and a weaker sense of peer belonging is leading millions of young adults to take part in deceptive ‘like-seeking’ avenues on Instagram, a recent Western study revealed.
Student finds self in First Nations language, arts
For Frazer Sundown, learning the Oneida language and performing traditional powwow music has helped define his identity – and his plans for the future. A student in the First Nations Studies program at Western, Sundown is a member of the Turtle Clan of the Oneida...
Stamp celebrates alumna’s operatic career
Adrianne Pieczonka, BMus’85, DMus’12, will appear on a Canadian stamp, part of a collection celebrating two Canadian-penned operas and three individuals credited with bringing Canadian opera to the world stage.
Time capsule to commemorate Canada 150
What you ate for lunch today. The stress you feel over an exam you’re about to take. Your hopes and dreams for the future. Would this information be of interest, or importance, to the people living 50 years from now? From a historical perspective, Josh Morgan,...
Copyright awareness needed ahead of review
Tom Adam wants you to understand, use and advocate for copyright in the academic setting. With Fair Dealing Week (Feb. 20-24) just behind us, and a a statutory review of the Canadian Copyright Act coming this fall, it’s critical to remember the importance and the...
Postdoc fellow tuning in to rhythmic patterns in brain, music
When you’re speaking with Molly Henry, she’s taking note of the rhythms in the conversation you are having. Henry, a postdoctoral fellow at Western’s Brain and Mind Institute (BMI), is interested in how synchronization between brain rhythms and environmental rhythms –...
Zooming in, expanding out: professor builds business out of imaging research
Jeff Carson saw a picture-perfect opportunity to spin his lab work into a new company. The Medical Biophysics professor, whose research focuses on biomedical imaging applications, including photoacoustic tomography to detect breast cancer, recently applied his skills...
Three Western subjects named among global elite
Three Western subjects, including one newcomer, now count themselves among the Top 50 programs in the world, according to the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today. Sports-related Subjects (No. 30), Psychology (No. 38) and Philosophy (No. 47)...
King’s to host International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the London Status of Women Action Group (LSWAG), the London Women’s History Project (LWHP), and the Voices of Change Project are hosting a rally to take action towards equality at King’s University College. The...
Western researchers get $3.3 million funding boost
A Western researcher is giving tiny Atlantic salmon fry a fighting chance to make it to maturity in vast Lake Ontario, more than a century after over-fishing and habitat loss caused its disappearance from the lake. A team led by Bryan Neff, a professor in the...
Chamberlain appointed new Law dean
It didn’t take long for Erika Chamberlain to settle on a career path. “I pretty much knew I wanted to be an academic,” said Chamberlain, who on May 1 will begin a five-year term as Dean in Western’s Faculty of Law, replacing Iain Scott, whose five-year term ends this...
CEO alumnus boasts a career of connectivity
Don’t try to keep up with Ysni Semsedini on his fast track. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., he was president of his hometown’s chapter of the Canadian Red Cross at 19. During both of his master’s degree programs – the first in Electrical Engineering at Western,...
Study: Narcissism leads to social media deception
High levels of narcissism and a weaker sense of peer belonging is leading millions of young adults to take part in deceptive ‘like-seeking’ avenues on Instagram, a recent Western study revealed.
Student finds self in First Nations language, arts
For Frazer Sundown, learning the Oneida language and performing traditional powwow music has helped define his identity – and his plans for the future. A student in the First Nations Studies program at Western, Sundown is a member of the Turtle Clan of the Oneida...
Stamp celebrates alumna’s operatic career
Adrianne Pieczonka, BMus’85, DMus’12, will appear on a Canadian stamp, part of a collection celebrating two Canadian-penned operas and three individuals credited with bringing Canadian opera to the world stage.
Time capsule to commemorate Canada 150
What you ate for lunch today. The stress you feel over an exam you’re about to take. Your hopes and dreams for the future. Would this information be of interest, or importance, to the people living 50 years from now? From a historical perspective, Josh Morgan,...
Copyright awareness needed ahead of review
Tom Adam wants you to understand, use and advocate for copyright in the academic setting. With Fair Dealing Week (Feb. 20-24) just behind us, and a a statutory review of the Canadian Copyright Act coming this fall, it’s critical to remember the importance and the...
Postdoc fellow tuning in to rhythmic patterns in brain, music
When you’re speaking with Molly Henry, she’s taking note of the rhythms in the conversation you are having. Henry, a postdoctoral fellow at Western’s Brain and Mind Institute (BMI), is interested in how synchronization between brain rhythms and environmental rhythms –...
Zooming in, expanding out: professor builds business out of imaging research
Jeff Carson saw a picture-perfect opportunity to spin his lab work into a new company. The Medical Biophysics professor, whose research focuses on biomedical imaging applications, including photoacoustic tomography to detect breast cancer, recently applied his skills...