Ken Cuthbertson grew up hearing the stories. With roots running deep into Nova Scotia, the veteran journalist spent countless summers as a boy on the coast visiting his mother’s side of the family. He was fascinated by their tales of ‘The Explosion …
Year: 2017
Moving on: Humanities school graduates first cohort
Four years have passed since Western welcomed the first round of 25 undergraduate students to its School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH), a unique-to-Canada program that offers interdisciplinary study options, new language skills, experiential...
Preserving history with a high-tech lens
Western researcher Madalena Kozachuk is bringing 200-year-old ghosts back to life. The Western PhD student and a team of interdisciplinary researchers have together developed a novel and non-invasive way to recover ‘vanished’ images from the earliest historical...
Ontario’s attempt to curb opioid addiction a ‘knee-jerk move’
Calling the Ontario government’s answer to the growing concern of painkiller addiction and overdose problems a “knee-jerk move,” one Western researcher said it’s likely to create more problems than the provincial solution hopes to solve. As of Jan. 31, the province...
Award aims to level funding support, playing field for female Mustangs
Joy Spear Chief-Morris admits she can sometimes be a bit stubborn. And single minded. But those traits have served the elite athlete, and member of the Mustangs Track and Field team, well – in life and in sport. The fifth-year History and First Nations Studies student...
Fellowship may unlock polymer research potential
Elizabeth Gillies’ development of degradable plastic polymers could soon benefit everything from fertilizer used by farmers to cancer drugs administered by physicians.
Capone tapped for two-year extension
John Capone, Vice-President (Research), received a two-year extension to his term, now expiring June 30, 2019, university officials announced late last week. The Board of Governors approved the move Jan. 26, following a recommendation from the Review/Selection...
Change is in the hair
Western’s web development team recently rolled out a small change in its Cascade web content management system. If you’re working on – or visiting – one of Western’s staff listing pages, the team hopes you take notice. Western staff listing pages frequently have...
Alumnus finds his calling behind the camera
Michael Jari Davidson, BA’08, reckons himself a maverick. And based on the choices, the award-winning filmmaker has made in not one, but two, entertainment industries, you’d be hard-pressed to argue.
De Looze: Be vocal, active in supporting Muslim community
A reflection on President Donald Trump’s travel ban
Law program brings Indigenous issues to light
Rachel Phillips’ time at the Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation (NAN Legal) in Timmins, Ont., was a definite eye-opener – both good and bad. The second-year Law student recently spent three months in the northern Ontario Indigenous community, focusing on...
Medical student chases international dreams at Universiade
Kyla Vanderzwet will be trading in her backpack and textbooks for ski goggles and poles this week as she represents Canada in Nordic Skiing at the 2017 Winter Universiade (Winter University Games) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Universiade is a multi-sport event that...
Personality key in predicting medical school success
We may be putting an “unhealthy emphasis” on Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) results and grade point averages (GPA) when it comes to picking the next best physician, according to one Western researcher. High marks are one thing, but they’re not a solid predictor...
Moving on: Humanities school graduates first cohort
Four years have passed since Western welcomed the first round of 25 undergraduate students to its School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH), a unique-to-Canada program that offers interdisciplinary study options, new language skills, experiential...
Preserving history with a high-tech lens
Western researcher Madalena Kozachuk is bringing 200-year-old ghosts back to life. The Western PhD student and a team of interdisciplinary researchers have together developed a novel and non-invasive way to recover ‘vanished’ images from the earliest historical...
Ontario’s attempt to curb opioid addiction a ‘knee-jerk move’
Calling the Ontario government’s answer to the growing concern of painkiller addiction and overdose problems a “knee-jerk move,” one Western researcher said it’s likely to create more problems than the provincial solution hopes to solve. As of Jan. 31, the province...
Award aims to level funding support, playing field for female Mustangs
Joy Spear Chief-Morris admits she can sometimes be a bit stubborn. And single minded. But those traits have served the elite athlete, and member of the Mustangs Track and Field team, well – in life and in sport. The fifth-year History and First Nations Studies student...
Fellowship may unlock polymer research potential
Elizabeth Gillies’ development of degradable plastic polymers could soon benefit everything from fertilizer used by farmers to cancer drugs administered by physicians.
Capone tapped for two-year extension
John Capone, Vice-President (Research), received a two-year extension to his term, now expiring June 30, 2019, university officials announced late last week. The Board of Governors approved the move Jan. 26, following a recommendation from the Review/Selection...
Change is in the hair
Western’s web development team recently rolled out a small change in its Cascade web content management system. If you’re working on – or visiting – one of Western’s staff listing pages, the team hopes you take notice. Western staff listing pages frequently have...
Alumnus finds his calling behind the camera
Michael Jari Davidson, BA’08, reckons himself a maverick. And based on the choices, the award-winning filmmaker has made in not one, but two, entertainment industries, you’d be hard-pressed to argue.
De Looze: Be vocal, active in supporting Muslim community
A reflection on President Donald Trump’s travel ban
Law program brings Indigenous issues to light
Rachel Phillips’ time at the Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation (NAN Legal) in Timmins, Ont., was a definite eye-opener – both good and bad. The second-year Law student recently spent three months in the northern Ontario Indigenous community, focusing on...
Medical student chases international dreams at Universiade
Kyla Vanderzwet will be trading in her backpack and textbooks for ski goggles and poles this week as she represents Canada in Nordic Skiing at the 2017 Winter Universiade (Winter University Games) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Universiade is a multi-sport event that...
Personality key in predicting medical school success
We may be putting an “unhealthy emphasis” on Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) results and grade point averages (GPA) when it comes to picking the next best physician, according to one Western researcher. High marks are one thing, but they’re not a solid predictor...