Dunna, a Colombian non-profit organization, is healing its country - one yoga class at a time. For the past 10 years, the organization has taught yoga to victims of the Colombian Conflict – a 60-year civil war that ended only two years ago – to help them cope with...
Educators have long aspired to create innovative pedagogical methods to improve the instruction of languages to non-native speakers. But the reliance on emphasizing grammatical rules, without capturing the attention or stimulating the enthusiasm of the students, has failed to create deeper understanding. Therefore, I propose presenting language to learners in a new way – through song.
Jennifer Stranges first heard about cystic fibrosis (CF) as a frosh at Western during the Shinerama. Today, she is part of a dedicated corporate communications team at Cystic Fibrosis Canada, one of the world’s top charitable organizations committed to finding a cure for the disease.
A little conversation goes a long way. Just ask Meredith McGregor.
Economics professor Stephen D. Williamson has been named a 2018 recipient of The Bank of Canada’s Fellowship Award.
“Put yourself in a position where you’ll learn something new.” That’s advice Alex Paterson first heard at Western, and has applied throughout his career, from roles at the CBC and Greenpeace, to his current role as Director of Communications and Operations for Canada 2020.
Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits – what one book or newspaper/magazine article is grabbing your attention;...
Mike Bickerton, BA’01, ran his own amazing race to get where he is today.
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) who work at Western are conducting a strike vote this week, Mar. 19-22. While a strike vote does not necessarily mean a strike will take place, students should know Western is preparing for all eventualities and is committed to...
“If you ask two Cubans about Fidel Castro, one might love him and one might hate him – but ask the same about Celia Sánchez, and everyone loved her,” said a clothing store clerk. “She connected with the people; she was the mother of all Cubans.” Late last year, I...
As Ontario heads to the polls this fall, candidates and voters alike must keep in mind the vital role universities play in the socioeconomic fabric of the province, said David Lindsay, President and CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). Ultimately,...
Paul Eluchok recalls his days strolling campus as an undergrad in the early 2000s. Like most students, he was blissfully unaware of the work happening behind the scenes to keep the university moving forward. Flash forward to today – it’s safe to say the scope of his...
Make it another innovation-and-commercialization win for PhD candidate Patrick McCunn and Alex Moszcynski, PhD’17. After taking one of the top spots in last year’s Proteus Innovation Competition with their plans to commercialize a cloud-based data collection app, the...
Educators have long aspired to create innovative pedagogical methods to improve the instruction of languages to non-native speakers. But the reliance on emphasizing grammatical rules, without capturing the attention or stimulating the enthusiasm of the students, has failed to create deeper understanding. Therefore, I propose presenting language to learners in a new way – through song.
Jennifer Stranges first heard about cystic fibrosis (CF) as a frosh at Western during the Shinerama. Today, she is part of a dedicated corporate communications team at Cystic Fibrosis Canada, one of the world’s top charitable organizations committed to finding a cure for the disease.
A little conversation goes a long way. Just ask Meredith McGregor.
Economics professor Stephen D. Williamson has been named a 2018 recipient of The Bank of Canada’s Fellowship Award.
“Put yourself in a position where you’ll learn something new.” That’s advice Alex Paterson first heard at Western, and has applied throughout his career, from roles at the CBC and Greenpeace, to his current role as Director of Communications and Operations for Canada 2020.
Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits – what one book or newspaper/magazine article is grabbing your attention;...
Mike Bickerton, BA’01, ran his own amazing race to get where he is today.
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) who work at Western are conducting a strike vote this week, Mar. 19-22. While a strike vote does not necessarily mean a strike will take place, students should know Western is preparing for all eventualities and is committed to...
“If you ask two Cubans about Fidel Castro, one might love him and one might hate him – but ask the same about Celia Sánchez, and everyone loved her,” said a clothing store clerk. “She connected with the people; she was the mother of all Cubans.” Late last year, I...
As Ontario heads to the polls this fall, candidates and voters alike must keep in mind the vital role universities play in the socioeconomic fabric of the province, said David Lindsay, President and CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). Ultimately,...
Paul Eluchok recalls his days strolling campus as an undergrad in the early 2000s. Like most students, he was blissfully unaware of the work happening behind the scenes to keep the university moving forward. Flash forward to today – it’s safe to say the scope of his...
Make it another innovation-and-commercialization win for PhD candidate Patrick McCunn and Alex Moszcynski, PhD’17. After taking one of the top spots in last year’s Proteus Innovation Competition with their plans to commercialize a cloud-based data collection app, the...